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On Thursday 9th June the Education Studies Department are hosting a community get-together 11-2pm in our outdoor garden area behind the Social Sciences building. It will be a chance to meet up with students from your course and from other courses. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own lunch. There will be some activities to join in with or chances to chat and catch up. All our community are welcome and encouraged to come (students and staff). We also have an indoor room booked if the weather is not kind to us.

Come along and join us on Thursday 9th June from 11am. I will send out further reminders as we get nearer to the event.

Mixing methods for the study of topical affairs - an Advanced Training Event convened by Noortje Marres

The winner for the Award was announced at the AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2022 presentation at the AGCAS Annual Conference on 22 June 2022. Laura Oxley was awarded due to her outstanding performance on her PG Diploma.

We are delighted to report that two MSc Economics students from Warwick and three Monash University student's dissertations have been added to the Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers (WM-ESP) series portal:

• Jiping Shi, MSc Economics, Warwick: "News Uncertainty and Signaling Effects of Monetary Policy"

• Elibeth Cirilo Mendoza, MSc Economics, Warwick: "Does subsidised promotion of LPG affect health outcomes? A revision of evidence"

The WM-ESP portal showcases the top innovative and original research papers written by Warwick and Monash undergraduate and postgraduate students. Since its launch in September 2021 the WM-ESP portal has acknowledged 85 undergraduate and postgraduate students for their exemplary work and contribution to the research environments in both departments.

The scheme aims to shine a spotlight on the issues that young economists are studying to understand and solve through their academic research. The choice of topics varies widely, and so far, have included topics in the areas of monetary policy, sustainable economic growth, labour supply and immigration, education, climate change, gender inequality and healthcare.

We congratulate our students for this fantastic achievement and for the fascinating research that they have conducted; we wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

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As a part of the LEGACY project, Dr Heike Behle recently presented a paper in which two ways to measure learning gain were critically assessed: Credentials and self-assessed improvement of specific skills.

Both ways have drawbacks: Credentials can be an effective way of measuring student learning within a particular class, since most institutions have a scaled grading system already in place. It is problematic, however, to use across classes and institutions and it does not measure the ‘distance travelled’ during higher education. On the other hand, self-assessed improvement of skills will always be subjective and will differ according to individuals’ personality and their personal and HE-related circumstances such as gender and subject studied. It is also important to notice that both data is censored, i.e. improvement is not unlimited.

Using Futuretrack data, Heike compared both ways and found that those who increased their learning gain using credentials are less likely to assess their skills highly, both variable correlate negatively. The findings are currently being prepared for publication. Reported in THES.

Lynet Mwangi, currently studying on our LLM in International Economic Law, recently attended the Viennese Symposium on International Tax Law at WU, Institute of Austrian and International Tax Law in Vienna, Austria. An event that brought together researchers, tax professionals, government officials and thought leaders in international tax policy.

The European Research Council has awarded five ERC Advanced Grants to The University of Warwick, the third most of any UK institution.

Congratulations to Gabrielle Lynch for being awarded a 5 year ERC Advanced Grant for a project entitled Judges’ Off-Bench Activities: Evidence and Theory on Judicial Politics from Africa.

For further information, visit university_of_warwick_announces_5_erc_advanced_grant_winners_for_2025_1

The British Academy is inviting proposals from early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project, towards the completion of a significant piece of publishable research.

Applicants must be researchers from the humanities and social sciences and be based at an eligible university or research organisation for the duration of the Fellowship.

Applicants must be of Early Career Status, meaning they must apply within three years from the date of their successful viva voce examination. For this round of competition, applicants are expected to have completed their viva voce between 1 April 2022 and 1 April 2025.

For more information and how to apply click hereLink opens in a new window

Are you interested in developing your skills, enhancing the student experience, and being paid in the process?

The Department of Sociology is currently inviting applications from finalist students for a number of 'Student Voice' Ambassador roles. Ambassadors will act as an interface between students and staff, feeding back both ways. The role will include, for example, inputting into departmental discussions on teaching policy and curriculum change.

If you are interested in this role, please send your CV and a supporting statement (of up to 350 words) outlining why you feel you would make a good 'Student Voice' Ambassador to the department’s Director of Student Experience, Dr Andre Celtel (A.Celtel@warwick.ac.uk).

The closing date for applications is 2 pm on Thursday 03 October 2019.

The University of Warwick’s Centre for Teacher Education (CTE) has received a glowing report following a recent Ofsted inspection, highlighting the exceptional quality of training and support provided to its teaching trainees. The inspection report underscores the University’s commitment to nurturing future educators who are well-prepared and passionate about their careers.