RSA Student and Early Career Conference 2016
Towards Impact and Contributions to Knowledge: PhD and First Academic Position
27th October, 2016 - 28th October, 2016, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK

Abstract submission deadline – 4th September 2016

There is still time to register for the forthcoming RSA student & early career conference.

There will be plenty of opportunities to network and receive feedback from senior scholars in the field of Regional Studies as well as from other students and early careers (researcher who are within 5 years after finishing their PhD) attending this international conference.

We will also be holding a sessions on how to maximize the impact of your research outputs and an interactive session with the Student and Early Career representatives from the RSA Board and on Open Access publishing (more details to follow shortly on the conference page).

Take a look at the excellent line up of confirmed plenary speakers:
Charlie Rapple, Kudos, UK
Gary Bosworth, Lincoln University, UK
Joyce Liddle, Aix Marseille, France
Andy Pike, CURDS, UK
Sally Hardy, RSA, UK

We welcome all submissions with a regional focus and especially those in the following areas:
§ Urban and regional policy
§ New challenges in urban planning
§ New economic geography
§ Big data and regions
§ Climate change and sustainability
§ Politics and territory
§ Mega-regions and City regions
§ Regional mapping and visualisation
§ Clusters and smart specialisation
§ Employment, Welfare and Labour Markets
§ Migration Debates in the European Union and beyond
§ Social and community cohesion
§ Innovation, Knowledge and Local Economic Development
§ Entrepreneurship, manufacturing and new business models

If you would like more information or to register, please click here

And not to forget: Newcastle is a fantastic city in the north of Englandwww.newcastlegateshead.com and an ideal destination for this conference. We hope you will be able to join us there. With best wishes, Lesa