During term time the department organizes weekly seminars featuring external speakers, as well as weekly internal workshops for staff members.In addition, the department hosts the Royal Economic Society Easter School, for advanced PhD students and new academics. This prestigious event has been held at the University of Birmingham since its inception in 1991 recently renewed to 2013 and is funded by the ESRC. http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/events/index3.aspx?EventsListingOrig_SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk