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MIOIR Seminar Series - Illuminating the Dark Sides of Innovation: Controversial Innovation and Peripheral Opportunity

15:30 - 16:30 5 October 2026
Professor Johannes Glückler, Chair of Economic Geographies of the Future at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), will explore how innovation becomes controversial and…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Africa

15:30 - 16:30 19 October 2026
Erik Stam, Professor of Strategy, Organization and Entrepreneurship, Utrecht University, the Netherlands will be discussing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Africa. Productive entrepreneurship…

Manchesterism, the Manchester Model and Inclusive Growth

16:30 - 18:00 21 October 2026
Manchester has often been presented as one of the UK's most successful examples of place-based economic development. But what can the "Manchester Model" really tell us about boosting…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Critical and Strategic Raw Materials under Open Strategic Autonomy: Are Mining Capabilities in the EU Regions in Line with the Targets?

15:30 - 16:30 9 November 2026
Simona Iammarino, Professor of Applied Economics, Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), L’Aquila, Italy, will be discussing the geography of mining technologies in Europe and their role…

The Annual Teddy Chester Lecture - Why is the NHS so hard to Manage?

18:00 - 19:00 9 November 2026
In this lecture, Professor Mary Dixon-Woods will focus on the complexities and hardships of managing the NHS and what solutions and improvements could be made. Why is it so hard to…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Market studies approaches to innovation: insights on concerned markets and Innovation Support Organisations

15:30 - 16:30 23 November 2026
Professor Katy Mason, Pro-Vice Chancellor & Dean of Salford Business School, and Professor Martin Spring, Professor Emeritus of Operations Management at Lancaster University Management…

MIOIR Seminar Series - Are Female Inventors Geographically Constrained? Gender Differences in Team Collocation

15:30 - 16:30 7 December 2026
Mercedes Delgado, Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) with Luca Gius, Bocconi University, will present research examining whether female…

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