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.
2022 meetings
CHUDE Steering Group - Friday 18 March 2022, 10am - noon via Zoom & at Westminster, London
CHUDE Full Meeting - Friday 22 April 2022, 10.30am - 12.30pm via Zoom with a CHUDE sponsored session from 1.30pm - 3pm via Zoom
CHUDE Steering Group - Friday 23 September 2022, 10.30am - 12.30pm via Zoom
CHUDE Full Meeting - Friday 21 October 2022, 10.30am - 12.30pm via Zoom with a CHUDE sponsored session from 1.30pm - 3pm
Steering Group members
Dr Emiliya Lazarova
Chair of CHUDE
Emiliya Lazarova is the Head of School of Economics and Associate Professor in Economics at UEA. Emiliya's main research contribution is in coalition formation and matching theory and she pursues a wider agenda in applied theory. Emiliya is a member of the Royal Economic Society Schools Outreach Sub-Committee. Emiliya is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Prof Tim Besley
Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science and Sir W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). From September 2006 to August 2009, he served as an external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee and is now a member of the National Infrastructure Commission.
He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the British Academy, and the European Economics Association as well as a foreign honorary member of the American Economic Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has been President of the European Economic Association, the International Economic Association and the Econometric Society. He was a 2005 winner of the Yrjö Jahnsson Award of the European Economic Association. He is President-elect of the Royal Economic Society.
Prof Almudena Sevilla
Chair of Women's Committee (co-opted) | University College London
Almudena Sevilla is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at UCL. She holds a £2M ERC Consolidator grant to study the effect of parental time investments and children's human capital accumulation. Almudena obtained a PhD in Economics from Brown University (USA), and previously worked at QMUL, University of Oxford, Essex University, and the US Congressional Budget Office.
Prof Denise Osborn
Secretary-General 2015-2022
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 Alvin Birdi
University of Bristol
Alvin Birdi is Professor of Economics Education in the Economics Department of the School of Economics, Finance and Management, University of Bristol.
Prof Denise Hawkes
Chair Education & Training Committee | Anglia Ruskin University
Denise is Professor of Education Economics and the Head of School of Economics, Finance and Law at Anglia Ruskin University. Denise is an applied education economist and truly multi-disciplinary, applying econometric techniques to topics from higher education transitions, equality, diversity and inclusion in higher education and the value of doctoral education.
Prof Chris Wallace
Council member (until 2022)
Chris is Head of the Economics department at the University of Manchester and was the associate editor of the Economic Journal between 2009 and 2015.
Dr Emanuela Lotti
University of Southampton
Emanuela Lotti is a Principal Teaching Fellow and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Southampton. Her research interests are in Education Economics, Labour Mobility and Development. Emanuela is also an HEA Senior Fellow.
Mohamed Omar
GES Representative
Mohamed is a Civil Servant currently leading marketing, outreach and communications projects for the Government Economic Service. Mohamed has extensive experience within the education section leading activations of multi-channel and large budget campaigns. Mohamed has recently overhauled the GES’s new outreach strategy, identifying RES and Discover Economics as key partners.
Stefania Paredes Fuentes
Diversity Champion
Stefania Paredes Fuentes is Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Warwick. Stefania is interested in Economics Education and works on on increasing diversity in Economics. She has been involved in various outreach and widening participation initiatives. Stefania is also Senior Associate and member of the Executive Board of the Economics Network and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Dr Peter Postl
University of Bath
Peter is Head of Department of Economics at the University of Bath, having taken on the role in August 2017 after serving as Deputy Head of Department from 2014-16. His main research interest is in mechanism design (procurement procedures, auctions, etc.) with a special emphasis on mechanisms without money/transferable utility (such as arbitration procedures, voting rules and matching mechanisms). Peter obtained his PhD in Economics from University College London (UCL).