A few places remain for the first RES #Diversity & #Inclusion Network event of the year on Embedding Inclusivity in the Workplace. Join us in London on 21 January for an afternoon of ideas, discussion and connection, hosted by Frontier Economics. Register: https://bit.ly/4jiDW0S

Great to see a number of distinguished economists recognised in the New Year Honours List. Special congratulations to Professor Wendy Carlin (UCL) on being awarded a DBE. We also congratulate Andrew Scott & Jonathan Wadsworth on receiving CBEs, & Paul Mizen on receiving an OBE.

⏰ One week left to apply! Applications for the RES 2026 Easter Training School on AI & Economic Policy close Monday 5 Jan 2026. Featuring specialist lectures from Prof. Alessandra Bonfiglioli and Prof. Michael McMahon. Apply now: https://bit.ly/45dsYns

The Royal Economic Society would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope you enjoy a well-earned break over the festive period. #Christmas

Who said economics wasn’t explosive? One of our founding Fellows Vicky Pryce shares her extraordinary route into economics—from a love of maths to lessons that quite literally went off with a bang. “I thought economics is rather exciting if things like that can happen to you.”

Use your festive downtime to submit a paper for the RES Annual Conference! If you are considering presenting in a General Session, submissions close 12 January. The 2026 Conference takes place in July at the University of Newcastle. Submit your paper: https://bit.ly/49iKLfl

If you've recently completed your PhD, or are close to completion, applications for mentees in the RES Women’s Committee Mentoring Programme are closing soon! Applications close at the end of the year. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/43jQYEz

A reminder that applications are open for the RES 2026 Easter Training School on AI and Economic Policy, 15–17 April at the University of Birmingham. Guest lectures from Prof Alessandra Bonfiglioli and Prof Michael McMahon. Apply by 5 January 2026: bit.ly/4otw1i4

📢 The Royal Economic Society is delighted to announce the appointment of our newest cohort of #Fellows. We warmly congratulate our new Fellows and thank all those who submitted applications! Read more here: bit.ly/45bEH5S #EconSky #Economics

Part two of this year's RES Summit explored the teaching of economics of justice and crime in the classroom. The RES would like to thank the Nuffield Foundation for supporting this event and for hosting our panel in their London offices. Click here to watch on-demand: bit.ly/4rRaGSP

The recording is now available of this month’s RES Summit, the theme of which was Economics of the Justice System. Watch the 2025 RES Summit on-demand here: bit.ly/4rRaGSP The Summit was kindly sponsored and hosted by the Nuffield Foundation.

The Royal Economic Society has published a response to the OfS TEF consultation, welcoming the inclusion of taught postgraduate provision but raising concerns about earnings data, the “lowest rating” rule and bias in student metrics. Full response: bit.ly/48LXuFT

The Royal Economic Society has published a new statement on assessment practices in UK economics degrees in the context of Generative AI, highlighting concerns over online timed assessments and reaffirming the importance of in-person exams. Full statement: bit.ly/491OWMq

We're pleased to have opened applications for our annual training school, and we're delighted to have Professor Michael McMahon and Professor Alessandra Bonfiglioli as our visiting guest lecturers. Apply by Monday 5 January 2026: bit.ly/4otw1i4

📆 We're pleased to invite you to the next RES Diversity and Inclusion Network event, kindly hosted by Frontier Economics, on Wednesday 21 January 2026. The event will focus on “Embedding Inclusivity in the Workplace”. Register and secure your place here: bit.ly/48zObJ9

We were so pleased to have had Andy Haldane give our Annual Public Lecture last month, to a lecture theatre full of students at Loughborough University. A recording of the lecture is now available to watch on our website: bit.ly/49TfEbb

Applications are now open for the RES’ annual training school. We are delighted to have Professor Michael McMahon and Professor Alessandra Bonfiglioli as our visiting guest lecturers. Apply by Monday 5 January 2026: bit.ly/4otw1i4

The latest issue of the RES Quarterly Newsletter is now available to read. Take a look at this edition to learn about: ✅ Why economists should study happiness ✅ The lived experiences of UK academic economists ...and much, much more! Read the Newsletter here: bit.ly/48du0BR

📢 There's still time to join us online for the RES Summit tomorrow! We've drawn together expert panels to explore this year's event theme: the Economics of the Justice System. We'd love to see you online tomorrow afternoon. Click here to book to attend this online event: bit.ly/43lGt3D

We’re pleased to share the 2025 RES Culture Survey. The Survey draws on the feedback and perceptions of over 280 academic economists who shared their experiences of the culture within the profession between November 2024 and February 2025. Read the survey: bit.ly/3Y0XNYs

We're really looking forward to tomorrow's Masterclass in our Doctoral Training Programme. There's still time to join us for Professor Ben Groom's session on the economics of biodiversity - don't miss out! Register today: bit.ly/3Jxis32

The RES Conference Committee is now accepting submissions for presentations at our 2026 event next July. Submissions are open for: ✅ General Sessions ✅ Speed Sessions ✅ Poster Presentations See the opportunities available: bit.ly/4oX4ua2

Yesterday we welcomed over 250 A-level stage students to the 2025 RES Annual Public Lecture, hosted by Loughborough University. We were pleased to hear from Andrew Haldane, who delivered this year's lecture and spoke to students about communicating about the economy. Catch up here: bit.ly/3KeZCxN

There's just one week to go until the next Masterclass in our Doctoral Training Programme. Professor Ben Groom from the University of Exeter will be running the session on the economics of biodiversity, and we'd love to have you there. Register here: bit.ly/3Jxis32

We're so pleased to have collaborated with @ctale.bsky.social and The Stone Centre at UCL on our latest report: Rethinking Economics Assessments for a GenAI World. The report is a sector-wide call to action for economics education in the UK. Have a read here: bit.ly/4r3Az1d

📆 The next Masterclass in our Doctoral Training Programme is available to book. Join Professor Ben Groom from the University of Exeter on Wednesday 26 November for his masterclass in the economics of biodiversity: bit.ly/3Jxis32

There’s one week to go until our online discussion on wellbeing and productivity, in conjunction with @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @productivity.bsky.social. Join us for an insightful discussion, and the chance to share common successes and concerns. Email [email protected] to register.

