Are you thinking of joining one of the most successful economics faculties internationally? As a postgraduate student of economics at Warwick you will be joining a community of talented and ambitious staff, students and alumni.

As a top student, we know that you will choosing world-renowned universities, so the next question is, why should you come to Warwick? Join our webinar to find out more about what studying an economics Masters' at Warwick can offer and the career paths that will be open to you after graduating.

We will be joined by faculty members, a current MSc student and an MSc Economics alumni. You will find out more about the programmes on offer, admissions, career support and planning and student life. There will be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have about studying economics.

Programme

• Welcome to Warwick
• Programmes and Admissions
• Career Planning and Support
• The Perspective
• Alumni Career Journeys

Date: TBC

Time: 15:00-16:00 (UK Time)

Location: Online via Zoom

The Department of Economics is delighted to be hosting our annual Economics Alumni event at the Shard, London, with Arun Advani. Join us for an evening of topical conversation followed by an opportunity to engage with Arun and your fellow Alumni at a drinks reception after the event.

Andy will be discussing the following:

• Fiscal policy
• Advising political parties

Date: Monday 14 October
Time: 6.30-8.30pm (UK Time)
Location: The Shard, London

Speaker

Arun Advani - Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Andrew Haldane is the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He was formerly Chief Economist at the Bank of England and a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee. Among other positions, he is Honorary Professor at the Universities of Nottingham and Manchester, Visiting Professor at King’s College, London, a Visiting Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Academy of Social Sciences. He has authored around 200 articles and 4 books. Andrew is Founder and President of the charity Pro Bono Economics, Vice-Chair of the charity National Numeracy, Co-Chair of the City of London Task-Force on Social Mobility and Chair of the National Numeracy Leadership Council. Andrew was the Permanent Secretary for Levelling Up at the Cabinet Office from September 2021 to March 2022, and as of June 2022, chairs the Levelling Up Advisory Council.

Chair

Ben Chu - Journalist

Ben Chu is Economics Editor of Newsnight, the BBC's flagship news and current affairs programme broadcast on weekdays on BBC TWO. He is also the author of "Chinese Whispers: Why Everything You’ve Heard About China is Wrong" .

Registration

This event is for Warwick Alumni and Economics staff only.

Registration for the event is essential. The Shard is limited to 100 attendees. Registration will close at 12pm noon (UK Time) on Thursday 10 October.

You will receive an email with further details closer to the event date.

Register