Driving Sustainability Transitions: Insights from the 2nd International Workshop on Global, Sustainable Innovation

The 2nd International Workshop on Global, Sustainable Innovation, held at InnoLab, University of Vaasa on 22-23 May 2023, brought together experts from around the world together with our CIMR Directors and members, to discuss the drivers of sustainable innovation and the role of universities.

Endless Possibilities: What roles will universities play in new hybrid ways of creating inclusive entrepreneurship? April 27th 1pm-2.30pm

In advance of our ‘Endless Possibilities’ debate, we asked Jacqueline Winstanley, FRSA our Visiting Fellow and Co-chair of our debate, to set the scene as we explore the impact of the pandemic on the Inclusive Entrepreneur Network which she founded. The APPG and her view on the new hybrid ways of working within inclusive entrepreneurship particularly in relation to working with universities.

How does academic research generate arts and culture-related impact?

In a recent report, Dr Federica Rossi, in collaboration with NCACE, has carried out an exploratory analysis of impact case studies submitted to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, with the objective to identify the key actors and processes involved in the generation of arts and culture-related impact.

Just published – Special Issue on University-industry collaborations for inclusive innovation and sustainable development

The eight papers selected for the Special Issue we have guest edited for the International Journal of Intellectual Property Management (Vol. 12, N. 1) contribute to filling three key gaps in the academic and policy discourse on universities’ contribution to sustainable development through third mission engagement.

TRansforming Institutions by Gendering contents and Gaining Equality in Research (TRIGGER): final report published

TRIGGER was an applied five-country research project funded by the European Union which ran from 2014 to 2017, to research and address the nature and causes of underlying gender inequality in STEMM fields. The TRIGGER project’s final report, detailing the extensive achievements of the project, is now available to download.