The Doctoral College would like to invite all PGRs to a lunch on 21 November from 12pm at the Chancellor's Suite in the Rootes Building.

The event will include:

• Welcome activities for new PGRs
• An opportunity for returning PGRs to connect and find out more about PhD life at Warwick
• A Research Poster Display

Please complete our sign up form if you want to join.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at doctoralcollege@warwick.ac.uk.

Keith Hyams and Jess Sutherland will host a webinar on Thursday 21st November 2024, 1-2pm, to launch the Ethics in Policy Deliberation Toolkit, developed together with the University of Cape Town and the Cape Town City Government.

The webinar will introduce the toolkit and explain how it can facilitate effective policymaking in local government and beyond. Speakers include a member of Risk and Resilience team at the Cape Town City government, who will be speaking on the experience of piloting the toolkit in Cape Town and how it has impacted their approach to policy and programming.

There will be a chance for the audience to ask questions and to explore the application of the toolkit in participant’s particular national and policy contexts. The webinar is open to participants from any country, including policy practitioners, academics, and the public.

Please register for the event by visiting https://warwick.ac.uk/ethicstoolkit/

This event is for University of Warwick students and staff only - this is not a public event.

The Department of Economics are delighted to announce Amar Gill, Senior Director, Restructuring at NatWest Group as our next speaker in the Warwick Economics Lecture series. Amar will be joined by Emily Makinson, Head of Complex & International Restructuring at NatWest Group.

'Introduction to Banking and Restructuring', with Amar Gill and Emily Makinson

Amar and Emily will provide an overview of banking and an introduction to restructuring concepts including, what does a bank restructuring team do, indicators of financial distress, identifying potential issues and the types of restructuring transactions.

Date: Thursday 21 November
Time: 14.00 - 15.00 followed by a short drinks reception
Location: OC0.03

This event is for students and staff only and registration is required in order to attend.

Christian Soegaard will introduce the speaker and chair the session. You will have the opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A at the end of the lecture, as well as network at our drinks reception in The Oculus foyer after the lecture has taken place.

About the Speakers

Amar graduated from Warwick having studied Economics. He is currently a Senior Director in the Restructuring team at NatWest, having previously worked at EY and Barclays. He has 20 years of banking and advisory experience, having started his career in investment banking and the last 15 years have been focussed on working with large companies experiencing financial difficulty.

Amar is also a guest lecturer at Loughborough Business School and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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Emily graduated with a First Class degree in International Business from Loughborough University. She has worked in the banking and finance market for the last 15+ years across a range of customer facing and loan structuring roles within Corporate and Investment Banking . She has worked in and led teams focussed on originating lending mandates and advising corporate customers in leverage finance, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, asset-based lending, trade finance and infrastructure both in the UK and India.

Emily joined NatWest’s Restructuring division as Head of Complex & International Restructuring in October 2020 and now leads an experienced team of restructuring professionals focussed on transactions in the Large Corporate markets.

Emily is a Chartered Accountant..

Please note: Photography will be taking place at this event, which may be used for marketing purposes (e.g. promotional materials). By registering your attendance at this event, you are giving consent to be photographed, however if you do not wish to be photographed, please inform the photographer or a member of Economics staff on the day. You can withdraw your consent at any time via email to emily.wesley@warwick.ac.uk.

Registration

Registration is mandatory and please only register if you are going to attend, as spaces are limited.

Registration is now closed.

Please see our webpage for more info:

WiP webpage

Please contact Chris Hall if you have any enquiries:

Chris.Hall.1@warwick.ac.uk

Please join us for dinner and (a) drink to celebrate making it (almost) to the end of term 1 2024/25!

Please RSVP here!

contact: eve.poirier@warwick.ac.uk

The evening will provide information about what to expect during the application process, life as a pupil at Serle Court and insights into careers at the Commercial Chancery Bar. You will be able to meet barristers of different seniorities over refreshments and hear talks from members of chambers.

The Department of Economics is delighted to invite you to a free night of Ten-Pin bowling in Leamington Spa for Year 2 and Diploma students.

This is a great opportunity for you to meet and have fun with your fellow students in an off-campus setting. You will get:

• 2 free games of bowling
• A free drink and a bite to eat
• A chance to beat your teachers at bowling!!

The deadline to register your interest is Thursday 14th November (or as soon as we reach capacity)

Due to capacity at the bowling alley numbers are restricted for this event. Please register your interest in attending using the form below and places will be allocated on a first-come-first serve basis. You will be emailed by Claire Johnson to confirm if you have a space.