Alan Kinder

The next workshop of the @regstud.bsky.social Women’s Network is coming up ahead of the Winter Conference 🎉 We have options to attend in person and online. More details and registration link here:
www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa-w...

Good to see one or two folks on this list - like your good self - with an appreciation of place integral to their work. BTW to reach No1 you presumably need a big TikTok following??

Chaired by Rick Delbridge (Cardiff) with Rhys Thomas (PWC) Alba Scala (Glasgow City) Adrian Johnson (Innovation City Belfast) and Andy Westwood (Manchester Uni)

Final panel of a wonderful day with the @regstud.bsky.social Northern branches. Inter-regional learning and UK-wide perspectives.

Thanks to Manchester Business School for hosting the workshop @manchester.ac.uk

With Coral Grainger (MMU) Tomas Ulrichsen (Cambridge) David Charles (Northumbria) Luke Georghiou (Manchester Uni)

Back after convivial lunch at the @regstud.bsky.social Northern Branch event, in celebration of the RSA’s 60th anniversary year. Panel 3: the role of universities and FE as anchor institutions

With Cecilia Wong, David Waite, Beth Sharratt and Marianne Sensier.

Coffee break over at @regstud.bsky.social Northern Branches Workshop at Manchester Business School. Panel 2: Inclusive innovation across diverse economic geographies

Alan Harding, Kevin Morgan, Sarah Evans and Raquel Ortega Argiles answer questions from Kieron Flanagan @regstud.bsky.social

We continue with our first panel: Innovation and Governance in a changing UK @regstud.bsky.social

Richard Jones of Manchester University provides the keynote for the @regstud.bsky.social Northern Branches workshop, talking about inclusive innovation and the ‘future of the North’ @elvirauyarra.bsky.social

Could get addictive. Love it!

Help! Seeking a short documentary style film for undergrad class showcasing communing, community economies, diverse economies, or other alt-capitalist forms in action at the local level. Any suggestions?? #communityeconomies #altcapitalism

We’re thrilled to be supporting this - and to share a 60th birthday with the Manchester Business School!

Share your views. We are looking for amazing research for Dec & NewYear's!
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@rsaeurope.bsky.social
@regstud-brazil.bsky.social
@rsa-adp.bsky.social
@rsa-tpg.bsky.social
@rsa-rsrs.bsky.social
@rsachiefexec.bsky.social
@financeandspace.bsky.social
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Truly honoured & grateful to receive the Sir Peter Hall Award from @regstud.bsky.social-
Please watch the online ceremony here:
www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...
Many thanks to the RSA and all who make its intellectual community such a rare and generous thing.

Building Regional Connections: The RSA visits the University of Education, Winneba - RSA Main A recent visit to the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ghana, provided a valuable opportunity to engage with students and faculty in meaningful discussions about the work of the Regional Studie...

The work to promote regional studies never rests! Even on holiday, @regstud.bsky.social membership manager Alex Holmes found time to visit colleagues in Ghana, to support their regional researcher network. Great stuff. www.regionalstudies.org/news/buildin...

Great contributions at today's @regstud.bsky.social Board meeting, where we carefully considered member feedback from the recent RSA strategy consultation. Thrilled to see this strategy coming together, for implementation in 2026. www.regionalstudies.org/news/help-sh...

Colonial legacy and customary chief land rights in the context of Kinshasa peripheral communes - RSA Main Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing megacities, with over 15 million inhabitants according to the latest census (The World Bank Gr...

🌍 New Blog from Summer Series!
Colonial Planning and Customary Chief Land Rights in Kinshasa’s Peripheral Communes
Read about Kinshasa’s urban Story by Alex N Kalenga: www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...
Dec rolling submissions open!
@regstud.bsky.social

Kicking off now: Munifisc @regstud.bsky.social research network on municipalism and regional geographies, hosted at the University of of Sussex School of Global Studies. www.regionalstudies.org/network/muni...

How democratically elected mayors can achieve mission-oriented policies in turbulent times This article explores how democratically elected mayors can achieve mission-oriented policies in turbulent times. Drawing on 132 interviews with decision-makers in England, it uses the case of heal...

In our @rsablog.bsky.social blog we explore how mayors can enact change in complex policy spaces when they don't have control over the policy levers. www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202...

Evidence is drawn from our article in @regionalstudies.bsky.social.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Beyond ‘what works’, who works, how and at what scales for the civic university: reflections from the Regional Studies Association Conference, Porto May 2025 - Civic University Network Building on from the backdrop of a renewed interest in the civic role that universities play in their local areas, members of the National Civic Impact Accelerator (NCIA) team co-led a special session...

Helpful summary here of a session at @regstud.bsky.social annual conference session on civic universities @civicnetwork.bsky.social #RSA25 civicuniversitynetwork.co.uk/reflections-...

Does public R&D funding reinforce regional disparities? Exploring the changing geography of public and business R&D expenditure in Europe The concentration of R&D investments in regions with strong local capabilities helps these regions pull further ahead in the innovation economy, drivi…

Interesting big study looking at the geography of public R&D funding in 200 regions across 22 European countries. It supports the @tomforth.co.uk @richardaljones.bsky.social argument that R&D policy can often act as a form of anti-regional policy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The journal @spatialeconomic.bsky.social seeks a Digital Media Editor to lead its online engagement strategy.

🔍Ideal for scholars with an interest in spatial economics & research dissemination

Start: Jan 2026
Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
More info: www.regionalstudies.org/news/sea-dig...

📢 Call for Editors

We invite applications for 2 Editors for @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social . Help shape the future of this leading #openaccess journal in regional studies.
Full call at www.regionalstudies.org/news/rsrs-ed...

🗓️ Deadline: 30 Sept 2025

And here's another one! @elvirauyarra.bsky.social www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa60... @regstud.bsky.social

Nice to see some @regstud.bsky.social 60th anniversary events being celebrated around the world, by doing what we do best: bringing those passionate about regions together. www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa60...

⌛Two weeks to abstract submission deadline ⌛

🔶 Beyond GDP: Measuring Just and Green Transitions for Resilient Societies

Rethink how we measure progress beyond income, toward green, inclusive, resilient economies.

Abstract deadline: 4th August 2025

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