The Northern Economics Network is a regional offshoot of the Economics Network to allow for more regular contact and collaboration between universities in the North of England.
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Forthcoming Events
As the Developments in Economics Education (DEE) conference is taking place in September at the University of Leeds the next event will take place in December/January. This page will be updated with further information nearer the time.
Previous Events
University of Huddersfield, 21/05/2025, T&L Symposium.
Presenters in bold:
The Use of Social Networks to Improve Engagement and Implement and Research-Led Curriculum - Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez (University of Manchester) & William Tayler (Lancaster University).
Co-development of a Problem-based Learning (PBL) Module in Economics in Partnership with Students - Yaprak Tavman, Ning Xue, Adrian Gonzalez, Eleanor Jew, Judith Krauss (University of York)
Economics for Everyone? Understanding Gender Barriers in Economics Education - Peter Hughes, Juliane Scheffel, and Bianca Orsi (University of Leeds)
Developing Employability Skills and Critical Thinking through Interdisciplinary Group Work and Peer Review” - Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez (University of Manchester) & Sara Jabeen (University of Manchester).
The development of highly successful Year in Industry (YINI) programme within the University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) - Chris Barlow (University of Liverpool)
Assessment and Feedback: Using Marking Rubrics and QuickMarks -Nahid Farnaz (University of York)
Critical Reflection by First Years - Duncan McVey and Matthew Gobey (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Lancaster University, 02/10/2024, "AI and its implications for Economics Education".
Venue: LT19 West Pavilion B002. LUMS, Lancaster University (Info & Directions)
- Richard Whittle (University of Salford) - "Universities and AI: A radically uncertain relationship"
- Lightning talks:
University of Leeds - 06/03/2024
- Barbara Kempf (Leeds) - "Formative Peer Assessment"
- Tony Morgan (Leeds) - "Design Thinking and Higher Education"
University of Manchester - 14/12/2023 "Assessment in Economics"
- Dr Ekaterina Kazak (Manchester) - "Gradescope For Programming And Maths Assignments"
- Dr Stefan Kesting (Leeds) - “Assessment Structure in an Ethics & Economics module – how to Encourage Critical Thinking and Self-Directed Learning?”
- Prof Ralf Becker (Manchester) - "Möbius for Assessment"
- Dr Ali Raza (Leeds) - "Providing Individual Feedback in Paper Exams with Large Groups using Excel Conditional Formulae"
