Past Events

Placement & Graduate Career Fair

On March 15th, we proudly hosted our very own Placement and Graduate Careers Fair - an event designed by students, for students.

This careers fair provided a unique platform where students could explore a multitude of graduate and placement opportunities from a wide range of companies. Directly from their peers, students got an engaging, informative environment where they could network, learn, and lay the groundwork for their future.

Charity Week 2023

In week 9 we held our first charity week, consisting of our annual winter charity ball and charity football match.

Thank you to Lancaster House Hotel for hosting the event and all the effort put into it, everyone had a great time!

Our second event was the charity football match against County College. Despite the rainy weather everyone gave 100% and was a great success. Thank you to everyone who organised and took part in the event.

Combining these two events, we have raised £506 to donate to Turn2us which we are very proud of.

Photos can be found in the Gallery

Movember 2023

This year, the economics society took part in Movember, we even got some lecturers and tutors involved!

For Movember, men around the world grow a moustache to all to raise awareness and funds for men's health - specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.

As the 1st of December came to a close, the Economics society said goodbye to their moustaches. We smashed our target of £100 by raising £200. Thank you to everyone who took part!

LinkedIn Webinar

LU Econ Soc hosted a webinar on how to set up and use LinkedIn. The event was delivered by Matthew Howard, Lancaster University's Undergraduate Careers Manager. Following the event, we offered free headshots members LinkedIn profiles.

We focussed on:

Developing a professional online profile to complement your CV
Searching for organisations to target by your location of preference, or industry sector
Researching different types of jobs and career paths
LinkedIn Jobs, Interviewer, Salary & other useful tools to boost your job search
Connecting with alumni around the globe for insight and guidance
Connecting professionally with fellow LinkedIn members

Quizness at the Front, Party at the Back

As a welcome back to Lancaster, LU Econ Soc hosted "Quizness at the Front, Party at the Back" at Vibe, with prizes won by the highest scoring teams.

Keep a look out on our Gallery for pictures.

Meet the Society

After Freshers week, we held our first society meeting, where freshers got to meet each other as well as members of the Exec team.

Pandemics & Inequality Webinar

An academic event during welcome week, hosted by Spyridon Lazarakis, who has done extensive work in this field, collecting data from past pandemics and evaluating how they affect health and income inequality.

Charity Ball

We held our inaugural Charity Ball in aid of PAPYRUS at the Kings Arms Hotel. It was a fantastic event, that we hope continues for many years to come. Thank you to every one who came and supported PAPYRUS!

Photos can be found in the Gallery

'Nail That Assessment Centre'

LUMS Financial Careers Coach and ex investment banker, Paul McCormick ran the society through the 10 proven steps to make our members winners at an assessment centre.

Please find the slides and other documents from the talk below:

Gary Jordan: NASA Public Affairs Officer

NASA Public Affairs Officer, Gary Jordan talked us through his journey to his position at NASA, from his eduction at Penn State University to internships.

Please find the recording of the talk here.

Keith MacDougall: BBC Senior Broadcast Journalist

BBC Senior Broadcast Journalist, Keith MacDougall gave us his insight on journalism today and his role at the BBC.