Events

The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research runs a series of regular seminars given by visiting speakers to Manchester. These seminars are open to anybody who is interested in science, technology and innovation policy and management.

View the 2026-27 Term One Seminar Programme.

For information about previous events, visit our Past Events page. You can also view upcoming events organised by Alliance Manchester Business School and other departments.

Upcoming events

• MIOIR Seminar Series - Critical and Strategic Raw Materials under Open Strategic Autonomy: Are Mining Capabilities in the EU Regions in Line with the Targets?

  15:30 - 16:30 9 November 2026

  Simona Iammarino, Professor of Applied Economics, Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), L’Aquila, Italy, will be discussing the geography of mining technologies in Europe and their role in supporting the EU's ambitions for strategic autonomy in critical and strategic raw materials. Under the ongoing technological transition, mineral resources...

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• MIOIR Seminar Series - Market studies approaches to innovation: insights on concerned markets and Innovation Support Organisations

  15:30 - 16:30 23 November 2026

  Professor Katy Mason, Pro-Vice Chancellor & Dean of Salford Business School, and Professor Martin Spring, Professor Emeritus of Operations Management at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) will be discussing market studies approaches to innovation: insights on concerned markets and innovation support organisations. Abstract and full...

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• MIOIR Seminar Series - Are Female Inventors Geographically Constrained? Gender Differences in Team Collocation

  15:30 - 16:30 7 December 2026

  Mercedes Delgado, Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) with Luca Gius, Bocconi University, will present research examining whether female inventors face greater geographical constraints than their male counterparts when collaborating on innovation. Over the past two decades, innovation teams have become...

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