πWe are delighted to be partnered with @city-redi.bsky.social for their 20th Regional Innovation Policies Conference π
πΆNavigating Futures with Innovation: Resilient and Resurgent Regions
π 17-18 September 2026
Abstract deadline: 10 April
For more info: bit.ly/4lkHHE1
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π Registration is now open for #RSA26 π
Join the RSA community in Gothenburg in June.
πΆ Regions as Arenas in a Changing World: Rethinking Spatial Theories
π 15-18 June 2026
To benefit from the early bird rate, register by 31st March
π bit.ly/4atPUlH
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β¨Upcoming Professional Development webinar β¨
πΆ How to Enhance your Research: Tips for Academics
π 18 March 12pm GMT / 1pm CET
π’ Don Webber
πͺ Kate Broadhurst
For more information and to register:
π bit.ly/rsaprofdev
Free to attend, just need to register.
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β¨Upcoming Professional Development webinar β¨
πΆ How to Enhance your Research: Tips for Academics
π 18 March 12pm GMT / 1pm CET
π’ Don Webber
πͺ Kate Broadhurst
For more information and to register:
π bit.ly/rsaprofdev
Free to attend, just need to register.
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π Abstract Deadline Day for #RSA26 π
β³ 19th February 2026
Join the RSA community in Gothenburg in June.
πΆ Regions as Arenas in a Changing World: Rethinking Spatial Theories
π 16 June 2026
For more information and to submit your paper:
π bit.ly/4atPUlH
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π£ π£ The opening plenary for #RSA26 is now complete π£ π£
The Early Career Plenary Speaker competition winner is:
π @Kristin Smette Gulbrandsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. π
Kirstin joins a fantastic line up of speakers.
For info on the plenary and conference:
bit.ly/4atPUlH
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πWe are delighted to announce the Student and Early Career Conference for 2026 π
πΆ Emergent Directions in Regional Research
π 3-4 September
π Cardiff Business School, UK
To find out more about this fantastic conference, go to:
π» bit.ly/4kJkYBh
Please share with your networks
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β¨Missed the deadline to submit a paper to a SS at #RSA26? There's still time to submit to the general pool β¨
β³ Deadline: 19th February
For more information on the conference: bit.ly/4atPUlH
Join the RSA community in Gothenburg
β‘οΈ Regions as Arenas in a Changing World
π 15-18 June 2026
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β³Last few days to submit your application to the ARL,
RSA Europe and University of Amsterdam joint Summer School. β³
πΆ New Perspectives on Urban Infrastructures
π 8-10 July 2026
School is aimed at 2 & 3 year PhD students.
For more info & submit your application: www.rsaeurope.org/event/summer...
@dgbailey.bsky.social @idamusialkowska.bsky.social @sallyhardy.bsky.social @marcusatkinson.bsky.social @pillnj.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social @sarahayres.bsky.social
β³12 days to submit your application to the ARL, @rsaeurope.bsky.social and University of Amsterdam joint summer school. β³
πΆ New Perspectives on Urban Infrastructures
π 8-10 July
School is aimed at 2 & 3 year PhD students.
For more info & submit your application: www.rsaeurope.org/event/summer...
The next RSA Research Network webinar is in 24hrs.
πΆ Green Dreams in Peripheral Development Series: Securitised Resource Peripheries
π 4th February 09:00-10:30 GMT
For more info and to register: www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa-r...
RSA webinars are open to all and free to attend.
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Warm invitation for your insightful participation! π
@regstud.bsky.social
@rsa-regions.bsky.social
@financeandspace.bsky.social
@rsaeurope.bsky.social
@regstud-brazil.bsky.social
@rsa-adp.bsky.social
@rsa-tpg.bsky.social
@rsa-rsrs.bsky.social
π¨ RSA Latin America Conference - Registration Deadline Extended π¨
βΆοΈAdapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments
β° 22-24 October 2025
π Monterrey, Mexico
Registration deadline: 23rd September 2025
www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsala...
