The Economist's Society is the first of its kind at UCL. We are dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and fuelled by a passion for the beauty of theory, as well as a broad interest of the constantly evolving world of economics, and of how it interacts with the worlds of politics, technology, current affairs and global issues. We organize the mentoring sessions for first year students, provide a forum for the Student Academic Representatives (STARs) and run the Economist’s Club.
- Economist’s Club
A round of Economics students whose interest in the subject goes beyond what is commonly taught in lectures and tutorials. UCL being a world renown research based institution the Economics Department is home to some of the most inspiring minds in its field. The Economist’s Club born from the desire to tap into this pool of knowledge and expertise, to make it accessible to students. To this end we foster close ties with the academics and organise discussions on topics ranging from financial regulation, over game theory to behavioural economics. Each meeting is preceded by a preparatory meeting for students only.
- STARs Forum
All, first, second and third year students elect Student Academic Representatives from among their peers, which will then sit on the Department board to have a say in many departmental affairs.The Economist’s Society provides the platform for the STARs to exchange ideas and prepare board meetings. It provides the crucial link between all students at the Department and facilitates concerted action.All elected STARs are automatically members of this forum and will be invited to its monthly meetings.
- Mentoring Sessions
Traditionally second year students at the Economics Department have used their skills to assist first years in completing homework, coping with the lectures and writing CVs. We want to provide the platform for these mentors which they can use to exchange ideas and coordinate their mentoring sessions. Over the years we aim to collect materials and pool resources so as to help improve the quality of the mentoring programs from year to year. Contact us if you want to become a first year mentor and feel that you have something to share with younger students.
- Drayton Weekly
A selected team of up to ten Economics students systematically screen the Financial Times, the Economist, Newsweek and the Time magazine for the best economics-related articles of the week. Every Friday a 5 article review in pdf format will go out to all members of the Economist’s Society, that is all students of the Economic department. Further you can submit articles you read in other magazines that you think are brilliant and they might be re-published as well.
15/03/12
- Martin Wolf: The Shift and the Shock - Challenges for the world economy
Check www.economistssociety.org for updates.
- Introductory letter
- Drayton Weekly, Issue 1
