Our very successful series of online lunchtime seminars is continuing in the Summer term of 2021 with an exciting programme of events. The events take place on Wednesdays lunchtime.
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‘Vaccine Nationalism’ vs Globalisation: What role for a supranational organisation?
This event is the second in a series to be co-hosted by Essex Business School, University of Essex and Birkbeck, University of London.
The role of Public Research in the development of Covid Vaccine – are they heroes or laggards?
This timely debate was well-attended by experts in related fields, from practitioners to scholars in different stages of their career.
CIMR Hosts Virtual Diversity and Entrepreneurship Workshop
Academics, practitioners and policymakers came together for an online discussion that shared insights into the research on inclusive innovation.
Event: The role of public research in the development of COVID vaccines: heroes or laggards?
Professors Daniele Archibugi (Birkbeck, University of London) and Suma Athreye (University of Essex) will outline slightly different views about the role of public research in this discovery, which we want to use as a starting point for scholarly debate on the extent to which vaccine development can serve as a template for future innovation policy.
When Innovation Induces Income Inequality – is it Skills, Robots, Bohemians or Risks and Rewards?
Thanos Fragkandreas, Goethe University of Frankfurt and Centre for Innovation Management Research shared his research into the relationship between innovation and inequality at our latest Debate in Public Policy.
The History and Future of Entrepreneurship in Quantum Technology
Our latest policy debate explored the emergence of quantum technology in London and Washington and asked what policy measures need to be put in place to allow this emerging technology to flourish.
CIMR Debate in Public Policy: Video Gaming as a Catalyst for Learning Innovation in Gen Z Women
Dr Andrew Atter and Usman Salim joined us for our latest lunchtime webinar to explore the untapped potential of gaming as a facilitator for learning and development for young women
‘Diversity and entrepreneurship’ workshop
This workshop aims to contribute to debates on how the UK could better support innovation and entrepreneurship in BAME and disabled groups.
Gaming and Gender: Video gaming as a catalyst for learning innovation amongst Gen Z women
This post provides some background on the forthcoming CIMR webinar examining to what extent gaming technology can provide a catalyst for adult learning, especially in that hard to reach demographic group termed the “NRS cohort” (DofE 2020) i.e. young adults (GenZ) in insecure employment and often hard-to-reach through formal training and education institutions (NESTA 2020).