Who are you, and what drew you to becoming an Ethnicity and Equity Ambassador? Hi, my name is Prosper, and I'm currently a second year Economics student here at UEA. I live in Hertfordshire, and I am of Half Malawian and Half Zimbabwean descent. Throughout these two years, I've enjoyed learning not just about myself, but also … Continue reading Meet our Ethnicity and Equity Ambassador: Prosper Chidakwa
Meet the School Convenor
SEEP Forward: A Partnership for Progress in the School of Economics By Juwairiyah 'Jay' Mohammad As the School Convenor for Economics, I’m proud to introduce SEEP Forward — our new Student Partnership Strategy for 2025–2028. Rather than being a fixed plan or list of targets, SEEP Forward is a living conversation. It’s about students and staff working side … Continue reading Meet the School Convenor
Meet our Ethnicity and Equity Ambassador: Kareem Bahgat
Who are you, and what drew you to becoming an Ethnicity and Equity Ambassador? My name is Kareem. I'm an international student from Egypt, currently living in Dubai, and now in my third year at UEA. Over my time here, I've grown a real sense of attachment to the community, especially the support networks that helped … Continue reading Meet our Ethnicity and Equity Ambassador: Kareem Bahgat
HARTE Bank
Explore. Innovate. Lead. Step into the forefront of economic revolution with HARTE Bank’s Strategic Economic Scholarship initiative! HARTE Bank is dedicated to advancing scholarship in economic education, urging economists to explore and enrich teaching and learning methodologies within their field. At HARTE UEA, we spotlight innovative educational strategies through crucial themes such as Research-driven Learning, … Continue reading HARTE Bank
Rediscovering Economics: A Sabbatical Journey at UEA
By Tom White (Head of Economics, Business & Politics; Norwich School) I am a schoolteacher responsible for ‘A’ level teaching in Economics, Business and Politics and was very fortunate to have the opportunity to spend a month on sabbatical at UEA in the summer of 2023. My goals were to understand ECO and NBS in … Continue reading Rediscovering Economics: A Sabbatical Journey at UEA
Lessons for Economic Pluralism
By Duncan Watson Supporting Reading This topic is covered in a series of papers, but the following source provides a good introduction to some of the major issues: CitationWatson, D., Parker, L. and Cook, S. (2017). Real world economics: the peculiar case of applied economics provision in England and Wales, International Journal of Pluralism and … Continue reading Lessons for Economic Pluralism
Video Creation: Beyond Flipping Lecture Capture
[This was originally published by the Economics Network] By Duncan Watson (Director of Learning & Teaching Enhancement, HARTE UEA) & Steve Cook (Swansea University) Introduction “Technology will never replace great teachers, but in the hands of great teachers, it’s transformational.” George Couros Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is now the mainstream. Aided by almost universal adoption of … Continue reading Video Creation: Beyond Flipping Lecture Capture