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News in brief: August 2013
New names to direct research; InstEAD unveils launch event; undergrad researchers join department; and more time for health econ studentships.
Categorised under: Research, In brief, Appointments, Scholarships, InstEAD and Events -
Sheffield economists to probe innovation and globalisation
Researchers in the Department of Economics have secured funding for a major project looking at the impact of the globalised economy on innovation.
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2013 graduates honoured at prize-giving lunch
The Department of Economics has honoured its class of 2013 with a graduation ceremony followed by a prize-giving lunch for those students who attained the highest standards in their final-year work.
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Department's PhD conference is a hit with research students
Research students in the Department of Economics recently gained valuable expertise in presenting their work to an audience at the department's first ever internal PhD conference.
Categorised under: Research, Internal, Events and PhD -
Global impact for Sheffield economists' research on saving money
Findings by two University of Sheffield economists about savings behaviour have made headlines all around the world after being presented at the 2013 conference of the Royal Economic Society.
Categorised under: Media, Research and Household finance -
Top economist Jonathan Portes to give 2013 Knoop Lecture in Sheffield
Jonathan Portes, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and former government economist, will give the Department of Economics' 2013 Knoop Lecture, on the subject 'Immigration and the UK Economy'.
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Sheffield council considers students' regeneration plans
Sheffield City Council is giving serious consideration to local regeneration schemes devised by students from the Department of Economics.
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Sheffield economist in Guardian student choice discussion
Professor Jennifer Roberts of the Department of Economics has taken part in a high-level Guardian debate on the factors influencing students' decisions about where to attend university.
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MSc students help improve communications
Nine of our MSc students have volunteered as representatives on the 2012-13 staff-student forum. Their efforts will help to improve communications and resolve issues in the department.
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Introducing InstEAD
In 2013 staff from the Department of Economics are to launch a new research institute, InstEAD, which aims to further our understanding of the behaviour and decision-making of individuals and households.
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Who's in the driving seat?
Research on the most successful formula one teams by University of Sheffield economist Dr Ganna Pogrebna suggests that the best leaders are those with hands-on experience.
Categorised under: Media and Research