Coming home, looking forward: R&D Management 2026 in Manchester

by MIOIR | Oct 29, 2026 | Innovation and technology management, MIOIR Community, Uncategorised

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website Coming home, looking forward: R&D Management 2026 in Manchester In June, the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) welcomed the R&D Management Conference 2026 back to Manchester,...

What can universities actually do in place-based missions?

by MIOIR | Oct 26, 2026 | Uncategorised

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website What can universities actually do in place-based missions? By Matt Ziembla, James Evans, Mabel Sánchez-Barrioluengo and Elvira Uyarra Universities are increasingly being asked to help places tackle...

Following the Fibre: South-South Innovation Exchange between Nepal and Kenya

by MIOIR | Oct 9, 2026 | Uncategorised

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website Following the Fibre: South-South Innovation Exchange between Nepal and Kenya How do social innovations travel between countries of the Global South, and what does it take for an idea to take root...

China has more digital policy support than ever. Why are manufacturing SMEs still missing out?

by MIOIR | Sep 25, 2026 | Innovation and technology management, Science, technology and innovation policy

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website China has more digital policy support than ever. Why are manufacturing SMEs still missing out? China has built an extensive policy system to support manufacturing digitalisation. Yet the SMEs that most...

More Than an Internship

by MIOIR | Jul 31, 2026 | MIOIR Community, Research and higher education, Uncategorised

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website More Than an Internship Raka Mukherjee reflects on fourteen months at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) as part of the Manchester Graduate Talent Programme.When I joined AMBS in June 2025, I...