🥳 Delighted to say that we've risen 8 places in the 2027 Guardian University Guide! www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

The Guardian University Guide 2027 – the rankings

Find a course at one of the top universities in the country

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📈 We have some spaces for our Economics courses starting September 2027 ☎️ Our Clearing hotline is open now - 0800 0483 334 We offer courses in Economics, Business Economics, and Financial Economics

🥳 Congratulations to all of our students who graduated today! 🎓 You've all worked exceptionally hard and should be very proud of yourselves 👩‍🎓 Be sure to stay in touch and let us know how you are getting on!

🌞 We've been in sunny Newcastle for the Royal Economic Society 2026 Conference! 🗣️ Kingston University sponsored the keynote talk by John Van Reenan, introduced by our very own Michela Vecchi and with a Q&A chaired by Kingston Economics alum and our Employability Advisory Board member Frances Haque

📚 Have a look at some of the latest publications from Kingston Economics staff! 👇 Jalal Siddiki (with Zilong Wang) "House Prices and Bank Lending to SMEs: Evidence From UK Local Authorities" doi.org/10.1111/jors...

House Prices and Bank Lending to SMEs: Evidence From UK Local Authorities

Using panel data for 304 local authorities in the UK from 2014 to 2021, we empirically examine three issues: (a) how booms in house prices affect bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (S...

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We're sponsoring this lecture at the Royal Economic Society 2026 Conference, with a response from Kingston alum Frances Haque 👇

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Bookings are open for the RES Annual Conference 2026! Make sure to secure your place by 22 May for Early Bird rates. On 8 July, hear Prof @johnvanreenen.bsky.social deliver the closing lecture, sponsored by @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social. Register & learn more: bit.ly/4s1RxMM #EconSky

🎉 CALLING ALL KU ECONOMICS STUDENTS! 🥳 Join us for the LSBS Summer Boat Party 2026! 🍸 Tickets include a drink on arrival 🕖 7-10pm on Thursday 21 May ⚓ Turks Pier Kingston, KT1 1PL 👗 Dress to impress but most importantly feel confident and comfortable! 🎟️ Booking closes 23:30 15 May 2026

😎 It's a beautiful day here in south-west London and we are very much looking forward to welcoming potential students to our Offer Holder Experience Day!

🗣️ Kingston's Jalal Siddiki has a new article in 'The Policy Edge': "Why Electricity Prices in India Are Becoming More Volatile" www.policyedge.in/p/why-electr...

Why Electricity Prices in India Are Becoming More Volatile - The Policy Edge

Coal dependence and global energy shocks are amplifying volatility in India’s wholesale electricity markets

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🎓 Kingston are offering up to 15 new PhD studentships, including targeted awards for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students and for Kingston alumni 📅 Deadline for applying is 4 March 2026 More details and FAQs here: www.kingston.ac.uk/research/res...

PhD Studentships

Kingston University's PhD Studentships competition offers research studentships to students whose expertise matches the University's areas of research.

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Kingston Economics' own Rex McKenzie (@idemamba.bsky.social) has a new post on artificial intelligence and assessment 👇

Wonkhe@wonkhe.bsky.social · 8mo ago

NEW on Wonkhe: For Rex McKenzie, higher education assessment has always privileged certain discourses – but the rise of artificial intelligence means that this can no longer hold buff.ly/hjiK3t0

River Thames near the Kingston University campus looking especially beautiful this morning

🚨 Only one week left to apply for undergraduate courses via UCAS! 🚨 📅 Deadline is 18:00 next Wednesday (14 January) 🎓 Start 2026 in the best way possible and apply to study Economics, Business Economics, or Financial Economics with us! 💻 Details of our courses: www.kingston.ac.uk/study/underg...

Economics BSc (Hons)

Gain the skills to analyse and resolve complex economic issues with the Economics BSc (Hons) course and Bloomberg Trading Room at Kingston University.

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🎓 Applications for PhD studentships at Kingston are now open! 📅 Deadline is 4 March 💻 See here for further information and details and information on how to apply: www.kingston.ac.uk/research/res...

PhD Studentships

Kingston University's PhD Studentships competition offers research studentships to students whose expertise matches the University's areas of research.

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🗣️ New article from KU Economics' Dr Chris Stewart: "Investigating the impact of tourism market diversification on the shadow economy in OECD and non-OECD countries" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Investigating the impact of tourism market diversification on the shadow economy in OECD and non-OECD countries

The primary aim of this study is to examine the effects of tourism market diversification on the shadow economy. Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQREG) approach has been used in the analysi...

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📕 New out in the Journal of Australian Political Economy: "Problems of Pluralism: Some Comments on 50 Years of Australian Political Economy and its Prospects" by Prof Bill Dunn of Kingston Economics www.ppesydney.net/jape-issues/...

