Established in 2001, our Annual Public Lecture provides an opportunity for school students to watch internationally renowned economists present their research. Principally aimed at sixth form students, the APL has become an established part of the senior school calendar.
The 2025 Annual Public Lecture took place on Wednesday 19 November at Loughborough University and a recording is now available for those who were unable to attend in person.
The 2026 RES Annual Public Lecture will take place on 3 November 2026 at Kingston University and we are delighted to announce the lecture will be given by Dharshini David who is currently Deputy Economics Editor with BBC News.
Chaired by RES Past-President, Professor Sir Chris Pissarides, the Lecture will be given by Andrew Haldane CBE, CEO of the Royal Society of Arts and former Chief Economist of the Bank of England. Andy’s lecture is titled ‘Communicating about the economy’.
Synopsis: Communicating about the economy has never been more important for shaping its animal spirits, narratives and behaviours. How do we do so in a way that improves the workings of the economy and the well-being of its citizens?
Programme:
10.15-10.30: School groups arrive at the University
10.30-11.00: Welcome from Loughborough University and housekeeping
11.00-12.00: Fringe event
12.00-12.10: Comfort break
12.10-13.10: Fringe event two
13.10-13.50: Lunch (provided by the University)
14.00-15.30: RES Annual Public Lecture with Andy Haldane
(The live stream link will be sent to those who have signed up to watch the event virtually)
15.30: School groups depart.
Andrew Haldane is the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He was formerly Chief Economist at the Bank of England and a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee. He was the Permanent Secretary for Levelling Up at the Cabinet Office from September 2021 to March 2022. Andrew is Founder and President of the charity Pro Bono Economics, Vice-Chair of the charity National Numeracy and Chair of the National Numeracy Leadership Council. He is contributing editor at the Financial Times and Chief Economic Advisor at PwC. Among other positions, he is Honorary Professor at the Universities of Nottingham, Manchester and Exeter, Visiting Professor at King’s College, London and a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Academy of Social Sciences. He has published over 150 academic articles and four books.
RES President 2024-25
Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides FBA is a Cypriot economist. He is the School Professor of Economics & Political Science and Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus. His research focuses on topics of macroeconomics, notably labour, economic growth, and economic policy. In 2010, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, jointly with Peter A. Diamond and Dale Mortensen, for the analysis of markets with theory of search frictions.
