🔥 What are the biggest pressures facing regional researchers today? Find out in this new RSA blog by @rsachiefexec.bsky.social & @gretegans.bsky.social, based on RSA’s 2024–25 focus groups. Read: bit.ly/406UEb9 Also✨ Rolling call for blogs = OPEN! 🌍 Summer blog series lands soon—watch this space.

Blog from Charlotte Hoole & jacknewman.bsky.social: “Geographic Inequalities in an Era of Unequal Devolution” 💡 Must read for anyone thinking about spatial justice👉 bit.ly/40hBD5Q Also, we’re spotlighting Asian & African perspectives Deadline "Today" 🌍 Details here: www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/

🏆Congratulations to @max-roessler.bsky.social (@unigreifswald.bsky.social and CIRCLE, Lund U.), presented last week with the RSRS @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social Best Paper Award! Check out his work "Untangling Regional Development Traps through Narratives" available in open access and linked below!

Any of our great RSRS @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social authors heading to #RSA2025? A great opportunity to connect with other regional researchers

1/4 🔍 New Blog "Is the permacrisis transforming EU cohesion policy goals?" explores how crisis response has accelerated "hyper-Lisbonisation" - potentially undermining territorial development objectives! bit.ly/42ErEtb @fmolica.bsky.social @alederenzis.bsky.social @bourdinseb.bsky.social

What makes city dwellers happy? This study from S. Golubchenko & team looks at determinants and structures of happiness in urban areas. Read more about the key factors available in #OpenAccess from @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social #UrbanWellbeing #PopulationAging #HappinessResearch doi.org/10.1080/2168...

Check out the work in @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social by Sarper Neyse & Emma Lundholm on "Individual gains and trade-offs from counterurban migration in Sweden" doi.org/10.1080/2168...

🎉We're extremely happy to have Yi Liu join us at @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social as the new Editor-in-Chief. The whole RSRS team is looking forward to working together to publish great open access regional research!

📚 NEW BOOK: "Going Circular" by Marcin Dąbrowski and Karel van den Berghe on Circular Economy for regions & cities! ✨ Read their fantastic blog on tackling regional environmental & social challenges! bit.ly/3DDukgH @rsa-adp.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social @rsachiefexec.bsky.social

Always a great stream of research coming out of @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social! Check out some of our recently published short articles available in hashtag #OpenAccess www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsrs20/c...

🚀 Big news! The #RSA25 Annual Conference is OPEN for registration! 🎉 Connect with global experts, share insights & help shape future of cities & regions. Don’t miss out—register early!: www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa25/ @rsachiefexec.bsky.social @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social

📢And we are planning to go bimonthly😄! Keep those fascinating regional studies insights coming— (2/3) @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social

Applications for Regional Studies, Regional Science - Editor in Chief are still open. We'd love to see a diverse set of candidates, so please share widely and let the great regional scientists of your network know about the posting. @regstud.bsky.social

🌟 New Year, New Regional Perspectives! @regstud.bsky.social is seeking fresh blog submissions for 2025! Share your insights on regional development, policy & innovation. All perspectives are welcome from Global South to North, local to transnational! (1/2) @financeandspace.bsky.social

Lots to engage with in our new issue: rsa.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🌍 Zero Hunger is More Than Food. #India ranks 107/121 in hunger index, but solutions exist! Community gardens, women's empowerment, and systemic changes can transform lives. Read blog by Sreedevi RS www.regionalstudies.org/rsa-blog/202... #FoodSecurity #ZeroHunger #SocialChange @regstud.bsky.social

Interested in contributing a research blog for RSA? We'd love to hear from any previous RSRS researchers wanting to showcase some of their published work!

@rsa-rsrs.bsky.social RSRS is looking for a new Editor in Chief starting April 2025! Please share this widely, and do get into contact if there are any questions. @regstud.bsky.social think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...

Hello everyone! Nice to be joining the fun happening here at @bsky.app We're Regional Studies, Regional Science - an #OpenAccess journal from @regstud.bsky.social We'd love to connect with everyone doing great work in regional studies