🌟 Early Bird rate ends soon for #RSA26 🌟 Join the RSA community in Gothenburg in June. 🔶 Regions as Arenas in a Changing World 📆 15-18 June 2026 Normal fees apply from 1st April. For more info & to register: 🔗 bit.ly/4atPUlH 😊 🔁

🌟Are you a PhD student or ECR? Join the RSA Student and EC Conference 📆3-4 September 2026 🌟 🔶 Emergent Directions in Regional Research 🌍 Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK For detailed info, view the cfp and submit your abstract: 🔗 bit.ly/4kJkYBh 😊 🔁

🌟We are delighted to be partnered with @city-redi.bsky.social for their 20th Regional Innovation Policies Conference 🌟 🔶Navigating Futures with Innovation: Resilient and Resurgent Regions 📆 17-18 September 2026 Abstract deadline: 10 April For more info: bit.ly/4lkHHE1 😊 🔁

🌟 Registration is now open for #RSA26 🌟 Join the RSA community in Gothenburg in June. 🔶 Regions as Arenas in a Changing World: Rethinking Spatial Theories 📆 15-18 June 2026 To benefit from the early bird rate, register by 31st March 🔗 bit.ly/4atPUlH 😊 🔁

✨Upcoming Professional Development webinar ✨ 🔶 How to Enhance your Research: Tips for Academics 📆 18 March 12pm GMT / 1pm CET 📢 Don Webber 🪑 Kate Broadhurst For more information and to register: 🔗 bit.ly/rsaprofdev Free to attend, just need to register. 😊 🔁

🌟The abstract portal is open for our 2026 Student and Early Career Conference 🌟 🔶 Emergent Directions in Regional Research 📆 3-4 September 2026 🌍 Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK For detailed information and to view the call for papers: 🔗 bit.ly/4kJkYBh 😊 🔁

🎇Our 2026 Regional Futures Conference will take place 📆 12-13 November, London 🎇 For more information on this popular conference and to view the full call for papers: bit.ly/4roSG1j 🔁 😊

✨Upcoming Professional Development webinar ✨ 🔶 How to Enhance your Research: Tips for Academics 📆 18 March 12pm GMT / 1pm CET 📢 Don Webber 🪑 Kate Broadhurst For more information and to register: 🔗 bit.ly/rsaprofdev Free to attend, just need to register. 😊 🔁

🌟 Abstract Deadline Day for #RSA26 🌟 ⏳ 19th February 2026 Join the RSA community in Gothenburg in June. 🔶 Regions as Arenas in a Changing World: Rethinking Spatial Theories 📆 16 June 2026 For more information and to submit your paper: 🔗 bit.ly/4atPUlH 😊 🔁

📣 📣 The opening plenary for #RSA26 is now complete 📣 📣 The Early Career Plenary Speaker competition winner is: 🎉 @Kristin Smette Gulbrandsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 🎉 Kirstin joins a fantastic line up of speakers. For info on the plenary and conference: bit.ly/4atPUlH 😊 🔁

🌟We are delighted to announce the Student and Early Career Conference for 2026 🌟 🔶 Emergent Directions in Regional Research 📆 3-4 September 🌍 Cardiff Business School, UK To find out more about this fantastic conference, go to: 💻 bit.ly/4kJkYBh Please share with your networks 🔄😁

Looking for support to advance your research or develop new ideas? The RSA offers a range of grants designed to support innovative research and career development in regional studies and related fields. Deadline to apply: 3rd March 2026. Learn more at www.regionalstudies.org/funding-awards/

✨Missed the deadline to submit a paper to a SS at #RSA26? There's still time to submit to the general pool ✨ ⏳ Deadline: 19th February For more information on the conference: bit.ly/4atPUlH Join the RSA community in Gothenburg ➡️ Regions as Arenas in a Changing World 📆 15-18 June 2026 😀🔄

Still time to register for the upcoming IPM & RSA webinar 🔶 Pride of Place in the UK 📆 9 February 1pm GMT / 2pm CET 📢 Cathy Parker; Rebecca Madgin; Chloe Steadman & Ilze Mertena 🪑Jenny Kanellopoulou To register for free: lounge.regionalstudies.org/...

