The 40th Anniversary of the miners’ strike has encouraged considerable academic and media attention on the nature and lessons of the strike (Hendy,2024), but less on the long-term economic and social consequences of Thatcher’s and subsequent Governments’ policies on the former Coalfields. Our report, on the impact of austerity on inequality and deprivation in the […]
Athens serves as a vital site of democratic heritage and urban evolution. Over the decades, its society and built environment have undergone a gradual but significant transformation. Like many historic cities, Athens faces complex challenges across social, economic, environmental, cultural, tourism, and security dimensions. This blog explores initiatives focused on the preservation and development of […]
The Department of Geography at King’s College London invites applications for a two-year (24 months), full-time (1.0 FTE) position as Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in Urban Studies. The post will be based in the research team of Professor Katie Meehan at KCL’s Strand Campus in central London. The Department of Geography at King’s College London invites applications for […]
Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Lecturer in Human Geography. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and […]
The Department of Human Geography at Lund University is hiring a PhD student in economic geography (4 years)! The student will also be affiliated with CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation Research). The research will be conducted within the field of economic geography and will focus on analysing global innovation dynamics in infrastructure sectors. The position is […]
We would like to draw your attention to a new call for visiting research fellows at Tema T – Technology and Social Change, Linköping University, Sweden, for the calendar year 2026. We would like to give both junior and senior researchers the opportunity to stay between one and two months at our department and engage with our vibrant […]
I would like to share a vacancy for a 2 year postdoc on the political ecology of construction materials and waste, at the University of Amsterdam, center for urban studies. Please share the vacancy to interested Phds searching for new opportunities to do critical empirical research on the urban metabolism. https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoc-on-the-political-ecology-of-construction-materials-and-demolition-waste-netherlands-14219 We are looking for […]
I am looking for two PhD students for the ERC funded project, CHINA.EU. It would be great if you could share this to any potential candidates I’d appreciate it. The PhDs will: – be based at School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in the Media Department (currently the Centre for Global […]
A PhD to Understand Complexity The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies (CEIS20) announces the PhD in Contemporary Studies (DEC), which prepares a new generation of researchers to better understand and act on the uncertainties of contemporary complexity, in an intense environment of interdisciplinary knowledge creation. It brings together an ambitious, diverse and aggregating programme of different […]
I am pleased to announce a vacancy for a Professorship of Human Geography at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. We are looking for a scholar with proven expertise in the field of social and cultural geography with a particular emphasis on socio-spatial differences and/or (in)justice research. You can find more information here: https://www.uibk.ac.at/media/filer_public/f4/29/f42992a7-5daa-4186-966e-6f4e9c6b3709/ausschreibung_humangeographie_engl.pdf The application […]
The IDEES research centre at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is offering a postdoctoral position in population geography/spatial demography to work on the geographical analysis of population dynamics in France (full time, 2-year contract). The job description is attached. This post holder will be based in Rouen (Normandy), which is 90 minutes […]
I’m advertising two fully-funded 4-year PhD positions in Brussels: “Governing just transitions from the top: Barriers and levers to align urban polluter elites with sufficiency corridors”. Interested in doing a PhD on urban elites and just transitions, then get in touch! For one of the two PhDs, I would be particularly interested in seeing research […]
Postdoctoral opportunity in urban socio-spatial mobility now open at Charles University! Research focus: New forms of socio-spatial mobility in metropolitan areas The postdoc will explore: – everyday and residential mobility in relation to social inequality – urban processes shaped by migration, digitalisation, and flexible work – either qualitative or quantitative approach (based on applicant’s expertise) […]
4-year Funded Ethnographic PhD Opportunity (with University College Cork) to study and theorise nightwork in the context of the Irish Nighttime Economy and politics of marginality. Online at: https://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/research/full-details-1892008-en.html We’re #hiring a #PhD student/researcher to conduct #ethnographic research at on nightwork within the context of #nighttimeeconomy in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) or Northern Ireland. […]
We have an open PhD position at CICERO – Centre for International Climate Research in Oslo, Norway. CICERO is a globally leading center for interdisciplinary climate research, with a strong social science research environment focused on Norwegian and European energy policy. The position is for 4 years and consists of 75% work on the PhD project […]
Apply via this link Lunds universitet, Faculty of social sciences Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve […]
The UK has historically failed to learn important lessons from European countries on spatial rebalancing. It has recently acknowledged the need for effective local institutions and a long-term national strategy, but its asymmetric approach is unlikely to reduce geographic inequality. The failure of levelling up When the previous UK government launched its levelling up agenda […]
Marcus is the Head of Partnerships and Engagement at the Regional Studies Association, where he leads on identifying, securing, and managing strategic collaborations with networks, organisations, and consortia. He oversees joint projects and sponsorships, using member and market insights to enhance the RSA’s membership offer. Marcus also supports the development of territorial networks, delivers marketing […]
Victoria began her career as a Receptionist Administrator and progressed to Assistant Manager at two leading recording studios in London. She then moved into a Business Enterprises Administrator and customer service role at IPC Media. After relocating to Sussex in 2000, she joined Quadrant Subscription Services (part of Reed Business Information) as a Database Administrator, […]
Masters in Political Ecology, Lancaster University https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/political-ecology-ma/2025/ The only UK master’s degree dedicated to political ecology Directly engage with practitioners of political ecology through our networks of professionals Become an environmental ‘change maker’ and have the freedom to be critical Intro The Earth is faced with unprecedented and interconnected environmental challenges. From biodiversity loss to […]
We are looking for an up-and-coming researcher who wants to conduct pioneering research to take up a position as assistant Professor in human geography with focus on (Geo)AI, regional development and spatial planning. Vacancy announcement introduction: What we offer the successful candidate Those who want to become a research leader of tomorrow, through pioneering projects […]
The Employment Relations Research Centre (FAOS) at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position (2 years) starting 1 October 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. This position is part of the BIZPOWER (Business Power in the Politics of Wage Inequality and Climate Change) project, which investigates how […]
Child poverty is regarded as a multidimensional, yet heavily economically based phenomenon. Previous studies on the UK or OECD countries underline the role of low income, job insecurity and worklessness, especially in lone-parent and minority households (Bradshaw, 2002; Thevenon et al., 2018). Additionally, in-work poverty is rising, and other factors, like housing, parental health and […]
The Geography of Innovation Conference provides a forum for discussion to scholars interested in scientific, policy and strategic issues concerning the spatial dimension of innovation activities. In line with the seven previous editions of the conference, held in Saint Etienne (France) in 2012, Utrecht (Netherlands) in 2014, Toulouse (France) in 2016, in Barcelona (Spain) in […]