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Job Title: Assistant Professor – Energy Policy   Job Description The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore (NUS), invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment in energy policy. Applicants are expected to have research and teaching expertise in energy policy including renewable energy, nuclear energy and energy transition with […]

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The Department of Environmental Management at the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (CESE) of Peking University in Beijing, China invites applications for Environmental Social Science faculty positions at all levels (Assistant, Associate and Full Professor) starting from the academic year 2025-2026. We seek candidates with expertise in areas including environmental economics, applied quantitative analysis, […]

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Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of Finance The Second Global Financial Geography (FinGeo) Conference and the Third FinGeo School A Global Research Forum at the National University of Singapore 24 – 25 February 2025 (School) 26 – 28 February 2025 (Conference)  The 3rd FinGeo School will be held at the National University of Singapore, 24-25 February 2025, […]

This blog was written for the RSA Blog Student Summer Series that will highlight graduate student success in regional studies across the globe throughout the summer.    We have witnessed many instances of migration and displacement due to conflicts, violence or genocide in the modern world. It has caused much harm to lives, property and […]

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Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of Finance The Second Global Financial Geography (FinGeo) Conference and the Third FinGeo School AGlobal Research Forum at the National University of Singapore 24 – 25 February 2025 (School) 26 – 28 February 2025 (Conference) We welcome early career scholars to the Third FinGeo School on financial geography, and invite all scholars to […]

In the last two decades, there has been a considerable shift in the patterns of global growth in terms of trade and investment from the “Global North” towards the “Global South” economies particularly Brazil, China and India. However, as a flip side, these upsurged developments and growth are imposing the environmental cost across the globe […]

The advent of technology and concomitant digitalisation has unleashed new business models and working arrangements in urban centres. The gig and platform economy are at the heart of this structural transformation of jobs, disrupting sectors like ride-hailing transport services, education, home services, food delivery, retail, logistics and so on. I refer to this as ‘Digihenheimer’- […]

Professor Shenjing He joined the Department of Urban Planning and Design at The University of Hong Kong in January 2015. She served as Associate Dean (Research Postgraduate Studies) for the Faculty of Architecture at HKU from January 2020 to August 2021. Prior to joining HKU, she was Professor and Assistant Dean at the School of Geography […]

Professor Shenjing He joined the Department of Urban Planning and Design at The University of Hong Kong in January 2015. She served as Associate Dean (Research Postgraduate Studies) for the Faculty of Architecture at HKU from January 2020 to August 2021. Prior to joining HKU, she was Professor and Assistant Dean at the School of Geography […]

Alex Shi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Real Estate and Construction of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; Deputy Director of surveying undergraduate program; Fellow of HKU Urban System Institute, and Fellow of HKU Real Estate Lab. His main research interests include corporate networks and urban economic growth; venture capital […]

Michael Dunford is a Visiting Professor, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Emeritus Professor, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, and Managing Editor of Area Development and Policy. He graduated with B.Sc in Geography and M.Sc in Quantitative Economics from the University of Bristol. His interests are […]

This blog was written for the RSA Blog Student Summer Series that will highlight graduate student success in regional studies across the globe throughout the summer.   In the era of globalization, innovative development and the artificial intelligence revolution have transformed the global economy. Economists have long viewed technological progress and innovation as dominant economic […]

In India, the 1993-94 constitutional amendments extended the state’s and local government’s role in the investment-related decision-making powers to improve their economic performance. A significant reason behind such an unprecedented rise of decentralization reforms is associated with the long-term outcome of regional economic growth. This transition towards market-oriented resource allocation from centralized planning has enhanced […]

The RSA is pleased to announce that its Research Network Grant Scheme is open once more. The scheme was placed on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic and has now been reinstated with a deadline of 29 November 2022. The maximum funding for a Research Network is: £10,000 (c. $13,300; c. €11,800) for newly established networks; £7,500 (c. $10,000; […]

Earlier this month, the IPCC released the Working Group III contribution of its 6th Assessment Report, Mitigation of Climate Change. This report concludes, in unambiguous terms, that far-reaching climate action is needed now: “without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach.” The scientific community agrees that […]

When thinking of China’s primary economic prowess, the country is often thought of as ‘the factory of the world’ – global products such as clothes and electronics have labels of ‘made in China’. What is perhaps much less known is that China has produced numerous world-leading infrastructure projects, including the world’s fastest passenger trains, longest […]

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