In the recent book chapter, Prof Helen Lawton Smith and Dr Muthu De Silva present a unique multidimensional approach to supporting future entrepreneurs at Birkbeck University of London, “London’s evening university”.
Category: People
Profiles of individuals connected to CIMR
CIMR Research in Focus 9: Looking ahead to 2022
A very Happy New Year from all of us at the CIMR! We have had a busy end to the year and there is lots to look forward to in 2022.
CIMR PhD Research in Focus: Innovation and income inequality
Dr. Thanos Fragkandreas is one of our newly graduated Ph.D. students. In this short interview, he shares with us his Ph.D. dissertation, a study exploring the relationship between innovation and income inequality.
Studying Business Innovation at Birkbeck: building innovation ecosystems
Leila Kehl is one of our alumni who works as a Plug and Play Tech Center manager in Silicon Valley.
CIMR PhD Research in Focus: China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment
Recent PhD graduate Lida Metallinou discusses her dissertation in International Business and her experience of doing a PhD in Birkbeck’s Department of Management.
Studying Business Innovation at Birkbeck: Creating social value through digital technology
Jeremy Galpin is one of our Alumni who works as a digital social value consultancy lead. In this video, Jeremy talks about his motives to study at Birkbeck, University of London.
Studying Business Innovation at Birkbeck: Researching university internationalisation
Diana Baciuc is one of our recent MSc graduates in Business Innovation and International Technology Management at Birkbeck, University of London. In this video, Diana talks about her dissertation, “The internationalization of universities in turmoil”.
CIMR PhD research in focus: Institutional entrepreneurship in Egypt
In this short video, our newly graduated Ph.D. student Dina Mansour discusses her experience of doing her PhD at Birkbeck, University of London.
How a Mother-Daughter duo are Breaking down Barriers for Women in Quantum
Dr Gaby Slavcheva and Dr Mirella Koleva are not your average mother and daughter. Both holding PhDs in science, the pair moved away from academia to found Quantopticon, a company which aims to rapidly speed up the development of quantum components to bring this exciting new technology to market.
“Every one of our students has the potential to do something pretty remarkable.”
With ten successful start-ups to his name, CIMR Visiting Fellow Stephen Sykes is well-equipped to support entrepreneurial students in their business ventures. He reflects on his past successes and shares what it’s like to work alongside Birkbeck’s budding entrepreneurs.