🎇Submit your abstract to one of the open sessions submitted to #RSA26 🎆 To gind out more, go to: bit.ly/4aCzjLl Submitted session: 12th February General pool: 19th February ➡️ Regions as Arenas in a Changing World 📆 15-18 June 2026 🌍 University of Gothenburg, Sweden

⏳12 days to submit your application to the ARL, @rsaeurope.bsky.social and University of Amsterdam joint summer school. ⏳ 🔶 New Perspectives on Urban Infrastructures 📆 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. 🔶 Green Dreams in Peripheral Development Series: Securitised Resource Peripheries 📆 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. 🔁 😊

Great to see Regional Studies and Spatial Economic Analysis Journals being represented in the Meet the Editors session at #GEOINNO26 in Budapest, Hungary. @dfkogler.bsky.social Ugo Fratesi

🚨 RSA Latin America Conference - Registration Deadline Extended 🚨 ▶️Adapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments ⏰ 22-24 October 2025 🌎 Monterrey, Mexico Registration deadline: 23rd September 2025 www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsala... 🔁😁

🚨The 2nd webinar in the #YSI and #RegStud supported series organised by @max-roessler.bsky.social & @crhistianjoel.bsky.social happening soon. 🚨 🕰️ 16th Sept 2pm BST / 3pm CEST ▶️ Spatial imaginaries of ‘left behind places’ in policy discourse bit.ly/47hnppY Free to attend. 😁🔄

🚨Open Session submitted for the upcoming RSA & ANZRSAI Conference 🚨 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: 💻 bit.ly/4okCnlk Abstracts by: 19 September

🚨Abstract Deadline Day for 2025 Regional Futures Conference 🚨 ⌛18 August Join the RSA community in 🌎London, UK 🗓️13-14 November. For more information and to submit your abstract: 🔗 bit.ly/4lgfLj3 😀🔁

🚨We are delighted to announce our closing plenary for RSA Regional Futures Conference, 13-14 November 🚨 📣Patricia Daley, University of Oxford 🪑Zack Taylor, EiC TPG 🔶 Territory, Politics, Governance Lecture Abstract deadline approaching: ⌛18 Aug ℹ️and submit: bit.ly/4lgfLj3 Join us in London 🌟

🚨We are delighted to announce our opening plenary for RSA Regional Futures Conference, 13-14 November 🚨 📣Andres Rodriguez-Pose & Rachel Franklin 🪑Luisa Corrado 🔶Spatial Economic Analysis Lecture We have extended the abstract deadline: ⌛18 August ℹ️and submit: bit.ly/4lgfLj3 Join us in London 🌟

🌟We are delighted to announce the next ANZRSAI & RSA Conference 🌟 🔶Population Change and Regional Resilience 📆1-2 Dec 2025 🌏University of Waikato, New Zealand To view the CfPs and for more info, go to: 💻 bit.ly/4okCnlk Join us in the beautiful city of Hamilton

⌛Two weeks to abstract submission deadline ⌛ 🔶 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 💻 bit.ly/3GUdVWW 🔄😀

🔔 Call for Abstracts Join the “Beyond GDP” Conference the RCC, in partnership with the @regstud.bsky.social Rethink how we measure progress beyond income, toward green, inclusive, resilient economies. 🌱📊🌍 📝 Submit now: www.regionalstudies.org/events/beyon... #BeyondGDP #SEE #InclusiveGrowth

Excited to be heading to Palermo next for the 2025 Joint Summer College on Demographic Change & Regional Development — a great opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers, in partnership with @gssisocialsci.bsky.social and the University of Palermo!

And the 2025 Summer College has begun - with Fabio Mazzola giving an opening keynote on human capital and regional development.

Onto our 2nd keynote and Alessandra Faggian @gssisocialsci.bsky.social convinces us why peripheral regions are so important.

The Summer College continues today at UNIPA and our first speaker is Daniele Vignoli. He explains changing demographics in his seminar on Positive Demography: Re-Thinking Demographic Dynamics.

🔔 Call for Abstracts Join the “Beyond GDP” Conference the RCC, in partnership with the @regstud.bsky.social Rethink how we measure progress beyond income, toward green, inclusive, resilient economies. 🌱📊🌍 📝 Submit now: www.regionalstudies.org/events/beyon... #BeyondGDP #SEE #InclusiveGrowth

⏳ Two weeks to apply for Student and ECR Conference ⏳ ⏱️ Deadline: 24 June 🗓 9–10 September 2025 📍 University of Westminster, London, UK For more information on this conference and to apply: www.regionalstudies.org/events/2025s... 😃🔄

🌟Deadline day (15/05) for #RSALatinAmerica 🌟 ▶️Adapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments ⏰ 22-24 October 2025 We are accepting abstracts in English, Spanish and Portuguese. To view the CfP and submit: www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsala... 🌎 Monterrey, Mexico

🌟Two weeks today the second plenary for #RSA25 🌟 The Future of Regional Policy Thursday 8th May 09.00-10.30 WEST 📕For more info and view the online programme: events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Ind...

