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I hope this finds you well. King’s College London is recruiting for a 3-year lectureship in Geopolitics, welcoming ‘applicants that foster critical approaches to territorial issues, security, political geography, conflict, energy and resource questions, international governance, urban geopolitics, and social justice’. The application deadline is quite soon – June 29th. Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=1&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=148205 Please […]

The MA in Spatial Justice is designed for students who wish to deepen their understanding of critical geographical ideas and themes and apply this knowledge to the most pressing societal and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Students will be empowered to think geographically, to develop their critical thinking skills, undertake independent research in an […]

Applications are sought for a committed Political Ecology Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Jessica Hope (University of St Andrews) on the European Research Council-funded project Roads to Sustainability: exploring the infrastructures of a sustainable future. As part of a team of 2 post-doctoral researchers, 16 Indigenous researchers, and the PI, you will investigate […]

The Transport Studies Unit (TSU) at the University of Oxford is seeking to appoint a Senior Research Associate to strengthen its research capability in the quantitative analysis of transport equity and justice. The postholder will contribute to the TSU’s internationally recognised research on urban transport and mobilities across the global North and South. Candidates should […]

We are offering a fully funded PhD scholarship in the Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment for one UK candidate starting in October 2026.   Political Economy of Production and Consumption Transformations | Project Opportunities | PhD | University of Leeds Full description This fully funded PhD place provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate […]

This project seeks to examine the questions of ‘how can regional institutions improve access to high-quality apprenticeship opportunities for young people? Apprenticeships can support school-to-work transitions and address skills shortages, but provision in England remains uneven and difficult to navigate, particularly for young people in the “missing middle” who do not progress directly to higher […]

The Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex is seeking to appoint a highly talented and motivated researcher to join a Horizon Europe-funded project called, Past and Current Transitions: A new pact for fair and resilient European regions (PACT). You will work under the joint supervision of Dr Carolin Ioramashvili, Professor Maria Savona and Professor Daniele […]

Dr Robert Bowen Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Wales Co-Editor of Regions Member of the RSA Publications Committee

The Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University is the birthplace of the world-leading Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network and home to the multi-million pound Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience (STEER) and Cities research group. Placed in the Top 50 in the latest QS World Rankings, the Department of Geography and […]

Professor Helen Lawton Smith Birkbeck, University of London, UK 2018-2019  Chair of RSA Gender & Equalities Committee, and member of RSA Board 1997-2000  Member, RSA Executive Committee   2024 RSA Policy Impact Book, 6: 2 A Seat at the Table: A Place for Disabled Entrepreneurs and Innovators, edited by Helen Lawton Smith, Connie L. McNeely, […]

Dr John Gibney Birmingham Business School, UK John is currently an Honorary Senior Fellow at the Birmingham Business School. He joined the University of Birmingham following an influential career in city, regional and cross-border economic development in the UK and mainland Europe. John was a founding member of the RSA international research network on sub-national […]

Dr. Kean Fan Lim Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, UK 2019 RSA Routledge Early Career Award 2019 RSA Winter Conference Early Career Speaker RSA -Routledge Early Career Award recognises outstanding achievements in the first five years post-PhD, while the plenary speaker award recognises the excellent potential of an ongoing topic. […]

Dr Mark Sandford, House of Commons Library, UK 2024 RSA Distinguished Service Award RSA Professional Development Webinar Series Speaker (Engaging with the workings of Parliament)

Prof Jen Nelles Oxford Brookes University, UK North American Editor, Regional Studies, Regional Science Co-Director of the RSA Research Network on Infrastructural Regionalisms (NOIR) since 2019  

Dr. Mabel Sanchez Barrioluengo Senior Lecturer in Science Policy and Innovation. Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR),  Alliance Manchester Business School,  University of Manchester, UK Associate Editor Regional Studies, Regional Science Mabel Sánchez Barrioluengo is Senior Lecturer in Science Policy and Innovation at the Alliance Manchester Business School and Deputy Director of the Manchester Institute […]

Professor Riccardo Crescenzi London School of Economics, UK Regional Studies Co-Editor   Co-Organiser of the 2025 RSA Research Network on Green(ing) Global Value Chains for Sustainable Regional Development (GGVC4SRD) Co-author of the 2022 RSA Policy Expo Book: Global Value Chains and Regional Innovation

Andy Pike Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development Studies, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, UK. His research interests, publications and research projects are focused on the geographical political economy of local, regional and urban development and policy. He has undertaken research projects for the OECD, UN-ILO, European Commission, UK Government […]

Andy Jonas Emeritus Professor of Human Geography, University of Hull, UK   Past Editorial Board member of Territory Politics Governance 2015 Fellowship Research Grant Project: Global Infrastructure Public-private Partnerships and The Geopolitics of City-Regions

Dr Martin Quinn LUMS Director of Postgraduate Programmes Reader in Organisation, Work and Technology Department of Organisation, Work and Technology,  Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University, UK   2016 RSA Early Career Grant Awardee Project: The Search for the Social Contract in England’s Regions   Member of the Place Leadership Research Network University webpage – https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/our-departments/organisation-work-and-technology/people/martin-quinn LinkedIn […]

Professor David Charles Northumbria University, UK 2025 RSA Policy Expo Grant Project: University support for regional policy development: Hubs and Networks David Charles is Professor of Enterprise and Innovation at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University and a member of the EPIC research centre. David’s research has focused primarily on regional aspects of innovation and innovation […]

Professor Tomasz Mickiewicz Centre for Business Prosperity, Department of Economics and International Business, Aston University, UK Senior Honorary Research Fellow, University College London Regional Studies Co-editor, 2013-2018. Research interests: regional economics, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystems, local social capital, human capital, institutions, Central Eastern Europe, UK Further Details: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, co-editor Recent publications: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=C7u33xwAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate  

Professor Max Munday Cardiff Business School, Wales Chair of RSA Wales Branch

Professor John Harrison Loughborough University, UK RSA Trustee, RSA Board Member (Conference & Events) Regional Studies Deputy Editor-in-Chief Regional Studies Urban and Regional Horizons Section Editor 2011 RSA Award for Early Career Excellence  

Prof. Roger Vickerman Emeritus Professor, School of Economics, University of Kent, UK Visiting Professor, Transport Strategy Centre, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK Web page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/economics/people/3276/vickerman-roger