The Photo Competition
During Welcome Week, when students are taking part in various activities, they are further tasked to submit a photo on a theme chosen by a member of faculty.
This year’s theme was the History of Economics in London, and the winner was Maximilian Rudloff (MSc Economic History), for his atmospheric image of homelessness in London. You can view the winning image, learn more about the competition, and see the work of previous winners here:
The Investment Competition
One of the ideas we are keenest on in the department is that economic history can help you think better about economies today. The investment competition is an attempt to help our current students prove this. In a change to the previous format, this year five teams battled it out over a weekend to build an investment plan using their economic history skills combined with their economic and financial abilities to persuade a panel of hardened city professionals to part with their money.
The winner was Group 5 with their recommendation to buy gold. In second place was Group 2 with their presentation on Nigerian FinTech and, in third place, was Group one with a proposal on Chargepoint.
We were grateful to have alumni acting as judges for the competition and helping the participants understand how to engage with people working in finance. This year’s judges were Christian Dinesen, a director and founder of the independent management consultancy Dinesen Associates Ltd; Steve Mobbs, a founder partner of Oxford Asset Management; and Simon MacAdam, the senior global economist at Capital Economics. If you would be interested in helping out next year, let us know.
You can find out more about the Investment Competition, and read the winning proposals here.