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Watch as Phil Tomlinson, from the University of Bath, and Editor of the Policy Debates section of the academic journal, Regional Studies presents the second 2023 Regional Studies Best Paper published in Policy Debates to Anne Le Roy, of CREG-Grenoble Alpes University and Fiona Ottaviani, Grenoble Ecole de Management, both in France, for their paper […]

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Watch as Mick Dunford, one of the Managing Editors of the Journal of Area Development and Policy, presents the 2023 Area Development and Policy Best Paper Award to Feras Ali Qawasmeh, of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar and Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil. Feras is one of 3 co-authors of the ADP paper ‘Israeli […]

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Watch as Phil Tomlinson, Editor of the Regional Studies Policy Debates section presents the first of the two 2023 Awards for Best Policy Debates Paper to Alessandro Sancino of the Open University, UK and the University of Milan-Bicocca in Italy; Max Stafford of the Mile End Institute, QMUL, UK; Alessandro Braga, also of the University […]

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 REGIONAL STUDIES  Regular Editor Closing date: 5PM (BST), Friday 12th May 2023 About the role A new Regional Studies Editor is called on to support the existing team of Editors in managing the peer review of general submissions in their area of expertise, enhancing the journal’s reputation as a world-leading publication in the field of regional studies, […]

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New RSA Research Network Grant Scheme We are very pleased to announce the new RSA Research Network Grant holders for the 2023 round. Congratulations to Pablo Galaso and Sergio Palomeque of the University of the Republic, Uruguay, and Andrea Belmartino of the Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy. The new Regional Studies Association Research Network is […]

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Watch as Alejandra Trejo Nieto, Guest Editor of the RSA Latin American Series Blog, presents the award for Best non-English Blog to Cristina Isabel Ibarra Armenta of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Mexico, for the blog Measuring the effects of decentralisation on the distribution of economic activity in Latin America using satellite images. We would also […]

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Watch as Brady Reid, Editor of the RSA Blog, presents the award for Best Student Blog published in 2022 to Andrew Halliday, University of New Brunswick, Canada, for his blog entitled ‘The Vanishing Island: covid-islands, covid-archipelagos and the experience of Canada’s ‘Atlantic Bubble’.

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Watch as Brady Reid, Editor of the RSA Blog, presents the award for Best Original Blog published in 2022 to Alejandra Trejo Nieto, El Colegio de Mexico, for her blog entitled The Regional Dimension of Inequality in Latin America and Mexico.

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The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint a Digital Media and Papers Editor to its journal, Regional Studies, Regional Science.  Digital Media and Papers Editor (one position available) This role aims to develop the journal’s digital and social media presence and support the existing team of Editors in managing peer review of submissions. It is expected […]

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RSA Early Career Grant Scheme We are very pleased to announce the new Early Career Grant holders for the 2022 round. Congratulations to Paula Prenzel and Emma Ormerod. Read below to find out more about them and their projects. Paula Prenzel is Assistant Professor of Regional Development at the University of Greifswald, Germany. She studied […]

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Are you considering applying for a research grant in 2023? As a micro- funder, the RSA has invested so far over £1 million into members’ research. In the six short ‘how to’ best practice sessions below, we have brought together experienced research grant holders to share their top tips a) when applying for research funding, b) […]

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Watch as Paul Elhorst, Editor in Chief of Spatial Economic Analysis, presents the award for the Best Paper published in 2022 to Jessie Schleypen and Fahad Saeed, both of Climate Analytics Gmbh; Malcolm Mistry of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and Shouro Dasgupta, of the […]

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The RSA’s Regions and Cities Book Series  This book series brings together incisive and critically engaged international and interdisciplinary research on this resurgence of regions and cities, and should be of interest to geographers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and cultural scholars, as well as to policymakers involved in regional and urban development. For more details […]

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The RSA is pleased to announce the award of £10,000  (c. $13,300; c. €11,800)  to the RSA Research Network on Transformative Knowledge Regions (TRAKR). This research network explores the conceptual, methodological, empirical, and policy dimensions of the recent shift from knowledge-intensive to “transformative knowledge regions”. By doing so, it seeks to renew the understanding of knowledge […]

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Academic publishing is an essential part of being an academic but with over 2.5 million articles published annually in around 27,000 peer-reviewed journals how do you make sure your paper will succeed, be published and read? We have bundled ten short ‘how to’ best practice training sessions from the RSA Professional Development Webinar Series, presented by […]

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On this 8th March 2023, we are delighted to be celebrating the women in regional studies and regional science on #InternationalWomensDay We are also excited that during our Annual Conference #RSA23 in June, we will also be celebrating the 5th successful year of the Regional Studies Women’s Network with the 4th Networking Workshop for Early […]

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Professor Phil Tomlinson of the School of Management has been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a prestigious body of the UK’s leading social scientists from across academia, the public, private and third sectors. Fellowships are awarded after an extensive peer review process for the excellence and impact of Fellows’ work […]

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Deadline:  17 April 2023 About the role The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint an Editor-in-Chief to the journal, Area Development and Policy (ADP). The current Co-Editors-in-Chief are Professor Mick Dunford and Professor Liu Weidong (both Chinese Academy of Sciences) and the former will step down at the end of his editorial term in October 2023. The journal […]

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All of us will be aware that the world of academic research continues to evolve as economies and society changes, and as new technologies make possible new opportunities while simultaneously generating unforeseen challenges. Open Access publishing has been a significant development in academic life, with the Regional Studies Association an acknowledged leader given its launch of […]

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We have bundled six short ‘how to’ best practice webinars presented by an expert in their field on career development, the application and interview process. These sessions are packed with great insights and tips and available on demand via the RSA Members Lounge (>Events on Demands > Professional Development Series). If you are not yet […]

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