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π¨The 2nd webinar in the #YSI and #RegStud supported series organised by @max-roessler.bsky.social & @crhistianjoel.bsky.social happening soon. π¨
π°οΈ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
βΆοΈ Spatial imaginaries of βleft behind placesβ in policy discourse
bit.ly/47hnppY
Free to attend. ππ
π¨Open Session submitted for the upcoming RSA & ANZRSAI Conference π¨
S01: Rethinking Talent Geographies in Shrinking and Peripheral Regions: New Methods, Global Patterns, and Policy Innovation
For more information on this session and the conference:
π» bit.ly/4okCnlk
Abstracts by: 19 September
π¨Abstract Deadline Day for 2025 Regional Futures Conference π¨
β18 August
Join the RSA community in πLondon, UK ποΈ13-14 November.
For more information and to submit your abstract:
π bit.ly/4lgfLj3
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π¨We are delighted to announce our closing plenary for RSA Regional Futures Conference, 13-14 November π¨
π£Patricia Daley, University of Oxford
πͺZack Taylor, EiC TPG
πΆ Territory, Politics, Governance Lecture
Abstract deadline approaching: β18 Aug
βΉοΈand submit: bit.ly/4lgfLj3
Join us in London π
π¨We are delighted to announce our opening plenary for RSA Regional Futures Conference, 13-14 November π¨
π£Andres Rodriguez-Pose & Rachel Franklin
πͺLuisa Corrado
πΆSpatial Economic Analysis Lecture
We have extended the abstract deadline: β18 August
βΉοΈand submit: bit.ly/4lgfLj3
Join us in London π
πWe are delighted to announce the next ANZRSAI & RSA Conference π
πΆPopulation Change and Regional Resilience
π1-2 Dec 2025
πUniversity of Waikato, New Zealand
To view the CfPs and for more info, go to:
π» bit.ly/4okCnlk
Join us in the beautiful city of Hamilton
βTwo weeks to abstract submission deadline β
πΆ 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
π» bit.ly/3GUdVWW
ππ
π Call for Abstracts
Join the βBeyond GDPβ Conference the RCC, in partnership with the
@regstud.bsky.social
Rethink how we measure progress beyond income, toward green, inclusive, resilient economies. π±ππ
π Submit now: www.regionalstudies.org/events/beyon...
#BeyondGDP #SEE #InclusiveGrowth
π¨New in Finance & Space π¨
Eric Helleiner delivers a tour de force analysis of international finance amid polycrisis, encompassing:
π Pandemic
π© Geopolitical conflict
π₯ Climate crisis
π± Geoeconomic fragmentation
π£ Impending financial crisis?
Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Next up is PhD student, Kristina Dorofeeva, (University of Florence) sharing her research on shifting fertility patterns, focusing on economic instability and first childbirth among Italian couples.
@gssisocialsci.bsky.social
The first student presentation this afternoon is by Fedaous Ben Brahim (UniLaSalle) sharing her research on the public perception of biogas projects in the Hauts-de-France Region. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
Next up, Filipe Batista (JRC) shares how innovative data and analytical methods help policymakers and researchers better understand demographic changes in "Assessing local and regional demographic trends and challenges: new data, methods and insights for the EU" @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
Viktor Venhorst @rug.nl kicks things off today with his talk on βA Demography of Education and the Labour Marketβ and challenging students to consider how time dependency shapes their own research. @gssisocialsci.bsky.social
Our final presentation today is Turan Abbaszade, University of Cambridge, sharing her research on urban development and economic resilience
@gssisocialsci.bsky.social
We now have Rachel Barber from Queen's University & EHESS sharing her research on community engagement and policy intervention in places left behind.
@gssisocialsci.bsky.social
Our third presentation this afternoon is by Giada Garofani @liverpooluni.bsky.social who is sharing her research on English neighbourhoods and life trajectories.