Explore Econ 2026: Celebrating 200 Years of UCL Economics

Explore Econ Conference 2026

Date and time: Thursday 28 May, 2pm-5pm

Address: Haldane Room, Wilkins Building

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Take part in Explore Econ 2026

Find out more about submitting a paper or poster to present at Explore Econ.

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Register to attend Explore Econ

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with innovative student work across a wide range of economic topics, support their peers, and gain insig

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Key dates for the 2026 competition
Monday 26 January	Paper and poster entries opens
Friday 20th March	Priority Submission deadline for submissions Good quality papers submitted by this deadline will be given priority consideration
Wednesday 29th April	Final deadline for any submissions
Monday 14 May	Peer voting for the People’s Choice submission opens
Monday 21 May	Peer voting for the People’s Choice submission closes
Thursday 28 May	Explore Econ conference, where the winning submissions are presented.

Explore Econ Conference 2026 Timetable

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Explore Econ Conference 2026 Judging Panel

We are pleased to share that members of the judging panel for this year’s Explore Econ conference have now been confirmed.

B ret Simon, Quant at Bloomberg, and Arash Darvish, former Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, will be joining the panel to evaluate the student presentations. Additionally, we will be joined by two academic experts from the UCL Economics Department, Dr Benjamin Deaner and Dr Attila Linder.

Our judges bring extensive experience from leading institutions in economics, finance and consulting, and we are delighted that they will be part of this year’s event.