Events

Annual Events

UK Trade Policy Forum

The UK Trade Policy Forum is an annual one-day event that brings together the UK’s trade policy community to discuss all things trade and trade policy. It provides a unique place to explore the determinants, trade-offs and direction of various policy positions, different stakeholders’ policy concerns, and to learn about the latest academic thinking on key issues.

Date: Early 2026 (TBC)

UK Trade Policy Forum 2025

Academic Conference

Our annual Academic Conference provides a platform for all trade policy researchers - from a variety of different disciplines and areas of interest - to come together to present, discuss and learn about the latest thinking on trade and trade policy. It will be held in various locations across the UK.

The 2025 Academic Conference took place on 30th April and 1st May in Glasgow.

Conference 2025 Details and Programme

UK-EU reset and how the UK might achieve ‘good growth’

Join the Campaign for Social Science, the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, the University of Sussex, and UK in a Changing Europe for a dynamic panel discussion reflecting on key challenges and opportunities for UK trade policy, focusing in particular on how it influences UK economic growth and productivity.

Speakers:

  • Sasha Roseneil FAcSS, VC, University of Sussex
  • Anand Menon (Chair), Director, UK in a Changing Europe and Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, Kings College London
  • Meredith Crowley, Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge
  • Emily Lydgate, Co-Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory and Professor of Environmental Law, University of Sussex
  • Michael Gasiorek, Director of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, Co-Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory, and Professor of Economics, University of Sussex

Date and time:

West Dean, Dilke House, 1 Malet St, London, WC1E 7JN on Thursday 5 June 2025, 2-4pm BST

Register for the panel event

Nottingham International Trade Summer School 2025

Join the Nottingham International Trade Summer School, a uniquely designed opportunity for PhD students and Postdocs working in international trade and related topics. This immersive program co-organised by the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy offers a chance to deepen your understanding of international trade.

Gain invaluable insights from experts like Arnaud Costinot (MIT) and Andrés Rodriguez-Clare (Berkeley, Nottingham), and enhance your academic journey with the opportunity to present research, network with peers, and attend a leading workshop in the field.

Date: 30th June - 5th July 2025

Click the link below for details and registration

Nottingham International Trade Summer School

IP Rights, Technology, and International Trade Research Workshop

- Call for Papers -

Workshop Date: 26th June 2025
Submission Deadline: 14th April 2025
Location: University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Keynote Speaker: James Bessen, Boston University

This Workshop will bring together economists working at the intersection of innovation, technology, competition, international trade, and related areas. We seek to create a welcoming environment where participants can receive valuable feedback and build a community around their research interests.

This edition is hosted by University of Nottingham. The workshop will last one day, and presentations will be followed by a Q&A (30 minutes in total). Submissions from researchers at an early stage in their careers are particularly encouraged.

Funding: The workshop is supported by the host universities, University of Sussex and University of Nottingham, Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) and Nottingham Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP), Competition and Markets authority and a grant from British Academy. Conference funding allows us to cover accommodation for speakers, but all participants are expected to cover their own travel costs. If this is not possible, please let us know. Breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch, and dinner will be offered to all participants.

Submissions: Authors are invited to send a draft of their paper to the organisers by 14th April 2025.

Organisers:
Richard Kneller (University of Nottingham): richard.kneller@nottingham.ac.uk
Ioannis Papadakis (Competition and Markets Authority): yannis.papadakis@cma.gov.uk

CITP Webinar Series

Our series of online webinars provides insights from leading thinkers in trade and trade policy on topical issues.

Upcoming Webinars

Our next webinar will be in the autumn.

Webinar Recordings