📅 Book to attend the RES Summit on 2 December. The Summit is the RES’ annual webinar which draws together expert panels to explore the event theme. For 2025, that theme is Economics of the Justice System. Click here to book to attend this online event: bit.ly/43lGt3D (1/2)

Applications are now open for mentees in our Women's Committee Mentoring Programme! 🎉 If you’ve recently obtained your PhD or are close to completing it, you’ve got until the end of the year to apply: bit.ly/43jQYEz

The 2025 RES Summit has been designed by RES President, Imran Rasul and takes its theme from his current project funded by the Nuffield Foundation. You can find out more about the project here: bit.ly/3XeTl85 (1/2)

🚨 There's just over a month left to make a nomination for the RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession. If you want to nominate an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the economics profession, we'd love to hear from you: bit.ly/42SZvy3

📣 We're looking for anyone who would like to run a Special Session at the RES Annual Conference next year. Read more about the opportunity and apply: bit.ly/3LJu836 📆 Applications are open until 12 January 2026.

We're pleased to be welcoming nominations for the RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession. This annual award recognises an individual who has made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the profession. 🏅 You have until 9 December to make your nomination: bit.ly/42SZvy3

📆 Bookings for this year's Royal Economic Society Summit are now open! This online event will discuss the Economics of the Justice System, and will take place on Tuesday 2 December. Book today: bit.ly/48RISXw

There are just a few days to go until our next event, where we’ll identify approaches to embed lived experiences into the workplace culture. We all have a role to play in mitigating inequality, and our event on 27 October will help you explore how: bit.ly/4njOHAc

The Royal Economic Society is deeply concerned by reports that an academic economist has been publicly harassed at a London university because they are Israeli. Read our full statement here: bit.ly/4oAEUaf

🧑‍🎓 The RES Doctoral Training Programme is now open for bookings. If you’re studying for a PhD in Economics, these sessions are for you! Book onto the sessions directly below, or find out more on our website: bit.ly/4qjd57T (1/2)

The RES Professional Development & Education Committee is on the lookout for a new Chair and several committee members. Apply by Monday 27 October: 

 Committee Chair: bit.ly/43uJr5R 
 Committee Member: bit.ly/49gOeLO

For the first time in history at this year's Young Economist of the Year competition, the judges had to call a tie! Meet the 2025 joint winners: "The King's Economists" from King's College School, and Ishwa Nawaz from Dartford Grammar School for Girls. (1/2)

The RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession is now open for nominations. This annual award recognises an individual who has made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the profession. 🏅 Make a nomination by 9 December: bit.ly/42SZvy3

📆 Join us on 18 November 2025 for our Active Bystander Training session. If you're interested in fostering a more inclusive and respectful environment across the profession, this online event is for you. Find out more and register here: bit.ly/4hnGmKJ

Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2025 for their work on innovation-driven economic growth.

📢 Join our next Active Bystander Training for economists! 🗓️ 18 Nov 2025 | 09:30–11:00 | Online Learn tools for safe, effective intervention & fostering an inclusive profession. 👉 Register: [email protected] 🔗 bit.ly/466tIur #Economics #EDI #EconSky

📢 RES VACANCY - We're seeking an Editor-in-Chief for The Econometrics Journal, starting May 2026. Play a key role in shaping the journal & advancing the RES Strategy 2024–2028. 🗓 Apply by 22 Sept 2025 🔗 bit.ly/4eFVD87 #RESVacancy #EconSky #EctJ

⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ The £41.2bn deficit explained: what it means for the UK's #AutumnBudget 💼 In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our Ben Caswell unpacks the much spoken figure and outlines its implications👇📈 @econstevem.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social niesr.ac.uk/blog/41-2bn-...

Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Learning About Opportunity: Spillovers of Elite School Admissions in Peru’ by Ricardo Estrada, Jérémie Gignoux, Agustina Hatrick doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf034 @ricardoestradam.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social

📢DEADLINE TODAY - RES is hiring! ✨Senior Communications Manager ✨Partnerships Manager Both roles are vital to shaping our strategy, visibility & partnerships. 🗓️Apply by 8 Sept (TODAY) 👉http://bit.ly/4oChfa5 #Jobs #Hiring #Economics #Careers #EconSky

🚨 New mentoring programme for mid-career #WomeninEcon! RES Women’s Committee & @isweconomics.bsky.social launch a pilot to support women aiming for Professor roles. 📅 Apply by 15 Sept 2025 🔗 bit.ly/40w08fV #Mentoring #EconSky #MidCareer

RES RESOURCES - Want to help make #Economics more inclusive? Hosting diverse, accessible events is a powerful step. ✅ Inclusive planning tips ✅ Diverse speakers ✅ Welcoming spaces 📚 Learn more: shorturl.at/bLGT8 #Diversity #Inclusion #WomenInEcon #EconSky

🚨 Volunteer Opportunity: Be the next RES Conference Programme Chair! Shape the UK’s flagship economics conference, collaborate with top minds, and lead on content curation. 2-year role. Expenses covered. Apply by 8 Sept: bit.ly/4lAIwat #Economics #RESVacancy #EconSky