Undergraduate courses in economics

Find out more about our undergraduate courses in economics.

Department of Economics taught postgraduate courses

A list of all our postgraduate taught courses in the Department of Economics.

Department of Economics postgraduate research

View our MPhil and PhD options in the Department of Economics.

My award-winning placement at IBM

Simona Koleva, who won the ‘Best Placement Student’ prize at the NUE Awards 2022, talks about studying BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics and her ambitions.

How my placement helped me to start my career at Google

BSc (Hons) Economics graduate Mohammad Lone has become an Agency Strategist at Google. Find out how his studies and placement helped him to start his career.

New urban health tool highlights major societal benefits

A new resource could help investors make better decisions for our health by quantifying the potential value of health benefits of environmental changes.

Free childcare expansion could push up nursery fees – new University of Bath study warns

Three and four-year-olds hardest hit as funding gap widens, with steepest price hikes in worst-funded areas.

Policy to keep teens in education until 18 has limited impact, study finds

New evidence reveals serious gaps in support for vulnerable young people.

Researchers back The Dad Shift protest calling for paternity leave reform

University of Bath academics stand up for paternity and shared parental leave reform ahead of the world's first Dad Strike in London and Edinburgh.

University of Bath academics call on the government to overhaul the UK parental leave system

Professor Susan Milner, Dr Joanna Clifton Sprigg and Professor Eleonora Fichera are calling for a review of parental leave.

London’s low emission zones save lives and money, new study finds

There has been a 18.5% reduction in sick leave in Greater London following LEZ implementation compared to areas in England without low emission zones.

Speaking science in a digital age: How political expression on social media shapes trust in experts

Writing for the ifo Institute, Dr Eleonora Alabrese on how social media may raise the visibility of politically vocal scientists, but also erode public trust.

Dr Joanna Clifton Sprigg on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour

Dr Joanna Sprigg joins Nuala McGovern to discuss her co-authored report urging the UK government to offer six weeks of well-paid paternity leave.

UK and EU sign new trade, fishing and defence deal – what do economists think?

Professor Phil Tomlinson Dr Maria Garcia give their views on the new EU-UK defence and security pact and the fisheries agreement.

University of Bath academics taking part in COP30 to highlight research and ActNow film

The youth-focused ActNowFilm project and Bath research will be on show at COP30

University of Bath to receive £4.35m from Global Talent Fund to attract world-leading researchers

University receives part of £54m Global Talent Fund to help attract and support top international researchers to the UK.

Bath honorary doctorate wins Nobel Prize

Prof Daron Acemoglu, honorary doctorate from the University of Bath since 2017, has been honoured his for work on economic growth and political institutions.

Call up to Icelandic Monetary Policy Committee for Bath economist

Dr Asgerdur Petursdottir (Economics) has been announced as the latest member of the Central Bank of Iceland’s influential monetary policy committee.