At each annual conference we have an early career plenary lecture and in Belfast this May that lecture will be given by Dr Ruth Neville @ruthneville20.bsky.social a research fellow in computational social science at @casaucl.bsky.social. Abstract submission deadline is Friday tinyurl.com/9szbc49y

The Section is delighted to announce that the @spatialeconomic.bsky.social lecture at our Belfast conference this year will be given by Prof Eveline van Leeuwen of @w-u-r.bsky.social and AMS Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions. www.wur.nl/en/persons/p... Call for papers at rsai-bis.org

Call for Abstracts Open: 20th Regional Innovation Policies Conference, 17-18 Sept, 2026 Birmingham, UK #RegInnoPol26 @regstud.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social @lisadepropris.bsky.social @fmfai.bsky.social @regionalwhispers.bsky.social ow.ly/8C6O50XSVAL

RSAIBIS annual online early career and doctoral colloquium takes place this Thursday. There is still time to register to attend. There are 11 early career colleagues from universities in Ireland, UK, Italy, Sweden, and Madagascar presenting their work. More info: www.rsai-bis.org/early-career...

Just out + Paul Hildreth: Beyond the agglomeration orthodoxy: rethinking industrial strategy @cssjournal.bsky.social @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social @uresg76.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Deadline is here.

🚨📣 We have a new paper with Emmanouil Tranos & @levijohnwolf.bsky.social in the Journal of #Economic #Geography linking #internet speeds to #firm level #productivity benefits. There is a 2% productivity boost pulling slowest to fastest speeds across #UK LAs 👀👇 #geosky #econsky 📈📉 shorturl.at/NJ4rE

How does where we live impact how we travel? How is this dynamic related to our own preferences and life-stage? Check out my latest #research paper which examines the roles of who we are and where we live in shaping how we travel: doi.org/10.1016/j.pi... @frw-rug.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social

Our annual online Early Career and Doctoral Research Colloquium will take place on January 21 and 22 2026. Call for abstracts is now open. Details here: www.rsai-bis.org/early-career... #EconSky #GeogSky #AcadSky #RegionalScience @spatialeconomic.bsky.social

‪📣📣 Very happy to see our work on #regional #pay #disparities in the UK out. #econsky📈📉 #geosky @astonpress.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @resfoundation.bsky.social Have a look at the event and the report and stay tuned for more! 👀👇 www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

Our latest report by @emilyfry.bsky.social @tasoskitsos.bsky.social @gthwaites.bsky.social @dalilariba.bsky.social Richmond Egyei and Enrico Vanino looks at the impact of place in regional inequality.

Great @rsaibis.bsky.social early career keynote from @conorodriscoll99.bsky.social in Cork today on mobility and economic geography.

If you are interested in rural development, and specifically digital connectivity and accessibility in #rural areas you might liek to join us in Cork for this event next week. Please share it widely. www.cubsucc.com/events/digit... @ucc.ie @rsaibis.bsky.social

This is going to be so much craic the Grand Canyon gonna scuttle off to the gym and get on the 'roids to beef up.

All ready and looking forward to welcome attendees to our annual #conference in #Cork next week! #RSAIBIS25 @decjordan.bsky.social @calvjones.bsky.social www.rsai-bis.org/cork-2025-co...

@decjordan.bsky.social: so ye can do the auld world famous @rsaibis.bsky.social annual pub quiz this year again at short notice? Me: Um yeah sure Deckie @decjordan.bsky.social: Ah, grand! And we'll fair be puttin' yer paper on *first thing* the following morning now! [Begorrah etc. to fade] Me: 🤨

New #PhD #studentship in the Department of #Economics and #International #Business and the Centre for Business Prosperity. Focus is on #impacts of #trade #policy, #fdi and the #green economy. 🙏 share widely :) #econsky📉📈 #geosky @regstud.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social shorturl.at/qx5qx

🚨🚨 10 days left for your abstract submission to our annual #RSAIBIS25 conference organised by @decjordan.bsky.social at @ucc.ie. Expect a packed schedule with papers on #regional & #spatial science plus lots of great chats and fun! 👀👇 www.rsai-bis.org/cork-2025-co...

