Ignazio is Professor of Regional Economic Development at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. He is also Head of the Accounting and Financial Management Department (AFM), and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Angers (France). Ignazio’s work addresses multiple themes and topics in the economics and environment fields, with particular emphasis on […]
Ignazio is Professor of Regional Economic Development at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. He is also Head of the Accounting and Financial Management Department (AFM), and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Angers (France). Ignazio’s work addresses multiple themes and topics in the economics and environment fields, with particular emphasis on […]
Ignazio is Professor of Regional Economic Development at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. He is also Head of the Accounting and Financial Management Department (AFM), and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Angers (France). Ignazio’s work addresses multiple themes and topics in the economics and environment fields, with particular emphasis on […]
Ignazio is Professor of Regional Economic Development at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. He is also Head of the Accounting and Financial Management Department (AFM), and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, Angers (France). Ignazio’s work addresses multiple themes and topics in the economics and environment fields, with particular emphasis on […]
I am sharing with you details of a position just opened for a social scientist to work in the the SMART (Soil Microbiome Augmentation and Restoration Technologies) Soils project at Durham, which is a cross-faculty initiative that aims to reverse decades of soil degradation. There are seven new posts being created for this Lab across the […]
A great opportunity to join a growing team and contribute teaching on the MSc Transport and Urban Planning at the University of Manchester. https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=31671 We are looking for expertise in transport planning, including but not limited to transport modelling, transport economics and appraisal and transport policy, and experience in teaching/using industry standard transport modelling and […]
To further strengthen our research and teaching portfolio, the Department wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Global Political Economy (GPE). While we invite applications from applicants in all areas of global political economy, we particularly encourage those whose research complements existing research strengths. The successful candidate will be based in the Global Political Economy cluster, […]
The Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA), based in the Geography Department at King’s College London, will be responsible for enabling and supporting the development of a co-production approach for the Climate Change Resilient Equitable Healthy Cities in Africa (CLARITY-Africa) programme. The post holder will coordinate implementation of participative research and engagement in CLARITY workstreams, monitoring and […]
We have a new PhD opening, please find all the details here: Loughborough University PhD Opportunity Applicants are encouraged to have: (1) experience in GIS; (2) experience in quantitative data analysis, such as handling large datasets; and (3) experience with human participant research, such as interviews, focus groups, and/or surveys. Submission deadline: 20th April […]
We are currently advertising for a fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Glasgow (Adam Smith Business School), which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council via the Scottish Graduate School for Social Science (SGSSS). The project is titled “Public Futures, Deprivatisation and Municipalisation: Addressing Inequalities of Local Public Provision” and sits […]
A studentship funded by the ESRC through the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) is open for applications. The exciting PhD opportunity will explore the transformative potential of democratic finance – Community Bonds and Community Shares – in Scotland. This new form of finance creates citizen investors by harnessing and investing the financial resources […]
I’m pleased to advertise a +3.5 or 1+3.5 studentship for postgrad research on anti-trafficking funding at University of Dundee. The studentship will be supervised by Jonathan Mendel and Kiril Sharapov (Edinburgh Napier University), with Suzanne Hoff (La Strada International) as an advisor. You’ll find more detail on the studentship (funded by the ESRC through the […]
Tom joined the RSA in 2025 as the Head of Publishing after many years working for leading academic publishers, specifically Elsevier and Sage Publishing. At the latter, as a Director, he helped lead the development of the company’s (then) nascent medicine and life science programme, as well as its gold OA journal programme. Throughout his […]
As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from women and those of Minority Ethnic backgrounds as they are currently under-represented at this level in this area. All appointments will be made on merit or skill and experience relative to the role. Department of Geography and Environment Assistant Professor of […]
Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship, supported by the College of Business and Social Sciences to be undertaken within the Centre for Business Prosperity, Aston Business School at Aston University. The position is available to start in October 2025. Financial Support This studentship includes a bursary to cover the tuition fees and an […]
There are a range of fellowships available at Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh. These include the Postdoctoral Fellowship (closes 25 April 2025) for early-career scholars working in any discipline in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Other IASH schemes: Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship (closes 28 February 2025) for Indian citizens […]
Resilience of pastoral societies to social-ecological change in central Kenya https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/research-studentships/resilience-pastoral-societies-central-kenya/ Duration: Full-Time – between three and three and a half years fixed term Application deadline: 27 May 2025 Start date: September 2025 For further details contact: Dr James Bennett – apy073@coventry.ac.uk Introduction Pastoralism is a livelihood strategy premised on livestock mobility in marginal environments around the world, […]
This year the CJRES annual conference is taking place in Cambridge at St. Catherine’s College the 17th and 18th of July 2025, as usual sponsored by the Cambridge Political Economy Society. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient’ Further on the call for papers is available here: https://cpes.org.uk/events/cjres2025/ The current deadline for […]
Sustainability First is recruiting a policy researcher (energy & water) – which I thought may be of possible interest to some of your alumni community / jobs network. More detail about the role and a job description can be downloaded from the Sustainability First website – Sustainability First – Policy Researcher – January 2025<https://sustainabilityfirst.org.uk/work-with-us/> Deadline […]
Funded PhD Studentship: The peace potential of everyday economic spaces and practices in conflict-affected societies This three-year funded PhD studentship enables research into the everyday economic spaces and practices that emerge during and following war, exploring the peace potential they offer to conflict-affected societies. Project details Everyday economic spaces and practices give insight into […]
COMING SOON: Rethinking Economic (in)Activity UKRI funding opportunity UKRI is looking to fund an interdisciplinary project that will identify ways of supporting economic activity in places experiencing high rates of ill-health, disability, and informal care in the UK. The opportunity is open to all disciplines covered by UKRI and we particularly welcome proposals that cut […]
Henley International Business Masterclasses – Spring 2025 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 business management, economic geography and economics. The Spring 2025 Session consistis of the following three courses: International Human Resource Management, by Chris […]
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 […]
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’. […]