Issue 95 (Winter 2025) - 50 Years of Political Economy in Australia - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)

SPECIAL ISSUE – 50 YEARS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY IN AUSTRALIA Complete issue JAPE95 complete Contents The Editors: Editorial Voices of Former Students of Political Economy: Anthony Albanese; Thalia Antho...

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I forget how long I have been working on this, I started it during lockdown and have worked on it sporadically over the summers since then. Transformative Economics Education: Decolonising Economics Through a Multidimensional Approach osf.io/4sp8y/

Transformative Economics Education: Decolonising Economics Through a Multidimensional Approach

This paper presents a comprehensive framework for decolonising economics education by synthesising Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy with Pan-African thought. Using Kingston University's EC4002 module ...

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Delighted to say that we at Kingston will be hosting the RES Annual Public Lecture in 2026! 🥳 See you there! 👋

Royal Economic Society@resmedia.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Yesterday we welcomed over 250 A-level stage students to the 2025 RES Annual Public Lecture, hosted by Loughborough University. We were pleased to hear from Andrew Haldane, who delivered this year's lecture and spoke to students about communicating about the economy. Catch up here: bit.ly/3KeZCxN

📅 Our next Open Day is on Saturday 4 October - come and hear about studying Economics, Business Economics, or Financial Economics and visit our beautiful and newly refurbished campus! www.kingston.ac.uk/about/events...

Undergraduate Open Days 2025

There's no better way to find out if Kingston University is the place for you than by getting to know us at our Open Days. Come and meet us and take a look around.

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👋 A warm welcome to all new and returning students at the start of the 2025/26 year! 📚 We look forward to working with you over the next year!

🗣️ New article from KU Economics' Jalal Siddiki: "Climate crisis, war and pandemic: How weather and global events have shaped UK electricity demand" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Climate crisis, war and pandemic: How weather and global events have shaped UK electricity demand

The present study, using high-frequency hourly data from 2009 to 2023, investigates the impacts of weather conditions, carbon prices, COVID-19 pandemi…

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🎉 Congratulations to all of our final-year students who graduated yesterday! 🎓 We wish you the best of luck for the future! www.kingston.ac.uk/about/news/t...

Thousands of graduates and a host of influential figures to have achievements celebrated during Kingston University ceremonies

The latest cohort of Kingston University graduates will toast their achievements in front of proud family, friends, academic staff and special guests – with more than 3,000 set to cross the stage duri...

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🌧️ Weather not looking quite so good tomorrow - so instead of going to the park, come in to our award-winning Town House building and hear about studying Economics at Kingston at our open day!

🗣️ A new article from KU Economics' own Jalal Siddiki: "Homeownership in the UK: The role of wealth inequality and family life cycles" 💻 Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Homeownership in the UK: The role of wealth inequality and family life cycles

Homeownership is a valuable social institution, yet there is limited research on how wealth inequality and family life cycles influence the homeowners…

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👋 Come and visit us! Our next open day is this Saturday (5 July) 🏫 The Economics talk is 11am-12pm but we'll have a drop-in hub in the award-winning Town House building 10am-2pm, so come and have a chat! Details and registration here 👇 www.kingston.ac.uk/about/events...

Undergraduate Open Days 2025

There's no better way to find out if Kingston University is the place for you than by getting to know us at our Open Days. Come and meet us and take a look around.

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🏆 Kingston University has been nominated for 5️⃣ awards at the @unialliance.bsky.social awards, including a Teaching Innovation Award nomination for our Future Skills team! www.kingston.ac.uk/about/news/k...

Kingston University shortlisted for five University Alliance Awards

The team behind the delivery of Kingston University’s Future Skills programme has been shortlisted for a major award. They are among five individuals and teams from Kingston University shortlisted in ...

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🥳 Congratulations to all of our final-year students receiving their degree results today! We're really proud of you! 🙌 🎓 See you at the graduation ceremony next month - details here 👇 www.kingston.ac.uk/study/gradua...

Graduation ceremonies

There can be a lot to consider when it comes to preparing for your graduation day. Here’s everything you need to know about graduating from Kingston University.

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🎓 Looking forward to welcoming prospective students to our open day today! If you're coming along, you can find the schedule below - the Economics talk is 3-4pm! www.kingston.ac.uk/study/open-d...

Open Day Programme: Penrhyn Road campus, Wednesday 4 June 2025

Discover the programme for our Open Day at Penrhyn Road campus - Wednesday 4 June 2025.

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Looking forward to meeting our applicants for 2025 study at our next Offer Holder Experience Day next week! 😊 If you've been sent an invitation, make sure you've registered!

📖 New article from Kingston's Javier Ortega in the Journal of Theoretical Politics: "Political correctness and elite prestige" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Political correctness and elite prestige* - Esther Hauk, Javier Ortega, 2025

Consider a society where the prestige of orthodox views is linked to the prestige of the elite. Heterodox individuals are less likely to express their views if ...

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