The Henley International Business Masterclasses are offered by the Henley Business School to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers studying International Business topics in the field of management, economic geography and economics. The event takes place in Reading UK next spring from 1 to 11 April 2025. The open call is between 1 December 2024 to […]
We are hiring a PhD or Post-doc in Energy use patterns of Swedish households. The candidate needs to be fluent in Swedish, and for those who are, we offer an exciting opportunity to dive into research at the crossroads of energy system transformation, human behavior, and just transitions. You’ll work with experienced scholars and access […]
Lecturer in Town Planning Position: Full Time, Permanent Salary Range: £49,250 – £55,295 Application deadline: 17 November 2024 Interview date: 29 November 2024 The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences is seeking to appoint two Lecturers in Town Planning on a permanent basis. Ideal candidates will hold […]
Migrant and Refugee Welcome: Achieving Social Sustainability through Local Migration Governance Australia and the UK are both among the top 10 recipient countries of people on the move (migrants and refugees) globally, while migration control is also high in their respective national policy agendas. Local and city-level governing bodies in the two countries are often […]
The Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL, based in Leipzig, Germany) invites candidates to submit applications for its Research Fellowship Programme 2024/2025. The current call addresses international established researchers (typically more than 12 years of research experience after PhD) with a visible track record in a field related to the IfL research agenda. No regional […]
Including community re-use and repair groups in circular economy digitalisation. Application deadline: 15 December, 2024 Fully-funded 3.5 year PhD, based at the CAM-DTP (University of Cambridge/Anglia Ruskin University), sitting in the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University. The PhD’s focus: 🔧 Community re-use and repair groups (e.g. informal freecycling groups, pop-up repair or […]
Research project The Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK) at the University of Zurich is offering three PhD positions within a 4-year research project titled “Dealing with Institutional Volatility: Food Production, Processing and Trade in South-Eastern Qazaqstan”. The project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and led by Prof. Dr. Peter Finke. Its […]
Application is now OPEN for a new ESRC-funded PhD studentship on ‘A place-based, intersectoral approach for Net Zero’, starting in Oct 2025 at the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge. Please see the link below for more information. https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/news/applications-invited-esrc-funded-phd-studentship-place-based-intersectoral-approach-net-zero https://www.esrcdtp.group.cam.ac.uk/programme/phd-funding-opportunities/
The Faculty of Geosciences and the Environment (FGSE) of the University of Lausanne invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences to be based at the Institute of Geography and Sustainability (IGD). We are seeking a candidate with broad training and theoretical expertise in the social sciences and […]
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 4 years in the first instance, due to limited funding.The Department of Land Economy is a leader in its field. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework assessment, 67% of the Department’s research was found to be “World Leading” and a further 31% “Internationally Excellent”, making it […]
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 4 years in the first instance, due to limited funding. The Department of Land Economy is a leader in its field. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework assessment, 67% of the Department’s research was found to be “World Leading” and a further 31% “Internationally Excellent”, making […]
The School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy is a dynamic, research-driven school with a clear focus on delivering excellent teaching programmes. It is ranked in the global top 150 for ‘Built Environment (QS Global Rankings), ranking number 1 in Ireland. The UCD Planning school is an internationally renowned centre of excellence and a key […]
The Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Pavia, along with Icrios-Bocconi University, organizes a Winter School titled “Geography of Innovation.” This edition features 12 speakers who will present on topics related to regional innovation policy, network science, economic complexity, and green innovation. Two data lab sessions will be held to introduce participants to […]
Applications are invited for funded PhDs in the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University. These funding awards are for commencement of study in October 2025 and are open equally to UK and international applicants The funding is awarded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council through the Doctoral Training consortium Techne, which […]
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 […]
AHRC/TECHNE PhD Studentships at Kingston University London for October 2025 entry The Department of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston University London is delighted to invite expressions of interest from strong researchers to join our PhD Programme from October 2025. Funded full-time and part-time studentships are available on a competitive basis through the TECHNE Doctoral Training […]
2 year Postdoc position (with reasonable possibilities for extension) in Innovation and Sustainability Transitions Studies related to the research project Legitimacy and acceleration of Green Energy Initiatives and Transitions (LEGIT). The overall ambition for the position is to advance our understanding of acceleration empirically and conceptually in sustainability transitions research. The position is located in the Entrepreneurship, […]
In 2024, Urbavis will organise the XXX anniversary National Urbanism Conference at the invitation of MUT – Hungarian Urban Society, in which the RSA Hungary Section will also participate as a professional partner. Date: 14 November 2024, Thursday 8.30-19.30 Location: Flashback Fotóstúdió, Budapest, Bogdáni út 1, 1033 This year, the conference will focus on the […]
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’. […]
SI: Climate change integration in urban and regional planning: new perspectives and solutions towards urban sustainability Increasing urbanization as a global process of socio-urban development seems to be limitless, and climate events are beginning to be a constant in urban societies that were once far removed from this global phenomenon. Climate change is starting to […]
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 […]
For more related to this blog, check out the full article recently published. Legal geography as a subdiscipline of human geography has been progressively gaining momentum across geographic and legal fora. Legal geography examines the co-constitutivity of law, power, and place, and has been employed to explore issues of spatial justice across contexts and […]