Beyond Spatial Blindness: The Case for Place-Based Missions
Elvira Uyarra and Kieron Flanagan highlight the critical need for a geographical perspective in mission-oriented innovation policies, arguing that spatially blind approaches risk overlooking place-based dynamics essential for effective and inclusive innovation.
Calling Designers: Share Your Views with the Government on Protecting Innovation & Creativity
Calling the design community – the Government is interested in your views how to support and encourage creativity, innovation and investments in design through how designs are protected. Please give your views!Throughout my career, I’ve had a keen interest in design....
A conversation with….Tonny Kukeera
In September 2024, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) welcomed Dr. Tonny Kukeera to our academic community. A Lecturer in Innovation and Sustainable Business, Tonny brings a wealth of experience and fresh insights into sustainability,...
A Conversation with Dr. Gianluigi Giustiziero: Exploring Models, Research, and Insights
Recently, we sat down with Dr. Gianluigi Giustiziero, Senior Lecturer in Strategy, who joined Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) at the beginning of the academic year. Gianluigi (or ‘GG’) received his doctorate from the University of Michigan, and has...
Policy mixes for sustainability transitions
MIoIR recently had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Florian Kern, Head of the Research Group on Ecological Economics and Environmental Policy at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) in Berlin, and Chair of the Sustainability Transitions Research...
The Geopolitics of International Research Collaboration and the Impact of Research Security Concerns
Prof’s Andrew James and Kieron Flanagan explore how geopolitics and research security concerns shape international collaborations, highlighting key insights from recent workshops and emerging trends.
Introducing the STIP Compass Dataset: Exploring research potentials from STI policy data
MIOIR recently had the pleasure of welcoming David Howoldt, Science & Innovation Policy Analyst at the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
Women in innovation expanding the invention archives of the UK
Prof. Cornelia Lawson and Dr. Xin Deng’s UK DGCI project builds a database to track UK PhD graduates’ innovation contributions.
Getting to know our New Research Interns: Bahaar and Sanya
This summer MIOIR welcomed two students undertaking the ‘Learning Through Research Internship’ with Professor Cornelia Lawson and research team, working on the project “UK Doctoral Graduates’ Contribution to Innovation”.We welcomed them to the department with an...
Insights from Early Career Scholar Diletta Pegoraro’s EU-SPRI Visit
Diletta Pegoraro reflects on her impactful visit to MIOIR, highlighting how the Eu-SPRI-funded circulation programme advanced her research and fostered valuable academic connections.
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