Registration 

2026 (January to December) membership of the Scottish Economic Society is a requirement for presenting at the conference. 

Members will receive renewal notices to renew their membership for 2026. 

If you are not a member of the Scottish Economic Society then you can either join - click here for details 

or:  

Non-members can register at the non-member rate and the fee will include membership for 2026.

Registration fees include attendance at the 2 1/2 day conference (all sessions) including refreshments and light lunch; the welcome reception; and attendance at the Sir Alec Cairncross Memorial dinner. They do not include accommodation.

Fees

*Those registering at the Student rate will be asked to upload evidence of their student status in the form or an official supportive letter from the institution, signed by the head of the department, or a valid status ID card.

Guest tickets for the gala dinner can be purchased for £75, subject to availability.

Please note:

Presenters must register by the early deadline of Monday 15 January 2026. Any papers that do not have a corresponding registration by 16 January will have their paper withdrawn.

SGPE PhD students and Scottish Economic Society Membership
All PhD students enrolled in the Scottish Doctoral Programme in Economics are members of the Scottish Economics Society. Before you register as a student member though, please check that you are enrolled in the programme.

PhD students at any of the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics institutions (SGPE) can apply for affiliation, which provides a range of benefits including free SES membership.

In order to be granted full affiliation, students need to meet certain academic requirements. To find more information and apply for affiliation please follow this link. Please note: if you do apply for affiliation it will not apply until the following year so you will still need to register as a non-member for this year's conference. 

Registration will open on 4 November 2025