Entrepreneurship and innovation research

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation group consists of internationally renowned scholars involved in world-leading, impactful research and knowledge exchange activities. The group leads a leading research centre - the Centre for Innovation Management Research (CIMR) - which uniquely combines international academic research on innovation with stakeholder engagement, in order to provide practice-informed evidence.

Our expertise ranges across multiple academic disciplines, from law to management, economics, political science, organisational psychology and economic geography. Our members are based worldwide, including UK, USA and mainland Europe, and include senior academics, as well as visiting fellows, alumni and PhD students.

Collaborations with international partners are central to our group's activities and identity. These include joint research and publications and joint teaching-related activities.

Find an expert

Our academic staff: Milica Bozanic, Muthu De Silva, Thanos Fragkandreas, Marion Frenz, Odile Janne, Helen Lawton Smith, Gabriella Losito, Jo Magnani, Michael Mainelli, Carlo Milana, Klaus Nielsen, Emma Palmer-Foster, Federica Rossi, Catherine Wang.

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Become an MPhil/PhD student

Find out about applying, finding a supervisor, and the support available to undertake an MPhil/PhD in our school.

Associated teaching

Our research expertise is reflected in our course offerings in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Attend an event

Our school and associated research centres run a variety of events relevant to our entrepreneurship and innovation research theme.

RESEARCH impacts

We are involved in two major projects, and won a Vice-Chancellor's award in 2023 for a variety of collaborative work (including Pioneer and Help to Grow) in developing and transforming entrepreneurship education at Birkbeck.

Innovation and Research Caucus

The Innovation and Research Caucus develops evidence-led research and innovation policies, strategies and decision-making, providing insights into what works, where and why.

Road to Wonder project

This study builds on previous work looking at the barriers and challenges faced by women innovators, and those by innovators of different ethnicities. It focuses specifically on disabled people.

Engaged Scholarship: Addressing regional inequalities in innovation opportunities for BAME and disabled entrepreneurs

This study examines issues of regional equality, diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurship and innovation.

RESEARCH CENTRES AND affiliations

Our members contribute to the following external research centres.

We also serve on editorial boards for the following publications:

British Journal of Management
Journal of Business Research
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development (JSBED)
International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
Research Policy
Higher Education Quarterly.

Centre for Innovation Management Research

CIMR draws on the fields of management, law, economics and science policy, to deliver high quality research and teaching in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Vaasa University Finland, InnoLab

InnoLab is a phenomenon-based, multidisciplinary open research platform of the University of Vaasa with a focus on open and user innovation, entrepreneurship, and public sector innovation and renewal.

Circle, Lund University, Sweden

CIRCLE is an interdisciplinary research environment delivering scientific and societal impact. Its aim is to understand and explain how innovation can contribute to a good society and tackle challenges.

Africa-Asia Centre for Sustainability Research, University of Aberdeen

The Africa-Asia Centre for Sustainability undertakes inter and trans-disciplinary research to forge new understanding and new ways of addressing challenges within the context of the African and Asian regions.

Centro per l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche (CAPP)

CAPP carries out research and consulting activities on social and fiscal policies to both public and private bodies, with particular attention to the study of distributive effects.