Every year, the School of Economics students are given the chance to participate in AmplifyME, an externally run programme of finance and banking simulations. This year, 18 of our students were selected as 'High Potential Candidates'.
My name is Desmond Chen, and I am a final-year Economics student who is also the President of the University of Sheffield Investment Society (USIS) and Head of Macro Research at the Twikker Fund.
Senaya is a second year undergraduate student from Sri Lanka. She is studying a BA in Economics and recently completed an internship at Deloitte in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Xingyu Sun, interested in the social implications of economic data, chose to study Economics at Sheffield. She appreciates the university's strong academic reputation and the city's lively atmosphere.
Emily is a final year student studying a BA in Economics. She recently completed a placement year at Baxter where she was involved in marketing for pharmaceutical and healthcare products.
Steph Cotton graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2013 with a BA in Economics. She is now working as a senior manager at a firm of chartered accountants.
