Early Career and Doctoral Colloquium 2026
Our popular Online Early Career Colloquium will take place on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
We have presentations from 12 doctoral or early career researchers from 11 universities in Ireland, the UK, Italy, Sweden, and Madagascar. The topics demonstrate the broad range of regional science from urban public transport to spatial labour markets to regional governance reform to regions in the digital transition. This is a great opportunity for PhD researchers and early career researchers (within 3 years of their PhD) to present and discuss their work with experienced academics in their field.
Attendance at the colloquium is free. There are also prizes for the best paper and the best presentation. Prize winners will receive a certificate and will be invited to attend our annual RSAI-BIS conference in Belfast in May 2026.
Successful presentations and papers will clearly demonstrate the location of the research within the regional science literature and clearly explain the theoretical and/or conceptual frameworks in regional science to which their work contributes.
We also encourage more established RSAI-BIS members to attend the sessions and contribute with comments and suggestions. From past experience, we have found this to be a very helpful and fulfilling experience for both presenters and attendees.
If you would like to attend all or some of the sessions please complete a registration form below. After registering, the codes for each online session will be sent to you by email.
We hope to see you all there!
We have presentations from 12 doctoral or early career researchers from 11 universities in Ireland, the UK, Italy, Sweden, and Madagascar. The topics demonstrate the broad range of regional science from urban public transport to spatial labour markets to regional governance reform to regions in the digital transition. This is a great opportunity for PhD researchers and early career researchers (within 3 years of their PhD) to present and discuss their work with experienced academics in their field.
Attendance at the colloquium is free. There are also prizes for the best paper and the best presentation. Prize winners will receive a certificate and will be invited to attend our annual RSAI-BIS conference in Belfast in May 2026.
Successful presentations and papers will clearly demonstrate the location of the research within the regional science literature and clearly explain the theoretical and/or conceptual frameworks in regional science to which their work contributes.
We also encourage more established RSAI-BIS members to attend the sessions and contribute with comments and suggestions. From past experience, we have found this to be a very helpful and fulfilling experience for both presenters and attendees.
If you would like to attend all or some of the sessions please complete a registration form below. After registering, the codes for each online session will be sent to you by email.
We hope to see you all there!