Discover Economics has been awarded funding by the Academy of Social Sciences and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of their second round of grant funding to support EDI projects and initiatives.
Discover Economics is a Royal Economic Society campaign to increase diversity in economics. The campaign targets 15-17 year olds – young people who are making choices about what post-16 qualifications to take and what subjects to study at university.
Sam McLoughlin, Senior Campaign Manager for Discover Economics at RES, said: “Discover Economics is delighted to receive funding to deliver much needed outreach activities to young people in underrepresented locations with the aim of increasing diversity in economics.”
The funding was awarded to seven EDI projects, the British Academy of Management, the British Association for Applied Linguistics and UK Association for Language Testing and Assessment (joint bid), the British International Studies Association, the Development Studies Association, the Royal Economics Society’s Discover Economics programme, the Royal Statistical Society and the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies. Read more here.