You are cordially invited to the next presentation to the Rural Economy and Communities research cluster at which our own Prof Leslie Budd (Em) will be presenting on how UK coastal towns have become ‘The Left Behind Places’ creating multiple thresholds between the rural and coastal economies. He will explore the relative failings of levelling […]
ully-funded 3.5 yr PhD Studentship at University of Leeds working with INFUZE and UK Department for Transport This PhD will focus on building a novel evaluation framework which is led by the citizens who are involved in the trials and demonstrations being run by the INFUZE project. This will enable an integrated assessment of the […]
The project: We invite applications for a PhD studentship in the area of Labour Market Skills and Regional Productivity, hosted by the University of Bristol Business School and delivered in collaboration with The Productivity Institute (TPI) and the South West Productivity Forum. This opportunity is particularly well-suited for students with a strong background in Economics, […]
This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Are you an ambitious researcher with a commitment to promoting positive social change? Are you passionate about delivering innovative student education in a research-intensive university? Does […]
On the 9th April, 2025, the Association reached its sixtieth anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, a new logo was released and several events were organised across the year.
We are delighted to invite you to participate in City+2025@Oxford, an international conference on interdisciplinary urban studies, taking place on 29–30 September 2025 at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. The conference theme is “Urban Data Analytics and the Polycrisis.” We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract by April 20, 2025 for consideration […]
Ignazio is Professor of Regional Economic Development at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. He is also Head of the Accounting and Financial Management Department (AFM), and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Angers (France). Ignazio’s work addresses multiple themes and topics in the economics and environment fields, with particular emphasis on […]
Ignazio is Professor of Regional Economic Development at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. He is also Head of the Accounting and Financial Management Department (AFM), and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Angers (France). Ignazio’s work addresses multiple themes and topics in the economics and environment fields, with particular emphasis on […]
Ignazio is Professor of Regional Economic Development at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. He is also Head of the Accounting and Financial Management Department (AFM), and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Angers (France). Ignazio’s work addresses multiple themes and topics in the economics and environment fields, with particular emphasis on […]
Ignazio is Professor of Regional Economic Development at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. He is also Head of the Accounting and Financial Management Department (AFM), and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Angers (France). Ignazio’s work addresses multiple themes and topics in the economics and environment fields, with particular emphasis on […]
Tom joined the RSA in 2025 as the Head of Publishing after many years working for leading academic publishers, specifically Elsevier and Sage Publishing. At the latter, as a Director, he helped lead the development of the company’s (then) nascent medicine and life science programme, as well as its gold OA journal programme. Throughout his […]
Resilience of pastoral societies to social-ecological change in central Kenya https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/research-studentships/resilience-pastoral-societies-central-kenya/ Duration: Full-Time – between three and three and a half years fixed term Application deadline: 27 May 2025 Start date: September 2025 For further details contact: Dr James Bennett – apy073@coventry.ac.uk Introduction Pastoralism is a livelihood strategy premised on livestock mobility in marginal environments around the world, […]
This year the CJRES annual conference is taking place in Cambridge at St. Catherine’s College the 17th and 18th of July 2025, as usual sponsored by the Cambridge Political Economy Society. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient’ Further on the call for papers is available here: https://cpes.org.uk/events/cjres2025/ The current deadline for […]
Funded PhD Studentship: The peace potential of everyday economic spaces and practices in conflict-affected societies This three-year funded PhD studentship enables research into the everyday economic spaces and practices that emerge during and following war, exploring the peace potential they offer to conflict-affected societies. Project details Everyday economic spaces and practices give insight into […]
Conscious that next year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Regional Studies Association (RSA), at the most recent meeting of the RSA Board, Board members and I began thinking about an updated strategy for the Association. We agreed that a strategic plan should be finalised no later than December 2025. Why take […]
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. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how and where we work. Rates of remote working skyrocketed during national lockdowns; for many, this was the ‘grand experiment nobody wanted’. […]
Sarah Ayres is Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Bristol, UK. Her central research interest is the governance of place, space and territory. This core provides the basis for two main strands of work. First, her research is concerned with devolution and decentralisation in both a UK and an international context, […]
Sarah Ayres is Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Bristol, UK. Her central research interest is the governance of place, space and territory. This core provides the basis for two main strands of work. First, her research is concerned with devolution and decentralisation in both a UK and an international context, […]
Neil Lee is a Professor of Economic Geography at the LSE. He is also Professor II at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and theme convenor at the LSE’s International Inequalities Institute. His research has been funded by international and private sector organisations including the World Bank, OECD, the EIB, and Barclays Bank, and cited in […]
Alan is the Chief Executive of the Regional Studies Association and General Manager of the RSA Europe foundation. He joined both organisations in February 2024, arriving with extensive experience of organisational and professional leadership. Alan’s background is as a geographer and geography educator. He led the Geographical Association (GA) for over 11 years and played […]
Alan is the Chief Executive of the Regional Studies Association and General Manager of the RSA Europe foundation. He joined both organisations in February 2024, arriving with extensive experience of organisational and professional leadership. Alan’s background is as a geographer and geography educator. He led the Geographical Association (GA) for over 11 years and played […]
Dr Stefania Fiorentino is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge (Department of Land Economy), a Fellow of Downing College (Cambridge), and an Honorary Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London (UCL). Her research interest and expertise combine urban planning and economic geography for more inclusive and resilient local economic development […]
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. The impacts of climate change in the UK are becoming increasingly tangible, while the farming sector’s role in mitigating and adapting to these changes is a hotly debated […]
Professor Klaus Dodds is Executive Dean for the School of Life Sciences at Royal Holloway University of London and Professor of Geopolitics. In October 2012, he was elected Academician (now Fellow) of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS). He researches in the areas of environmental and health geopolitics, ice humanities and the international governance of […]