Marie Curie

19/01/2026

🚨 Calling PhD Students studying urban infrastructures in the fields of human geography (urban and regional studies), urban and regional planning, or related disciplines in the social sciences 🚨

➡️ 2026 Joint International Summer School
🔶 New Perspectives on Urban Infrastructures
📆 8-10 July, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

RSA Europe is delighted to be partnered with ARL - Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association and University of Amsterdam to bring you the 2026 Summer School.

We are interested in contributions that link to one of the following themes:

▪️ The multiple temporalities and rhythms of infrastructure configurations
▪️ The politics of infrastructuring
▪️ Co-creating alternative infrastructural systems

The themes are not meant to be exhaustive, encouraging applications to contribute innovative and cross-cutting ideas.
Our aim is to stimulate discussions, gain insights and develop new research questions around the subject of this year’s summer school.

Participants will have the opportunity to present their research and receive individual feedback from international scientific experts. In addition, a keynote speech offers the opportunity to intensify the debate and develop further research ideas. There will be a field trip and several social activities to complement the academic programme.

Application Process
▪️ A motivation letter (maximum one page)
▪️ A short CV
▪️ Extended Abstract (maximum 600 words)

⏳ Deadline: 15th February 2026

For more information and to apply:

🖥️ https://www.rsaeurope.org/event/summerschool2026/

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28/07/2022

We are once again organising the Third EU Cohesion Policy conference in partnership with the European Commission, DG Regio and the Croatian Ministry of Regional Development. The Conference will bring together participants from academia, the European Institutions and Member State authorities to debate where Cohesion Policy is going, the evidence for its performance to date, and how its contribution to sustainable growth and jobs can be maximised.

There is no conference fee to attend this event. Attendees must cover travel, accommodation and subsistence costs, however, there will be a number of places which will receive assistance with travel and accommodation costs, if you wish to apply for this please include your reasons during abstract submission. For full information, please visit https://www.rsaeurope.org/event/3rd-cohesion-policy-conf/

21/06/2022

Deadline extended until 5th August!
Don't miss this exciting opportunity for ECRs - as part of the 2022 EU Cohesion Policy Conference, a high-level ECR panel on how to improve Cohesion Policy is planned.
For more information & to apply: https://lnkd.in/eJ_Euv6G

09/11/2020

Our Webinar Series has so far visited Australasia, China and Russia.
This week, we have a packed programme travelling from Europe to Africa, Latin America and end on 16th November in North America.

Join us as we travel the virtual world, with high-profile plenary speakers, panels and professional development sessions providing insights into regional and urban research and policy.

Each programme in a territory is three hours long and free and open to all.

RSA membership is not a requirement to join the webinars live, all you will need is to set up a free account on the RSA Lounge to register for sessions, if you do not yet have an account.

For more info, head to https://www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa-global-webinar-series/

27/10/2020

We are excited to announce the launch of the new RSA Mobile App, it offers year-round engagement and access to both current and past events, one to one networking and much more. Download from your app store by searching RSA Hub. For a how to install guide, there is a helpful video https://www.regionalstudies.org/how-to-guides/

24/09/2020

In 2020, the in-person Master Class on EU is replaced by the series of webinars called The registration is now open! https://rsaeurope.org/news/euregionsweekcollege-registration-is-now-open/

24/09/2020

The & Webinars are free to attend but as places are limited, we recommend signing up as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. To register, go to https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/programme/sessions_en and filter by keyword

European Week of Regions and Cities - The biggest event dedicated to regional policy.

24/09/2020

Join us for a series of webinar sessions in the framework of the to showcase current academic research and to promote knowledge exchange between policymakers and researchers. Deadline for registration 27th September 20202
https://rsaeurope.org/news/euregionsweekuniversity-registration-is-now-open/

19/08/2020

In 2020, we will run a series of webinar sessions for the to showcase current academic research and to promote knowledge exchange between policymakers and researchers. These will be held between 13 - 15 October 2020. More details can be found hee

The is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to regional policy and attracts up to 10,000 delegates. This free event serves as a platform for discussing and showcasing the development of EU cohesion policy and making decision-makers more aware of the importance of regions....

19/08/2020

Join us for the SMARTER 2020 Conference Webinar series
starting 17 September 2020.

The SMARTER 2020 Conference Webinar series on "Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development: Connecting grand societal challenges with local goals in place-based innovation policy" is co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and RSA Europe.

Six webinars will be organised between 17th September and 3rd December 2020. More details can be found

General Information SMARTER 2020 Conference Webinar series on “Smart Specialisation and Territorial Development: Connecting grand societal challenges with local goals in place-based innovation policy” is co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and RSA Europe. Six webina...

23/06/2020

'Geopolitics in an Anthropocene and Pandemic Era: In conversation with Professor Simon Dalby'

Klaus Dodds will interview Simon Dalby, taking the opportunity to reflect on how his academic and public-facing interests have shifted due to circumstances and events such as the end of the Cold War, the War on Terror, financial crises, and epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

RSA members will be able to watch a recording of the webinar via Members Lounge.

Register here https://bit.ly/3cWhuqu for our free to watch webinar tomorrow, June 24, 2020 14:00PM BST, 09.00 EDT.