Department of Land Economy

About the Department of Land Economy

“The Department of Land Economy is a leading international centre, providing a full programme of taught courses within an intensive, research-oriented environment. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework assessment, 67% of the Department's research work was described as "World Leading" and a further 31% as "Internationally Excellent", making it the top Department in the field in the UK in the Times Higher Education...

Undergraduate Study

A full, three year honours degree programme (known as the Tripos) leads to the award of a Cambridge first degree (the BA). The main disciplines are law and economics, but with options in aspects of the environment, business finance and resource management. There are approximately 40 first year students each year. The degree leads to many career opportunities.

Postgraduate Study

There are a number of postgraduate courses offered by the Department of Land Economy, including MPhil taught and research programmes in Environmental Policy, in Real Estate Finance, in Planning Growth and Regeneration and in Land Economy Research. The Department also offers a full PhD programme, as well as a Masters in Real Estate (MSt) 2 year, part-time course.

Research Groups

Latest news

Congratulations to everyone in Land Economy!

14 June 2022

Last week we were awarded the University’s Sustainability Challenge Green Impact platinum status for the third year in a row. The student auditors’ feedback was positive as always but has also given us some interesting and important challenges going forward, they said: “ Land Economy has a strong track record in...

Land Economy's research comes out ahead in REF 2021

11 May 2022

Land Economy has come out on top in the latest Research Excellence Framework, according to the Times Higher Education 's rankings 67% of the work in the Land Economy's joint submission with Architecture was rated as 'world leading', the best in the country in the relevant field and ahead of the Cambridge average of 62%...

Professor Laura Diaz Anadon is appointed to new European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change

29 March 2022

The members of the new European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change have been designated today, making the new independent advisory body ready to provide the European Union (EU) with scientific knowledge, expertise and advice relating to climate change. The Advisory Board’s work will underpin the EU’s climate...

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