At an on-line ceremony held on 14th July 2025, Professor Stephanie Fiorentino of the University of Cambridge, on behalf of the Regional Studies Association Board, presented Professor Joyce Liddle the ‘2025 Distinguished Services to Regional Studies Award’.

This new award recognises those academics who have made an important contribution to the field of regional studies internationally, either through long lasting quiet service or a brief but impactful intervention.

Professor Fiorentino was happy to announce Professor Liddle as one of four annual recipients of the 2025 award and Professor Liddle of Durham University, UK gratefully accepted the honour.

The YouTube video of the ceremony can be found on RSA website HERE.