News - School of Economics
Students celebrate success at Graduation
17 December 2009
On the 12 December 2009 students of the School of Economics postgraduate masters programmes marked the end of their studies at the annual graduation ceremony, held at the University's London Road campus.
The School would like to wish all of its graduates success in their future careers.
Professor Kalyuzhnova promotes sustainable development in the oil and gas sector
05 November 2009
Professor Yelena Kalyuzhnova presented at the second South-South High-Level Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, acting as a consultant and for the participating governments and companies of South-South.
The meeting provided a platform for representatives from emerging oil- and gas-producing countries to discuss their roles in promoting sustainable development in the oil and gas sector.
Mr John Kakonge, Senior Deputy Director, UNDP, commented on Professor Kalyuzhnova's presentation, 'The presentation was excellent and remarks enriched the discussions and deliberations. From the outset, the topic of managing the expectations of the people after the discovery of oil and gas proved popular and we hope to focus more on this topic in the future.'
Vodaphone prize winner is top of the class
02 November 2009
Vodaphone prize winner Carly Smith was presented with her award for the best Part 2 Economics student in front of fellow classmates during a break in class on Friday 30 October.
Carly, who studies BA Economics, achieved the best overall score for a Part 2 student in the academic year 2008-9. Presented with the award by the head of School, Professor Uma Kambhampati, Carly said 'When I found out I had won the Vodafone Prize for Best Part 2 Economics student it was a great surprise. It is wonderful to be recognised for my achievement and it reflects the hard work I have put in over the last year. It has really boosted my confidence and set the bar high for my final year!'
With such an excellent beginning to Part 3, the School wishes Carly all the best for the future.
Postgraduate masters scholarships awarded
22 October 2009
The School of Economics is delighted to announce that Dean's Scholarships have been awarded to 7 new postgraduate masters students.
The Scholarships, each worth 10% of the tuition fee, are awarded to students entering with a first-class honours, or the international equivalent, in their first degree, and studying for a postgraduate masters degree in Economics.
This year's winners are:
- Amir Darvishi
- Thu Le
- Sathida Songvutti
- Tunde Togay
- Max Ferreira Junqueira
The School would like to congratulate those receiving awards and to wish all its students a successful and enjoyable year ahead.
Conference paper explores the issue of hydrocarbon revenue in private sector growth
18 September 2009
Professor Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Dr Christian Nygaard presented their paper 'Oil, Credit Growth and State Owned Financial Intermediaries in Russia and Kazakhstan' at the conference '20 years of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe: Money, Banking and Financial Markets' in London on 17 September, 2009. The paper analyses the role of hydrocarbon revenue in private sector growth and attempts to triangulate this evidence with state accumulation and redirection of such revenues and recent state intervention in Russia and Kazakhstan following the financial crisis.
Link formed with the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies
15 September 2009
Professor Yelena Kalyuzhnova has been awarded the title of Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Through this appointment, the Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, part of the School of Economics, hopes to establish cooperative links with the Institute. 'There is a great synergy in the work of both institutions,' says Professor Kalyuzhnova, who will be working on issues connected with the economics of local content in CIS oil and gas industries.
Professor Kalyuzhnova to speak at Global Local Content Summit
20 August 2009
Professor Yelena Kalyuzhnova will be speaking at one of the oil and gas industry's most important events, the 5th Annual Global Local Content Summit, in September 2009.
Professor Kalyuzhnova will be presenting on the Middle East, Russia and the CIS. The summit will also welcome guests from the likes of Exxon Neftegas Ltd, the BG Group and PEDEC/National Iranian Oil Company.
Student achievement recognised at Graduation
4 July 2009
On 3 July 2009 the newest graduates of the School of Economics' undergraduate courses ascended the steps of the Great Hall at the London Road campus to receive their degree certificates. Recognising specific individual achievements, prizes were awarded to the top undergraduate students as follows:
- The Vodafone Prize for the Best Part 2 Student - Carly Smith
- The Vodafone Part 3 Prize for Outstanding Contribution - Ian Watkins
- The Deloitte Prize for Outstanding Achievement - Kate Gunn
- The John H Dunning Award for the Top Finalist 2008/09 - Daniel Simson
The School and all of our staff would like to thank each of our graduates and wish them every success in the future.
Second International Business Conference a success
6 April 2009
More than 100 delegates, including many of the world's leading International Business scholars, attended the Second Reading IB Conference on March 30 and 31, 2009.
New article investigating corporate charitable giving as a strategic role in business
2 April 2009
The School of Economics' Dr Stephen Pavelin and Dr Lynda Porter, along with Dr Stephen Brammer, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bath, have presented their research findings in a new article looking at the growing body of research suggesting that corporate charitable giving plays an important strategic role for many businesses.
The recession - is there a way out?
25 March 2009
The government wishes us to believe that we can 'spend our way out of recession' and return quickly to the 'good times' that have characterised twenty-first-century New Labour Britain. The School of Economics' Professor Mark Casson explores the issue.
Professor John Dunning OBE
30 January 2009
The University of Reading is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Professor John Dunning OBE, and we offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
Professor Dunning was widely known and extremely well respected by the University of Reading, receiving an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters in 2008. He was Emeritus Professor of International Business at the University and was the first head of the then Department of Economics upon its establishment in 1964.
He was the founder and leading light of the 'Reading School' of thought in the economics of international business and international investment, and was a consultant to the United Nations, the World Bank and numerous other governmental organisations. Henley Business School at the University of Reading, with its John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, is still the world's pre-eminent centre for international business research.
Professor Robert Pearce, a longstanding colleague and friend said, 'My first thought is that I knew John for 45 years and through all that time I never stopped learning from him. Not, of course, that John would ever dream of lecturing those of us who knew him and worked with him in a proscriptive or censorious way, he was much too generous and open-minded for that, but we did have the wonderful opportunity to learn valuable and important things from his example.
'I will miss John terribly, but I will continue to learn from him, because I will take his example with me always.'
New postgraduate masters course launched
24 January 2009
The School of Economics has launched a new postgraduate masters course open to students applying for entry in 2009 - MSc International Finance and Economic Development. The new course will assess the role played by finance in facilitating as well as blocking economic development, and explore the place of developing countries in the global economy.
Former President of Yell.com gives public lecture
23 January 2009
On 22 January 2009 Dr Eddie Cheng, Former President of Yell.com and Director of International Business gave a public lecture at the University's Whiteknights campus.
In his lecture, titled "From paper to electronics: a personal perspective on the evolution of marketing," Dr Cheng provided a key insight into his own career and the evolution of digital media and marketing over the past two decades.
Dr Cheng (BSc, PhD, DMS, DipM, FRSA) graduated from the University of Reading as a Biochemist, before going on to work for organisations including the Post Office, BT and Yell. During just under 25 years at Yell, formerly Yellow Pages, he led the development and management of Electronic Yellow Pages, Talking Pages and Yell.com – occupying the role of President of Yell.com for 10 years.
Yell is an international publisher of directory information. It operates in UK, USA, Spain, Peru, Chile and Argentina. In 2008, the group's revenue was £2.2bn.