Research from the School of Economics has demonstrated a decline in ‘son preference’ by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. However, the study also shows that fertility … Read more
8-Week Mindfulness Course for Economists
“Mindfulness is a journey of beingness undertaken by all our breathing, feeling, loving selves – we always have this moment.” Joshua Stevens, UKC Mindfulness Society … Read more
Economics with Data Science undergraduate programme launched.
The School of Economics at Kent has developed an exciting new undergraduate programme in Economics with Data Science, one of the first of its kind … Read more
Revive Film Festival 2021
Each week we watch movies, each Friday at 6 pm we get together to talk about them, 15 minutes at a time. Our curated movie … Read more
Should older workers pay higher taxes than younger ones?
In the article “Taxation under Learning-by-doing,” recently published in the Journal of Political Economy, Professors Makris (University of Kent, UK) and Pavan (Northwestern University, USA) argue … Read more
Leap into 2021 with an International Research Scholarship at the School of Economics.
The School of Economics is pleased to invite applications for International Research Scholarships to commence in September 2021. The School has a thriving research community that you can … Read more
The Centre for European Agri-Environmental Studies gain more Horizon 2020 research funding
As the Brexit Transition Period draws to a close two CEAS members and members of the Kent Signature Theme team (Food systems, natural resources … Read more
Downtime Reading List
Its been a hell of a year! We all really hope that you get to wind down and relax over the holidays. We want to … Read more
Kent signs first Memorandum of Understanding with Bangladesh University
On 14th December 2020, Kent signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with North South University (NSU) in Bangladesh in an online ceremony to develop … Read more
A man dies by suicide every minute of every day – Movember aims to change this.
Oliver Turner, Stage 3 Economics student and Harvey Dorset Stage 3 History student took part in ‘Movember‘ last month with the leading charity that focusses … Read more