Past events
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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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MIOIR Seminar Series - When Experiential Learning Fails
15:30 - 16:30 2 February 2026
When Experiential Learning Fails: How Complexity of Experience Undermines Learning from Failures Learning from failures is widely regarded as a central mechanism of organizational adaptation, yet failures in high reliability contexts are often complex, heterogeneous, and difficult to interpret. This...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - The Building Blocks of Software Work
15:30 - 16:30 8 December 2025
Frank Neffke will explore the building blocks of software work and what they reveal about learning, careers and the spread of programming languages. (Co-authors: Xiangnan Feng, Johannes Wachs, Simone Daniotti) Abstract: Recent waves of technological transformation are reshaping work in uncertain and...
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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...
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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...
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MIOIR Seminar Series - Trump, Iran and Science
15:30 - 16:30 19 November 2025
Michael E. Rose will explore how the U.S. “Muslim travel ban” influenced the productivity and collaboration of Iranian computer scientists and how they adapted to sustain international engagement. Abstract: We study the role of travel restrictions on productivity and collaborations of scientists....
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MIOIR Seminar Series with Institute for Manufacturing (IfM)
15:30 - 16:30 17 November 2025
Gaps and Challenges Along the Innovation Lifecycle: The Role of Innovation Intermediaries Speakers: Dr. Guendalina Anzolin, Prof. Eoin O’Sullivan, Dr. Viktória Döme Chair: Prof. Elvira Uyarra Abstract: Over the past decade, the need to sustain technological change has increasingly demanded the...
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MIOIR Seminar Series with Dr Isabelle Solal
15:30 - 16:30 10 November 2025
MIOIR Seminar Series with Dr Isabelle Solal Gender and the Distribution of Power in Entrepreneurial Teams: Evidence from Denmark (Joint work with Ali Mohammadi, Copenhagen Business School) Isabelle Solal discusses how gender dynamics shape power distribution within entrepreneurial founding teams, offering...
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MIOIR & MEC Joint Seminar - Educational Diversity and Work Experience Paths Towards Entrepreneurship
15:00 - 16:00 29 October 2025
Educational Diversity and Work Experience Paths Towards Entrepreneurship Shiri Breznitz, Ralph and Roz Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, will present her research on how educational diversity and work experience shape entrepreneurial pathways. Abstract: The...
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