Globalization and World Cities Research Network - the leading academic thinktank on cities in globalization
Loughborough, UK
Joined May 2009
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If you are interested in applying for this @lborouniversity #PostdoctoralFellowship to conduct @gawc research @lborogeog on cities, regions, planning, governance then please 📧 me for advice and support
📢10 Vice-Chancellors Independent Research Fellowships @lborouniversity
2-year #PostdoctoralFellowship opportunities @LboroCM @LboroCSSP @lboroenglish @lborogeog @LboroIRPH
🎓For ECRs within 3 years of PhD completion
⏰Deadline is 2 December
ℹ️ lboro.ac.uk/join-us/vc-indep…
GaWC retweeted
What's the paper all about? 🤔
🚨🚨New Article🚨🚨
"Agglomeration externalities or network externalities? Explaining productivity in Chinese urban regions" by
Yuting Yang, Jiayi Lu, Freke Caset & Ben Derudder.
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
GaWC retweeted
We are now accepting applications for the Summer Institute in Urban Studies 2025!
#SIUS2025 takes place in Belgium (7-11 July 2025) & is organized collectively by @KULeuvenUSI @urbanstudiesBXL @UrbanStudies_UA Stadsacademie @ugent & @OfficialUoM
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kuleuven.be/lusi/news-and-ev…
GaWC retweeted
London and New York remain most connected cities in the world 🌍
In a study of 785 cities, researchers from the @GaWC research network, have classified 335 cities into 12 categories based on how connected they are.
Read more ➡️ lboro.uk/48yCqlJ
ALT Colourful skyline collage of iconic buildings from around the world
A superb opportunity for early career researchers to join us @gawc @lborogeog ⬇️
Very pleased that Loughborough University is again launching our VC Independent Research Fellows Scheme. Please circulate and apply! lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news…
GaWC retweeted
🔍 Our (@bdrudder, @c_freke @_lujiayi ) recent research published in @spatialeconomic on the relationship between polycentricity, externalities and regional economic outcomes in Chinese urban regions
🚨🚨New Article🚨🚨
"Agglomeration externalities or network externalities? Explaining productivity in Chinese urban regions" by
Yuting Yang, Jiayi Lu, Freke Caset & Ben Derudder.
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
GaWC retweeted
If you are interested in doing a 3 year @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowship with @GaWC @lborogeog on cities, regions, spatial planning, urban and regional policy/governance then do get in touch.
@lborouniversity's internal deadline is 20 November for submission of EoIs
Still time to apply for a 3 year @LeverhulmeTrust
Early Career Fellowship @LboroCM @LboroCSSP @lboroenglish @lborogeog @LboroIRPH .
📧If you are interested in applying do reach out to staff
Internal @lborouniversity deadline is 20 Nov.
Full details leverhulme.ac.uk/early-caree…
GaWC retweeted
The World According to @GaWC 2024 via @lborogeog @KULeuvenUSI. Fascinating maps and data for urban researchers exploring the changing geographies of #globalcities
We have published the 2024 edition of our The World According to GaWC today: lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news…
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We have published the 2024 edition of our The World According to GaWC today: lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news…
We have published the 2024 edition of our The World According to GaWC today: lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news…
GaWC retweeted
Looking for a #PhD 🧑🎓on #cities #regions #planning #governance🤔then apply for a PhD in Human Geography @gawc @lborogeog via @mgsesrcdtp with full @ESRC funding from 🗓️Oct 2025.
⏰Deadline 21 January 2025
✉️DM/email me for more information
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
GaWC retweeted
Global south cities are punching above their weight in the world economy. Why? We just released data that will help researchers answer this question.
Via @GaWC's new site: gawc.lboro.ac.uk/gawc-worlds…
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GaWC retweeted
ATTN Global city scholars: the updated Globalization and World Cities (@GaWC) site is live and features new data, including some from yours truly, check it out! More about this soon
We have relaunched the GaWC website! New platform, new design, new data, new visualisations: gawc.lboro.ac.uk/
GaWC retweeted
@GaWC is out with a whole new platform but it’s no facelift: there’s data and vizs in it too! Bravo GaWC team 👏🏼
We have relaunched the GaWC website! New platform, new design, new data, new visualisations: gawc.lboro.ac.uk/
GaWC retweeted
Doing research on Airbnb or other short-term rental platforms? @dwachsmuth and I are co-editing a special issue of @RegionalStudies on the research-regulation interface of short-term rentals. See link below for more details. Abstracts due 1st October.
think.taylorandfrancis.com/s… – at Brisbane, Queensland
GaWC retweeted
The Globalization and World Cities @GaWC research network, created @lborogeog @lborouniversity and now a major voice in global urban studies, has relaunched its pioneering website gawc.lboro.ac.uk/
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A gt resource for global cities units in post16 geogrsphy courses @RGS_IBGschools @The_GA @GeogAdvisor @JBWGeog @OCR_Geography @ibgeography
We have relaunched the GaWC website! New platform, new design, new data, new visualisations: gawc.lboro.ac.uk/