Expressions of interest (EOI) are invited for a PhD position on ‘Community engagement and Australia’s post-political urban planning systems’. The EOI process will close on 30 September 2026. For the full application subsequently, we will be asking for a research proposal (and there will be flexibility and room for innovation by the applicant on the approach to be taken […]
SRTSR0225 Advancing Whyalla’s Sustainable Green Transition: Housing Solutions for the new Regional Workforce Expressions of interest are invited for an important new project which will address the bottleneck in housing supply holding back Whyalla’s sustainable green transition in steel making and related industries. Housing shortages are evident across regional Australia, made worse by under-investment in […]
Professor Bruce Wilson Director, European Union Centre of Excellence Social Equity Research Centre School of Global, Urban and Social Studies RMIT University, Australia
Professor Andrew Beer RSA Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences (UK), RSA Fellow School of Management, Adelaide University, Australia RSA Board Member 2006 – 2019 Chair of the RSA Board, 2013-17 Deputy Chair and Chair of the RSA Publications Committee 2017-19 2024 RSA Regional Studies Best Referee Award 2015- 2018 RSA Research Network on Leadership and […]
The blog below offers a reflexive, research-informed reflection on regional perception and spatial scale, grounded in lived experience in Australia. While it begins with a personal anecdote, it develops insights that align with broader discussions around borders, mobility, and comparative spatial experience. It contributes to ongoing conversations about how regions are perceived, experienced, and constructed […]
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Newfoundland and Tasmania, Australia, have been described as ‘mirror islands’ with striking linkages. Site of one of the field excursions during the authors’ 12-day exchange to Tasmania, Australia. (Author Provided, Brady Reid) In an era of “global […]
We have long known that Australians live in a hard-working nation, with employees commonly having some of the longest working hours in the developed world. The combination of productivity and number of hours worked are, of course, fundamental for shaping the health of our economy and the wellbeing of all Australians. Shifting work-life balance and productivity […]
The RSA is pleased to support the 44th Annual Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International. The conference will be held hybrid 6th-7th December 2021 in Melbourne and focus on ‘Risk! The Challenge of Managing Risks to Regional Futures’. The RSA is sponsoring a plenary by Professor Robert Hassink, (Kiel University, […]
Regions are more than the terrestrial or the aquatic for Indigenous and First Peoples; Indigenous regions comprise the more-than-human spaces of night skies and ancestral beings and the cultural practices that imbue them with knowledge and wisdom. Regions encompass so much more than just Western thoughts and processes, yet Indigenous regions are not visible in […]
Andrew Beer is currently the Executive Dean, UniSA Business, a business school that holds full, five-year accreditation EQUIS and AACSB accreditation. Andrew completed his PhD at the Australian National University in 1989 and then worked for four years in the Australian Public Service. In 1993 he accepted a lectureship at Flinders University in Adelaide, where […]
Name of event: KOSMOS Conference – Navigating the Sustainability Transformation in the 21st Century, Humboldt University Berlin The RSA Travel Grant allowed me to attend the KOSMOS Sustainability Conference in Berlin, where I presented a paper and also participated in a cutting-edge public conference format displaying some of my PhD work on low-carbon energy transitions. […]
As an Australian Ambassador, it is a privilege to warmly welcome you to the Regional Studies Association (RSA) and to invite you to join a lively network of regional studies colleagues across the globe bringing many associated benefits and opportunities. My focus will be on the promotion and development of RSA activities in Australia, particularly […]
Lee is a chartered town planner and accredited economic development officer who has worked for local, regional and national government in the UK; a particular strength is my ability to connect cutting-edge theoretical research debates with the practical imperatives of policymaking. His sphere of expertise is urban and regional economic development with a strong focus […]
Andrew Beer is Dean, Research and Innovation at the University of South Australia Business School. He previously worked at the University of Adelaide and the Flinders University of South Australia. His research interests include the operation and functioning of Australia’s housing markets, the drivers of regional growth, economic change in major cities and the impacts of […]
Policy Expo 2018: Place-based Policy Expo: Enhancing Relevance, Sharpening Our Understanding The Regional Studies Association commissioned a Policy Expo to look at place-based policy and its implementation around the globe. The research was led by: Andrew Beer, University of South Australia Markku Sotarauta, Tampere University Sarah Ayres, University of Bristol, UK Jiri Blazek, Charles University, Prague Fiona McKenzie, RMIT University […]
RSA Policy Expo 2018: China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Better Policies for Alleviating Risks and Enhancing Opportunities Regional Studies Policy Impact Books, Volume 2, Issue 2 (2020) Organisers: Xiangming Chen, Trinity College, USA Xue Li, Fudan University, Shanghai, China Julie Tian Miao, University of Melbourne, Australia The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, […]
The Australian Government has been trying to roll out a national broadband network throughout the country, the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the country. The goal is to lay fibre optic cabling to 93 per cent of Australian homes, schools and businesses, in order to provide broadband speeds of up to 100 megabits per […]