🌟Three weeks today the conference programme starts for #RSA25 🌟 Kicking off with the opening plenary'Navigating Regional Transformation' with a fantastic selection of speakers. 📕For more info and view the online programme: events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Ind... 🔄

🌟Special Sessions are in for #RSALatin America 2025 🌟 For more information and to submit your abstract: bit.ly/RSALA25 ▶️ Adapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments ⏰22-24 October 🌎 Monterrey, Mexico 🔄

🌟Special Session deadline (3 April) fast approaching for our RSA Latin America Conference 🌟 ▶️ Adapting Local and Regional Development to Changing Environments For more information and to submit your proposal: bit.ly/RSALA25

Ludger Gailing getting the first of today's presentations underway. Energy transitions vary greatly from region to region. #RSAWebinar #CREST #ARL

Saska Petrova explaining the challenges on the issue of energy poverty at a household level. www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa-o...! #RSAWebinar #CREST #ARL

⌛ Still time to sign up for today's (14/3) Energy Justice webinar taking place at 12pm GMT / 1pm CET. ℹ️ bit.ly/3EzQn69 Free to attend, just need to register. 🔄

🌟Two fantastic webinars taking place this week 🌟 ⏰ 12 March 12pm GMT / 1pm CET ▶️ Research by Women – Research on Women ℹ️ bit.ly/4idN45r ⏰ Friday 14th March 12pm GMT / 1pm CET ▶️ Energy Justice ℹ️ bit.ly/3EzQn69 For more info & to register for free, click on the links above.

🦜 Early bird conference fee extended for #RSA25 🦜 Deadline: Friday 7th March ▶️ Navigating Regional Transformation ⏰ 6-9 May 2025 🌎 University of Porto, Portugal To register and view the full programme: 💻 bit.ly/RSAAC25 ⌛ 9 weeks and 4 days to go 🔄🌟

Our Hugely Popular Summer College is Back for its 6th Year! Calling all PhD students & ECRs! Join us in Palermo, Italy for a Summer College on Demographic Change & Regional Development. 📅 24-27 June 2025 ⏳ Apply by 28 March 2025 🔗 More info & applications: bit.ly/4hqQv8o

Happening today! EdgeNet are kicking off their first webinar in the: ⭐Online Policy Series: Green Dream in Peripheral Development ⭐ 💠Green Dreams Policy Huddle ⏰29 January 1pm GMT / 2pm CET To find out more and register: bit.ly/ENetWeb . 🔄

🚀We received over 1000 abstracts for our upcoming Annual Conference in Porto 6-9 May 2025! ☺️ Registration to open soon, we've some great technical tours for you, consider these when making your travel arrangements. 🚂✈️🛶🚶‍♀️ For info: bit.ly/RSAAC25 🔄

⭐Sign up now for our first Professional Development #RSAWebinar of 2025 ⭐ ➡️Engaging with the workings of Parliament ⏰12 February 1pm GMT / 2pm CET 📣 @marksandford.bsky.social 💺 @ioramashvili.bsky.social For info and to register: bit.ly/rsaprofdev These webinars are free & open to all. 🔄

The Regional Studies Research Network EdgeNet are kicking off their first webinar in the: ⭐Online Policy Series: Green Dream in Peripheral Development ⭐ 💠Green Dreams Policy Huddle ⏰29 January 1pm GMT / 2pm CET To find out more and register: bit.ly/ENetWeb .

🌟 We are delighted to have the YSI partner event at #RSA25 at University of Porto, Portugal, taking place 5&6 May 2025 🌟 This workshop is aimed at PhD students and ECR, for more info: 💻 bit.ly/ysirsa2025 Application deadline: 31 January 2025 @pillnj.bsky.social @carvalho-luis.bsky.social

The Regional Studies Research Network EdgeNet are kicking off their first webinar in the: ⭐Online Policy Series: Green Dream in Periphereal Development ⭐ 💠Green Dreams Policy Huddle ⏰29 January 1pm GMT / 2pm CET To find out more and register: bit.ly/ENetWeb .