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News in 2012

PhD scholarships available

14 December 2012

PhD scholarships for research study beginning in September/October 2013 are potentially available

The Bristol Festival of Economics

16 November 2012

The University of Bristol and the Bristol Festival of Ideas are running a Festival of Economics 23/24 November.

Professor Paul Grout joins Ofgem Board

13 November 2012

Professor Paul A. Grout, Professor of Political Economy in the School of Economics, Finance and Management, has become a Non-executive Director of Ofgem (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets).

ESRC funded PhD studentships available

12 November 2012

The School of Economics, Finance and Management invites applications for a number of PhD scholarship opportunities.

Job Vacancies: Chair in Economics

12 November 2012

The Department of Economics (part of the University’s School of Economics, Finance and Management) is seeking to make an appointment at Professor level in Economics

Job Vacancies: Senior Lecturer/Reader position in Economics

12 November 2012

The Department of Economics (part of the University’sSchoolofEconomics, Finance and Management) is seeking to make appointments at Senior Lecturer/Reader level in Economics.

School of EFM researcher contributes to two-year Government-sponsored project on computer-based trading in financial markets

1 November 2012

Dr Sylvain Friederich of the School of Economics, Finance and Management was one of the writers of the report published last week by the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser “Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets – An International Perspective”.

Festival of Social Sciences and Law

30 October 2012

Thinking Futures is a week-long Festival to share and celebrate research from the University of Bristol's Faculty of Social Sciences and Law. The programme comprises a wide variety of events for the general public, schools, policy-makers and third sector organisations, held in Bristol and London. Engage with our researchers and see how the social sciences inform key debates and advances in policy and practice for governments, education, charities, health services, legal systems, and public services around the globe.

One of the world’s leading experts on ‘philanthropic psychology’ appointed to top fundraising role

25 October 2012

An academic at the University of Bristol has been appointed as the Institute of Fundraising’s (IoF) new Chief Examiner.  Dr Jen Shang is one of the few academics in the world to have researched ‘philanthropic psychology’ — the psychology behind donating money, goods, time, or effort to support a charitable cause.

Job Vacancies: Lecturers (Assistant Professors) in Economics.

19 October 2012

The Department of Economics (part of the University’s School of Economics, Finance and Management) is seeking to make appointments at lecturer level in economics.