Our Economic Futures Summer Placement Programme is our marquee offering and gives students the opportunity to complete a 6-8 week placements at organisations conducting applied economic analysis across Scotland. 

Our placements run over the summer, offering a competitive salary and giving students the opportunity to gain real world experience as an applied economist. 

Economics Futures aims to improve economics capacity on behalf of all higher education institutions in Scotland. We invite interested parties to get in touch at economicfutures-placements@strath.ac.uk to discuss how we can work together.

Our Partner Institutions

Our partner institutions offer support to the project including, hosting events, offering student work opportunities, supporting training events and promoting our activities.