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果冻影院 has a long and proud history of diversity and inclusivity, and we听share this commitment to social mobility and access to Higher Education. We are also proud of the high quality, award-winning economics education that we provide,听and are keen to share our enthusiasm about economics, a field that applies to the everyday world around us and will prepare you听for a diverse range of career options.
If you're interested in economics (or social science more broadly), a parent or a teacher, click on the links above to find out more about our exciting programmes. If you would like to know more or to participate, please contact us at: economics.reception@ucl.ac.uk
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GCSE Students - Economics Challenge
Learn about the study of Economics through a multimedia project, rooted in听our 听You'll study of the world around us through an economics lens and answer听today's pressing questions:
- Why have many developed countries become more unequal over the past 30 years?
- What's the effect of globalisation on local communities?
- Is austerity the best strategy for a government to follow in times of recession?
- Are carbon permits the best way to tackle climate change?
Our award-winning 听also forms a core part of the Economics Challenge. We听ask students to be creative, research-driven and true to themselves in their submissions.听
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果冻影院 Economics Summer School Online听
Aimed at giving you a taste of first year undergraduate economics and this course will听introduce you to way in which economists think and therefore answers questions ranging from climate change and Brexit, to which way a goalkeeper should go in a penalty shootout and whether universities should charge fees. You will also have the chance to work in groups and answer an economic question of your interest and in the process, learn about free online resources which will help you in other subjects like Maths, History and Geography as well. Previously the Economics Summer Challenge.听
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Economist Historical Walks - currently taking place virtually
Learning history of economics from London鈥檚 streets.
Our very own,听听leads听a bespoke 鈥淓conomics Walk鈥� around Bloomsbury, London.听As the听oldest Economics department in England, you'll learn the听the history of key economic figures who spent time in the area and how they are linked to present day events.
If you can't make one of these walks, you may wish to check out our information about Famous London Economists.
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One-off programmes
A Level Students - Exploring Economics Day
The Exploring Economics day is organised by the 听(CTaLE) at 果冻影院, and is part of the Discover Economics 听programme, provides an opportunity for up to twenty Year 12 state school students to be inspired to delve deeper into the broad world of economics.
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Economics Masterclass:听How Do Economists Measure Discrimination and Why Does It Matter?
Run in February 2021 and attended by 164 students,听this Masterclass examined听a very topical issue that economists work on 鈥� discrimination based on ethnicity and gender and what this means for wages, employment and education access and outcomes. In particular, we will discuss how the tools of economics can help us to detect and measure discrimination, and how this helps to design policy to eradicate the worst effects of discrimination.
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