Southwest Workshops in Economics Education, Teaching and Scholarship (SWEETS)

SWEETS supports, trains and provides networking opportunities to academic economists who teach in the Southwest of England. It aims to provide spaces for academics within the region to collaborate on economics education projects and incubate new ideas in economics scholarship.

Forthcoming events

Summer School: Experimental Methods for Scholarship Research

Dates and Location: 9th-11th June 2025, University of Southampton

Workshop Fee: £300 (£150 for PhD students)

Application Form: Applications will open at the end of February 2025. In the meantime you can register interest on this form.

This workshop, in collaboration with C-BEAR and NCRM, is for anyone who wants to enhance their scholarship research portfolio by improving their understanding of experimental research methods. Participants will learn about how they can test and evidence impact of interventions in the classroom and translate this into scholarship publications. Experts sharing their knowledge include Fabio Aricio (UEA), Caroline Elliot (Warwick), Doug McKee (Cornell), Paolo Spada (Southampton) and Jadrian Wooten (Virginia Tech).

Annual SWEETS Workshop – The Future of the Economics Degree: Who? What? How?

Dates and Location: Tuesday 13th May 2025, University of Bristol

Workshop Fee: No fee

Application/Submission Form: Open at the end of January 2025.

The annual SWEETS workshop is a 1-day workshop held at a Southwest institution to provide a space for all academic economists to discuss new teaching ideas and find new collaborators for scholarship projects. The 2025 workshop will focus on the theme of The Future of the Economics Degree: Who? What? How? It will consider how we expect economics degrees to change in the coming years and how we will adapt our teaching to match. It will cover topics such as the role of data science in the curriculum, improving diversity and inclusion, and the changing physical or virtual taught environments.

Past Events

University of Southampton – Tuesday 14^th May 2024

The inaugural SWEETS workshop focussed on the Economics Education Landscape in the UK and the requirements of graduate economists in the workplace, with panellists including Tom Aldred (Government Economic Service), Dr Cloda Jenkins (Imperial College London) and Prof. Michael Tomlinson (University of Southampton).

See the full programme (PDF).

Contact

Organising Group:

• Daniel Cernin (University of Southampton)
• Annika Johnson (University of Bristol)
• Anastasia Papadopoulou (University of Bristol)
• Stefania Paredes Fuentes (University of Southampton)
• Mike Peacey (University of Bristol)
• Jana Sadeh (University of Southampton)