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Online Diploma in International Trade Policy

Our new online course is designed to help you understand how government policy, geopolitics, business, and technology impact international trade and learn how to apply conceptual and analytical tools to analyse trade policy.

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Bits by bytes: digitalisation and the reshaping of trade policy

What is the relationship between trade and the digital economy?

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UK trade policy needs a coherent approach to address inclusivity

An examination of how UK trade policy impacts two dimensions of inclusivity: employment and gender.

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Do trade deficits matter?

A discussion about trade deficits and what countries should do if they import more than export.

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Online Diploma in International Trade Policy - introductory webinar

Join us at 11am on the 27th May to meet the tutors and learn more about the course.

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How can we navigate trade uncertainty?

Several trade experts share their thoughts on navigating trade uncertainty at the 2026 UK Trade Policy Forum.

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Nottingham International Trade Summer School

To be held in Nottingham, 29 June - 4 July 2026.

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Trade policy animations

Our animated videos help to explain trade policy concepts and their effects.

Latest animation - Trump’s Trade Announcements: A Closer Look

International Trade and UK Economic Growth

The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy is the first Centre dedicated to trade policy to be funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Centre is built on the precept that trade policy should be inclusive in both policy formulation and outcome.

Our aim is to build permanent capacity by developing a community of scholars and practitioners with the knowledge, skills and mutual understanding to develop robust trade policy in a changing world.

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