
The RSA Journals : 2019 Update
Regional Studies Regional Studies is our flagship journal covering theoretical developments, empirical analysis and policy debates that stretch across the interdisciplinary fields of regional studies. It aims to systematically connect the insights from different disciplines to help in the understanding of how and why regions and cities evolve. It publishes original research spanning the economic, social, […]

2019 RSA Europe Socio-Spatial Dynamics Summer College - application submission deadline has been extended
RSA Europe’s Socio-Spatial Dynamics Summer College – Skills, Mobility and Entrepreneurship September 3rd to 6th, 2019 in Cagliari, Sardinia The application submission deadline has been extended to 9th July 2019. We hope this gives you some extra time to prepare your application. The RSA Europe’s Summer College has been established to focus on how ideas, theories, methods […]

2019 President's Event
We invite you to join us for dinner and our Annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate contributions to the field, both at personal and institutional levels. The President’s Event will be held on the evening of 14th November from 19.30pm at the Booker Suite in the Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury. The evening will begin with welcome drinks followed […]

Launch of the RSA Research Network on Infrastructural Regionalisms (NOIR)
Organisers Dr. Jean-Paul Addie, Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University (USA) Dr. Michael Glass, Urban Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh (USA) Dr. Jen Nelles, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities, Hunter College, City University of New York (USA) Details The RSA Research Network on Infrastructural Regionalisms (NOIR) engages research at the intersection of infrastructure and regional […]

The second phase of the RSA Research Network on Migration, Inter-Connectivity and Regional Development (MICaRD
Established in 2015, this research network brings together scholars, policymakers and practitioners across Europe and beyond to provide a forum for debating current and emerging issues on European economic migration as well as fostering collaboration and expanding research opportunities. Main organisers of this research network are: Dr. Agnieszka Rydzik, Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln […]

Policy Expo 2018: HEIs in Regional Development
The RSA is delighted to announce that the new Policy Expo: Putting Universities in their Place – An Evidence Based Approach to Understanding the Contribution of Higher Education to Local and Regional Development Expo organisers: Mark Tewdwr-Jones and Louise Kempton, Newcastle University, UK Paul Vallance, Sheffield University, UK Maria Conceição Rego, Evora University, Portugal Lucir […]

Final Report of the Leadership and Urban and Regional Development Research Network
Organisers: Joyce Liddle, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK John Diamond, Edge Hill University Business School, UK John Shutt, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK Oto Potluka, Center for Philanthropy Studies, University of Basel, Switzerland John Gibney, University of Birmingham, UK Markku Sotarauta, Tampere University, Finland Andrew Beer, UniSA Business School , Australia Ina Horlings, University of Wageningen, the […]

Policy Expo 2018: China’s Belt and Road Initiative
On the behalf of the RSA community we would like to warmly congratulate to the Policy Expo 2018 winner: China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Better Policies for Alleviating Risks and Enhancing Opportunities Organisers: Xiangming Chen, Trinity College, USA Xue Li, Fudan University, Shanghai, China Julie Tian Miao, University of Melbourne, Australia Through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), […]

Policy Expo 2017: Smart Specialisation and Industry 4.0
On the behalf of the RSA community we would like to warmly congratulate to the Policy Expo 2017 winner: Smart Specialisation and Industry 4.0: Upgrading Regional Capabilities for a Balanced Industrial Development and Growth Through Networks.