New teaching resource uses economic history to provide critical thinking skills to students

Political conflict is high on the world news agenda with rising participation in protests against government policy and unethical practices. A new series of video resources for schools produced by Discover Economics, the Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH), and the CAGE Research Centre, show how data can help us understand the way significant […]
Kyle Richmond wins Economic History Society New Researcher Prize

Kyle Richmond (centre front, light blue shirt) has won the 2025 Economic History Society New Researcher Prize, awarded for the best paper presented by a new researcher at the Economic History Society Annual Conference 2025 in Glasgow this April. He won the prize for a paper entitled “Big Tobacco: Monopoly Power and Competition Policy in […]
Jane Humphries awarded Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Award

On February 27th 2025, CEPH presented the Alice Murrary Distinguished Scholar Award to Professor Jane Humphries (University of Oxford), who delivered a lecture titled “Caring About Care, the Economic History of Caring Labour” in the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Professor Humphries is Emeritus Professor of Economic History at Oxford University, a Fellow of All […]
Call for Papers (Online): CEPH Irish Research Initiative (CIRI) workshop

CEPH is delighted to announce its final call for papers as part of the CEPH Irish Research Initiative. The online workshop, which focuses on the theme of Irish Migration and Demography, will be held on 23 May 2025. This is an opportunity for researchers of Irish economic history and policy to present research in a […]