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.

Find out more about past events held by the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, and view upcoming events organised by other Alliance Manchester Business School departments.

Upcoming events

• MIOIR Seminar Series - What Gets Cited? Reference Practices in Patent–Publication Pairs

  15:30 - 16:30 24 November 2025

  Alfredo Yegros explores how inventors balance knowledge disclosure and protection through citation practices in patent–publication pairs. Abstract: While the relationship between science and technology has been extensively examined through citation linkages, far less attention has been paid to the micro-level alignment of citations between...

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• MIOIR Seminar Series - Universities and the climate crisis: the case for a leadership role

  15:30 - 16:30 1 December 2025

  Meric S. Gertler discusses the case for universities to take leading roles in the fight against climate change. Abstract: The evidence continues to mount that the climate crisis is accelerating. The Financial Times reported recently that last year saw the largest single-year increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration since record keeping...

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• R&D Management Conference 2026

  22 - 24 June 2026

  The R&D Management Conference is an international event initiated in Manchester in 1980, which brings together academics, managers and practitioners involved in R&D, technology and innovation management. The 2026 conference is organised by the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at Alliance Manchester Business School, at The University...

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