The department has roughly twenty full time academic members, as well as a number of research fellows and assistants. The Department of Economics is also home to the Scottish Experimental Economics Laboratory (SEEL), the Centre for European Labour Market Research (CELMR), and the Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance (ACREEF).
Scottish Experimental Economics Library
Centre for European Labour Market Research
Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance
Research Strengths
The Economics Department has an established tradition of research in applied economics, particularly in the areas of labour economics, the economics of health and wellbeing, experimental economics and energy economics. There is also important research activity in macroeconomics, microeconomics, economics of finance, agricultural economics, international economics, urban/regional economics and environmental economics.
There are especially strong links between the Economics Department and the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU), one of the leading centres in health economics in Europe.
Health Economics Research Unit
Entry Requirements
Information on the degree programmes, funding opportunities and staff research interests
Applicants should have prior training in appropriate research methods at the postgraduate level. Applicants must provide a detailed research proposal and two academic references from their most recent academic institution.
Alternatively, please contact our Postgraduate Admissions and request an application package.
Students Admissions Service can be contacted at sras@abdn.ac.uk
Funding Available
Postgraduate research funding database
Further Information & Application Procedure
Further information is available at How to Apply
Postgraduate Research in Economics at the University of Aberdeen