Prof. Iván Tartaruga Researcher and professor of Economic Geography (Innovation and Sustainable Territorial Development) Centre of Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT), University of Porto, Portugal https://cegot.pt/en/members/ivan-gerardo-peyre-tartaruga Professor/supervisor at: PhD course in Geography, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto, Portugal Master in Cities Challenges, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of […]
Dr Jean-Paul Addie Georgia State University Associate Editor, Regional Studies, Regional Science Co-Director (with Michael Glass and Jen Nelles) of the RSA Research Network on Infrastructural Regionalism (NOIR), 2019-2027. NOIR is a community of scholars working at the intersection of infrastructure and regional studies to foster innovative, interdisciplinary, and multi-scalar knowledge of how regional space […]
Prof. Alejandra Trejo Nieto Centre for Demographic, Urban and Environmental studies, El Colegio de Mexico. RSA Ambassador to Mexico Chair of the RSA Latin America Division. 2023 RSA Distinguished Service Awards 2023 RSA Best Original Blog, “The Regional Dimension of Inequality in Latin America and Mexico” 2021 RSA Global Conference Bursary Winner, Beijing. China. To present […]
Ray Hudson, PhD DSc DLitt FBA FAcSS MAE Emeritus Professor of Geography Durham University, UK 2014 Sir Peter Hall award 2016 RSA Best Book Award: Approaches to Economic Geography: Towards a Geographical Political Economy, Routledge.
Dr Mariachiara Barzotto University of Bath, UK 2022 Regional Studies Best Referee Award 2017 RSA Policy Expo Grant Awardee Research project: Smart Specialisation and Industry 4.0: Upgrading regional capabilities for a balanced industrial development and growth through networks
Professor Simona Iammarino Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), L’Aquila, Italy and London School of Economics (LSE), UK Member of the RSA Board and Executive group, and Chair of the RSA Journal Committee (2020-2025); Member of the RSA Journal Committee (2017-2025) RSA Research Committee (2017-2021) Co-editor of Regional Studies (2008-2013) Member of the International Editorial Advisory […]
Dr. Bradley Loewen Associate Professor in STS and Sustainability Transitions Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Robert Hassink, Professor of Economic Geography Dept. of Geography, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany https://www.wigeo.uni-kiel.de/en/People/robert-hassink Visiting Professor at CURDS, Newcastle University, UK https://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/contact-us/people/visiting/profile/roberthassink.html International Editorial Advisory Board Member of Regional Studies (since 2022) International Ediorial Advisory Board of Regional Studies, Regional Science (since 2014) Guest editor of Special Issue/Collection in Regional Studies Emerging Industries: Institutions, […]
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, and Head, Sustainability Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA 2015 RSA Travel Grant Recipient Contributor to Regional Studies
Marco Bellandi University of Florence, Italy 2021 Regional Studies Best Referee Award Local Coordinator 2024 RSA Annual Conference, Florence.
Dr Felicia Fai Associate Professor Director of the Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS) School of Management, University of Bath, UK E mail: F.M.Fai@bath.ac.uk My research interests include the organisational actors, industrial clusters, regional innovation systems and industrial strategy, predominantly through an evolutionary economics lens. For my research profile visit https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/felicia-fai/ 2017 RSA […]
dr. József Benedek Faculty of Geography, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and Budapest Metropolitan University, Hungary RSA Ambassador to Romania
Marjan Nikolov Center for Economic Analyses, North Macedonia Latest work: Nikolov, M.; Petrovska, A.M.; Mitevski, I. Challenges and opportunities for a just green transition in North Macedonia. Eur. XXI 2026, https://doi.org/10.7163/eu21.2025.49.1.
Marcello Graziano SUNY at Binghamton, USA
Lavanya Gupta Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India RSA Blog Editor Edgenet Research Network volunteer (LinkedIn Co-Management) RSA India Networks volunteer
Eduardo Medeiros Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal 2023 MeRSA Grant awardee Research project: Effective Project Appraisal and Regional Development My research interests are EU Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion, Impact Assessment, Cooperation, Development and Planning, and Sustainable Development. I am a member of the European Commission Cohesion for Transitions Academic Sound Board.
Dr. Donatas Burneika, Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania RSA Ambassador to Lithuania Board Member of the RSA Nordic Division (NoRSA)
Dr. Folasade Jokotade Odekunle Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria 2025 RSA Start-Up Grant Project: Leading with Vision:Women Shaping the Future of Urban Development Through Strategic Foresight in Urban Planning
Dr Crolina Castaldi Utrecht University, The Netherlands 2019 MeRSA Grant Awardee Project title: Soft innovation? Towards new narratives on regional capabilities and policies
Dr Carolin Ioramashvili Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Spatial Economic Analysis Early Career Editor RSA Women’s Network Organiser
Dr. Emil Evenhuis PBL – Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Netherlands RSA Policy Committee member
Dr Benedict Arko Lecturer, Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Social Sciences Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana RSA Ambassador to Ghana Benedict has published in the mentored section of the Regional Studies, Regional Science journal about the Ghana’s Decent Work Programme He has presented at several online events, such as the RSA Regions in […]
Dr Dieter F. Kogler, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy & Insight Centre for Data Analytics, University College Dublin, Ireland 2013 RSA Early Career Research Grant Project: International Knowledge Flows and Spillovers and the Evolution of National Technology Trajectories Since receiving the ERC grant, Dieter is now the co-founder and academic director of the […]
Dr Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins Department for Work and Pensions, UK Government, UK FeRSA Past participation in the RSA Research Network on Peripheries and Peripherality (EdgeNet)