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Registration for the European Week of Regions and Cities is open until 26 September 2016. 

Historic and very successful meeting in Delhi at the National Institute of Urban Affairs with representives of key Indian instititions.

Britain for sale? Perspectives on the costs and benefits of foreign ownership (2016). Published by the Smith Institute, edited by Mike Raco

The editors of the Early Career Papers Section are currently seeking submissions of paper proposals for short articles (max. 3,000 words).

A Newton Fund workshop on ‘Urban Dialogues’ revealed stark similarities in the urban challenges facing the UK and Brazil. That was the conclusion of a workshop on ‘Urban Dialogues’ held in May 2016 in Brazil.

The deadlines for RSA Research Grant Schemes are approaching. See this post for more details. 

Latest RSA Grants Awardees

Following the publication of the RSA’s 2015-2020 Development Plan, we conducted a membership survey to find out how you feel about your RSA membership and how we can improve our services to ensure that the Association stays at the forefront of the field as a leading and impactful community.

We are very pleased to announce that Territory, Politics, Governance has been accepted for inclusion in Scopus, the world's largest abstract and citation database.

The RSA is seeking applications from Early Career Researchers (within 5 years after finishing their PhD) to give the Early Career Plenary Presentation at the RSA’s forthcoming Winter Conference 2016.

We are very proud to announce the new MeRSA and FeRSA Grant awardees. Congratulations!

We are very pleased to announce that the gold Open Access Journal Regional Studies, Regional Science (RSRS) has been accepted for inclusion in Scopus, the world's largest abstract and citation database.

European Week of Regions and Cities 2016 Master Class: 30 PhD students and early career researchers wanted!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic PhD student to join the Regional Studies Association Board in the role of student representative.

Nominations (both self-nominations and third party nominations) are being sought for the Nathaniel Lichfield Award and RSA & Routledge Early Career Award in regional studies and related fields, which will be awarded by the Regional Studies Association Award Committee in 2016. 

Early Career researchers from the UK and Brazil have an unique opportunity to participate in this research workshop funded by the British Council Newton Fund

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Emma Mawdsley, Reader in Human Geography and Fellow of Newnham College, University of Cambridge as the new Editor of Territory, Politics, Governance. Emma has a particular interest in the rising powers and the changing politics of development.

In 2015, the Regional Studies Association introduced an increased Research Network funding scheme which awards 5 Research Networks in 2015 and 2016 with up to £10,000 each.

The editors of the Early Career Papers Section are currently seeking submissions of paper proposals for short articles (max. 3,000 words). 

Dear RSA members and supporters

The Regional Studies Association seeks to appoint three additional Editors to its journal REGIONAL STUDIES.

The following members of the Regional Studies Association have been awarded with one of the new grants introduced by the RSA in 2015:

The following members of the Regional Studies Association have been awarded with one of the new grants introduced by the RSA in 2015:

FeRSA: The RSA Fellowship Grants are provided to support a discrete piece of regional studies and/or regional science research. The value of the award is up to £7,500 (or its equivalent in dollars or euros depending upon the agreed exchange rate at the time of the award). The award has a maximum time span of 18 months and reporting conditions apply. 

Sarah Ayres from the University of Bristol, UK. Her research will concentrate on assessing the impact of 'informal governance' on devolution in English cities.  

Andy Jonas from the Department of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, University of Hull, UK. His research will concentrate on global infrastructure public‐private partnerships and the geopolitics of city‐regions.

MeRSA:The RSA Membership Research Grants are provided to support a discrete piece of regional studies and/or regional science research. The value of the award is up to £5,000 (or its equivalent in dollars or euros depending upon the agreed exchange rate at the time of the award). The award has a maximum time span of 18 months and reporting conditions apply.

Raffaella Calabrese from the Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK. Her research will concentrate on modelling spatial dependence in mortgage credit models. 

Sabine Dörry from the School of Geography, University of Oxford, UK. Her research will concentrate on the role of the state in building sustainable financial centres: Comparing London, Luxembourg and Singapore.

Etienne Nel from the Department of Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand. His research will concentrate on the role of regional and local agencies and actors in responding to economic crises and opportunities in New Zealand and Australia. 

Congratulations to all our grant awardees and we look forward to receiving many more applications from members for our next round which closes on the 30th October.

Are you an Early Career researcher and would you like to give a plenary presentation at the RSA Annual Conference?