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Senior Lecturer, Paul Hufe, receives UKRI Future Leadership Fellowship
9 January 2024
Paul Hufe, a Senior Lecturer in Economics, has been honoured with a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leadership Fellowship (FLF).
- How a Bristol economist helped COVAX get the world back on track from the pandemic 13 August 2024 A new study from the School of Economics’ Battal Doğan details the vaccine allocation method he designed for the COVID-19 vaccine initiative, COVAX, in 2022.
- Nobel Laureate from Harvard visits University of Bristol for Contracts Conference 6 August 2024 The University of Bristol's School of Economics recently hosted the prestigious Theory and Applications of Contracts Conference, attracting eminent guest speakers and academics from around the globe.
- The curse of online shopping: when consumers are just too spoilt for choice 20 June 2024 A new study from the School of Economics’ Senay Sokullu challenges the assumption that e-commerce sites with more sellers automatically attract more buyers.
- Economics student Daniel Wins Outstanding PLUS Award 23 May 2024 Congratulations to Daniel Virin, Economics and Politics (BSc), who has won the Outstanding PLUS Award (OPA) in the Innovation category for his remarkable contribution to student wellbeing and entrepreneurship.
- Should taxes be used to address inequality? Our students showcase their debating skills 7 May 2024 In a recent economics debate competition, students were asked: Should taxes serve as a tool to address inequality in the UK?
- Research Q&A: Arnaud Philippe on the economics of crime and punishment 31 January 2024 Do tougher punishments really deter crime? The School of Economics’ Arnaud Philippe tells us what happened when the French government introduced harsher sentences for repeat offenders in 2007.
- Senior Lecturer, Paul Hufe, receives UKRI Future Leadership Fellowship 9 January 2024 Paul Hufe, a Senior Lecturer in Economics, has been honoured with a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leadership Fellowship (FLF).
- Mastering Economics: Margarita’s Journey from Cyprus to Bristol and Pearson’s ‘Outstanding Learner Award’ 12 December 2023 Margarita, hailing from Cyprus, is currently pursuing her Economics degree at the University of Bristol. Her exceptional academic prowess led her to achieve the acclaimed ‘Outstanding Learner Award’ from Pearson, attaining the highest score worldwide in International A-level Economics.
- Meet our new academic staff at the School of Economics 8 November 2023 Starting a new chapter in your academic career can be both thrilling and challenging. As we welcome both new students and staff to the School this term, here are five academics who have chosen the University of Bristol as their home.
- A mother’s diet in pregnancy supports her child for life 25 October 2023 Post-war food rationing ended nearly 70 years ago in the UK. But, as research by the School of Economics’ Stephanie von Hinke shows, this era of food history left a surprising legacy that’s still with us today.