Department of Economics

Reflections on a year of placement. Recently I finished my yearlong work placement at Alcentra. It has been a whirlwind 12 months and I have learned so much. As my time as both a placement student and a student blogger...

A – Alcentra. The obvious place to start this list. Alcentra is an Asset manager in the fixed income space with 4 different investment strategies: Direct Lending, Liquid Credit, Structured Credit and Special Situations. B – Bonds. As a fixed...

Hi! I'm Laura, a 3rd year Economics student at the University of Bath. This is a vlog showing a typical day in the life as an exchange student at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. At Yonsei University the classes...

Hello and welcome back to my blog. My name is Chris, and I am currently doing a 12-month work placement at Alcentra in London as part of my Economics course. Something that I think is worth discussing is all of...

Hello and welcome back to my blog – it’s been a couple of months since my last post and today I’d like to take you through a normal day in my life on Placement – from when I wake up...

My day in South Korea was packed with exciting activities and delicious food. It started with a visit to the Sunnye Dog Café in Hongdae, a charming place where you can enjoy the company of adorable dogs. With half the...

Hi, my name is Chris, and welcome to the first entry to my blog. In May I concluded the second year of my Economics degree and now I’m out in the real world, doing a year-long work placement. I am...

I am Laura Murray, I am in my third year and I am currently undertaking my study year abroad placement in South Korea at Yonsei University. Studying abroad was a major consideration when choosing my university, so I had high...

This summer, twenty students from the University of Bath's Faculty of Humanties & Social Sciences have been given the unique opportunity to undertake courses from the One Young World Academy. This is an innovative learning experience developed by One Young...

I have recently completed my first semester of MRes International Development at the University of Bath (UoB), and would love to share my initial experience of studying at this prestigious institution, and what it means to be returning to academia...