🚨🚨 @ibprofaston.bsky.social, @taxjusticenet.bsky.social and I, have a funded #PhD studentship at @astonuniversity.bsky.social on #profit #shifting, #taxhavens, tax policy and #MNEs Please help us spread the word! #econsky📈📉 #geosky @gabrielzucman.bsky.social 👀👇 tinyurl.com/3cb4njau

📢📢Research Policy 9th online conference for Early Career Researchers! Fri 25th April 2025, 2-4pm (UK time) Submit a 3 page abstract by Sun 23rd March Link: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/rese... @mariasavona.bsky.social @maryannfeldman.bsky.social @paulnightingale.bsky.social #EconSky

Reposting for those who may have missed it. My department is recruiting an AP in Rural and Agricultural Economics. The research focus is wide to include sustainability, development, rural policy, etc. broadly defined. Main teaching requirement is for a course on “Land, Food, and Ecosystem Services”.

We had an amazing #ECR Colloquium last month with over 20 papers by early career and #PhD candidates presented over two days. Congratulations to our winners 👇 1/6

The @rsaibis.bsky.social will have its annual conference in Cork on June 18 and 19. The call for abstracts is open. The deadline is February 28. This is always a fantastic conference with high-quality papers in a friendly environment. www.rsai-bis.org/cork-2025-co... #EconSky #AcadSky #AcademicSky

🚨🚨 @ibprofaston.bsky.social, the Tax Justice Network and I, have a funded #PhD studentship @astonuniversity.bsky.social for someone with a quant background and interests in #profit #shifting, #tax-havens and #MNEs Please help us spread the word! #econsky📈📉 #geosky 👀👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLP949/p...

🍾🍾 New publication with Korneliusz Pylak and @tomekmickiewicz.bsky.social in @regionalstudies.bsky.social looking into the #spatial #interdependencies between #KIBS and non-KIBS firm dynamics using granular data from #Warsaw #entrepreneurship #geosky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Fantastic first day in our #ECR colloquium with sessions on #greentransitions #digitalisation #skills and #regional #growth. Still time to sign up for tomorrow's sessions in #health and #wellbeing, #politicaleconomy #disasters and #conflict and #humancapital www.rsai-bis.org/early-career...

The @rsaibis.bsky.social online early career and doctoral colloquium is underway and the quality of work is outstanding. #regionalscience

Beyond levelling up: where next to revive lagging regions? With the fab Felicia Fai & Phil Tomlinson, intro to a blockbuster special issue ‘Beyond Levelling up’ of Contemporary Social Science www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📣📣 Everything ready for our #Early #Career #Colloquium. 25 papers from brilliant #ECRs over two days (23-24 January) covering topics on the #environment #spatial #economics #skills #politicaleconomy #disasters and #conflict #geosky #econsky More info 👇 www.rsai-bis.org/early-career...

🚨🚨 The call for abstracts for #ERSA2025 #Congress in #Athens is now open. If you work on #spatial aspects of #well-being #addiction and #crime, do send us your abstracts under #special #session 45 #Regional #Science #econsky #geosky #geoinno ersa.eventsair.com/ersa2025/cal...

📣📣 Preparations are well underway for our annual meeting in #Cork this year (June 18-19), hosted by @ucc.bsky.social and @decjordan.bsky.social 📅Abstract submission deadline - February 28! Help us spread the word! #geosky #geoinno @spatialeconomic.bsky.social 👇 www.rsai-bis.org/cork-2025-co...

The 2025 GISRUK abstract deadline has now been extended to January 31st, 2025! We're really excited to welcome papers rethinking the role "Process" plays in GIScience. We hope to see your abstract real soon! app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...

🚨New Issue🚨 Issue 19(4) focuses on location and spatial specificities. The 9 articles range from methodological to applied contributions. Full editorial here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @rsaeurope.bsky.social @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social

Pre-announcement of up to 4 postdocs on agrifood and land use transitions. We will soon open for postdoc applications at UCPH for an upcoming project. Keywords: policies, technologies, scenarios for European agrifood and land use transitions. Short deadline, so feel free to reach out already now.

Cars and car dependency - the problem that just keeps on giving. #waroncars #cars www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Like a bird freed from its cage, we are here now. Enjoying the blue skies as long as they last. Follow us for all things #urban, #regional #spatial #economics and #geography #econsky #geosky #geoinno