Date/Time
Date(s) - Thursday, July 16, 2026 - Friday, July 17, 2026
09:00 - 17:00
Categories
The annual Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society conference took place on 16-17 July 2026, at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK.
The 2026 Conference of the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society addressed two key themes that are current issues of academic debate and policy relevance. The first was “Urban Agglomeration: Who Gains and Who Loses from Density-Driven Development?” It has become a conventional wisdom that the larger and more dense a city, the higher its productivity and prosperity. The conference theme aimed to interrogate this claim, and the attendant policy calls for increasing the ‘densification’ of cities in order to raise their economic performance. The second theme examined “Revisiting the Economic Geographies of the Defence Industry”. At a time when rapid technological change and heightened geopolitical conflicts are transforming the defence industry, what are the implications of the changing ‘military industrial complex’ for uneven regional development? The conference theme addressed this crucial question. Both themes also form the basis for two special issues of the journal.
Conference Keynote Speakers:
Emeritus Professor J Paul Dunne,
Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town and University of the West of England
“The restructuring of the international arms industry”
“The Power and Politics of Agglomerationism: what should we learn from Manchester’s pursuit of the agglomeration model in pursuit of political devolution, economic growth and densification?”
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, COST AND BOOKING
All attendees to the conference had to register beforehand to attend.
The call for papers is now closed, if you wish to see the call for papers the full details are HERE.
The conference took place in the McGrath Conference Centre, at St Catharine’s College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RL. There was no parking onsite, see the Parking in Cambridge webpage and the Finding the College webpage for further directions to the College.
Accommodation for the conference needed to be booked directly by delegates. There was some accommodation available at St Catharine’s College but it was limited and allocated on a first come basis.
Alternatively, there were a number of other options nearby, including those listed below:
- Other University College rooms (www.universityrooms.com/en/city/cambridge/home)
- The Graduate Hotel (https://www.graduatehotels.com/cambridge/ )
- The Hobson (https://thehobsoncambridge.com)
- Hotel du Vin (hotelduvin.com/Cambridge )
- Hilton Cambridge City Centre (www.hilton.co.uk)
- Premier Inn City Centre (www.premierinn.com)
- Travelodge (www.travelodge.co.uk)
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:
Professor Mia Gray, University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Robert Hassink, Kiel University, Germany
Assistant Professor Michael Kitson, University of Cambridge, U.K
Professor Ron Martin, University of Cambridge, U.K
Professor Peter Tyler, University of Cambridge, U.K
Dr James Wood, University of Cambridge, U.K
Any conference enquiries can be sent to events@cpes.org.uk
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Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.