School of Economics

Collaborative provision

We are part of the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE) and the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE).

The School of Economics collaborates with external partners in two broad areas: postgraduate provision through the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE) and research pooling through the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE).

Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics

The School offers two kinds of postgraduate programme: a one-year taught MSc in Economics / Economics (Finance) / Economics (Econometrics) and a three-year PhD in Economics.

Together these are part of the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE) which is owned by the eight Economics departments of the pre-1992 Scottish Universities.

The SGPE has been providing postgraduate training through multi-institutional collaboration for over 20 years. It is frequently held up as an example of good practice by the ESRC and has formed the basis for several regional collaborations elsewhere in the UK.

It has been recognised as the named training pathway in Economics within the Scottish Doctoral Training Centre and formed the basis of goodwill and co-operation amongst diverse institutions that has led to parallel developments such as the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE).

Further information about the SGPE is available from their website.

Scottish Institute for Research in Economics

The Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) is the outcome of a substantial investment in Economics Research in Scotland by the Scottish Funding Council and ten participating universities.

It builds on the distinguished tradition of Economics in Scotland, with eminent contributions from, among others, Adam Smith and David Hume, and the more recent history of successful collaboration in the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics, founded in 1989.

SIRE pools key areas of strength within the Scottish Economics research base in three thematic programmes:

  • Behaviour, Incentives and Contracts
  • Work and Well-being
  • Macroeconomics, Financial Linkages and the Regions

Further information about SIRE is available from their website.

 

Details about the University’s collaborative agreements and arrangements, and guidelines for developing collaborative provision, are available from the Governance and Strategic Planning website.

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