Past events
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Developing possible entrepreneurial selves: The experience of graduate students and postdocs participating in entrepreneurship training for research commercialization
14:30 - 15:30 18 May 2026
Save the date, further details will be available shortly. Speaker Bio: Professor Christopher Hayter, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology Seminar Details: The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research runs a series of regular seminars given by visiting...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Professor Chris Hayter
14:30 - 15:30 18 May 2026
Professor Christopher Hayter will discuss graduate experiences of participating in entrepeneurship training for research commercialization Developing entrepreneurial selves: The experience of graduate students and postdocs participating in entrepreneurship training for research commercialization Professor...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Professor Erik Stam
14:30 - 15:30 11 May 2026
Save the date, further detail will be available shortly. Seminar Details: 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...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - From Neighborhoods to Careers: Adolescent Segregation and High-Status Jobs in Adulthood
14:30 - 15:30 27 April 2026
From Neighborhoods to Careers: Adolescent Segregation and High-Status Jobs in Adulthood The influence of neighborhood environments on children’s future outcomes has received growing scholarly attention. This study examines how neighborhood segregation during adolescence affects the likelihood of securing...
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Co-Creation for Innovation in Creative Industries Symposium
09:00 - 15:00 16 April 2026
Join us for a forward-looking dialogue between academics and practitioners exploring the role of co-creation in innovation across the creative industries. Creative companies are increasingly embracing co-creation that enables deeper engagement with audiences, the development of socially and environmentally...
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MIOIR Seminar Series with Professor Paavo Ritala
15:30 - 16:30 16 March 2026
Digital platforms as institutional entrepreneurs: Navigating between disruptive opportunity creation and social contestation Full abstract will be available closer to the date. Paavo Ritala is a Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the Business School of LUT University, Finland. His research focuses...
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MIOIR + SCI Joint Seminar with Professor Bernhard Truffer
14:00 - 15:15 12 March 2026
A “valuation” perspective on complex transition phenomena Abstract: The field of sustainability transitions emerged in a historical context where radical transformations were asked for in rather simple economic sectors – mostly infrastructure-focused public utility services – requiring responding...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Corporate Strategy Externalities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence
15:30 - 16:30 10 March 2026
Corporate Strategy Externalities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emergence Abstract: This study advances entrepreneurial ecosystem theory by repositioning incumbent firms as dynamic, endogenous actors whose strategies shape ecosystem trajectories over time. By conceptualizing corporate strategy externalities...
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MIOIR–GDI Seminar on Africa’s Innovation Pathways, Professor Erika Kraemer-Mbula
15:30 - 16:30 26 February 2026
Join the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and the Global Development Institute jointly hosted seminar, on Africa’s Innovation Pathways, delivered by Simon Visiting Professor Erika Kraemer-Mbula (University of Johannesburg). Africa’s Innovation Pathways: Evolutionary Economics, opportunities,...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Leadership, innovation and policy in the age of uncertainty
15:30 - 17:00 23 February 2026
Leadership, innovation and policy in the age of uncertainty This talk explores how Arup - a global professional services firm with over 18,000 members - applies foresight, research, and innovation to explore, anticipate, and shape the future. The talk will explore the core philosophy behind Arup's practice,...
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