CHUDE
The Conference of Heads of University Departments of Economics (CHUDE) works to promote the research and teaching of economics in the UK. It was established by the Society in 1987 in collaboration with the Association of University Teachers of Economics.
CHUDE consists of heads of economics and related departments and units at UK universities and meets twice a year in April and November. There are currently around 100 members. A steering committee acts on behalf of the full conference between the main meetings.
The conference usually acts as the lead for the Society on providing feedback on consultations and is happy to consider items of academic interest to be circulated to its members.
2019 meetings
2 March 2019 - CHUDE Steering Group
15 April 2019 - Full CHUDE meeting
28 September 2019 - CHUDE Steering Group
26 October 2019 - Full CHUDE meeting
Steering Group members
Prof Jo Swaffield
Chair of CHUDE (Co-opted)
Jo is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics & Related Studies, University of York. Jo is a labour economist interested in low wages, working hours and in-work poverty. Her research has been funded by the ESRC, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Low Pay Commission. Jo is a member of the Home Office’s Migration Advisory Committee.
Dr. Marina della Giusta
CHUDE Deputy Chair
Marina is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Reading. Her publications are in the area of behavioural and labour economics, with particular focus on gender, stigma and social norms. Marina is actively promoting initiatives surrounding both the communication and teaching of economics and the advancement of women in the profession.
Prof Peter Neary
Immediate Past President
Peter Neary is a professor of economics at the University of Oxford and a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He was President of the Royal Economic Society in 2017-18. Peter also held the position of President at the European Economic Association in 2002 and President of the International Economics and Finance Society in 1999-2000.
Prof Denise Osborn
Secretary-General 2015-2020
Now Emeritus, Denise was employed at the University of Manchester for 38 years, 23 as professor, publishing more than 80 papers and one book, many with international collaborators. External roles include Sub-Panel Chair UK RAE2008, Deputy Panel Convenor Hong Kong RAE2014 and service for the Royal Economic Society, Economic and Social Research Council and Leverhulme Trust, among others.
Prof Giuseppe Fontana
University of Leeds
Giuseppe is professor of monetary economics at the University of Leeds (UK), associate professor at the University of Sannio (Italy), research associate at the Levy Economics Institute (USA), and the Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy (UK). He was a board director member of the Eastern Economic Association (USA) in 2011-2014, and President of the Association for Social Economics in 2017-2018.
Dr Vincent Rich
University of Westminster
Vincent is Head of the School of Organisations, Economy and Society, and is a former Head of the Department of Economics, at the University of Westminster. He is a Development Economist by training, but his teaching and research interests also encompass Natural Resource Economics, Applied Business Economics and Economics Education. He is an Assessor for the Government Economic Service.
Prof Chris Wallace
University of Manchester
Chris is the head of the economics department at the University of Manchester and was the associate editor of the Economic Journal between 2009 and 2015.
Prof Giulia Iori
City University London
Giulia is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at City, University of London. Her research, in the area of Financial Economics and Financial Mathematics, has been funded by the British Academy, the European Commission and the EPSRC. Giulia serves on the ESRC Grant Assessment Panels, is a member of the London Mathematical Society, and a Chartered Physicist.