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News articles

20 May 2020

Paul Benneworth in memoriam

Paul Benneworth was a central and essential part of the RUNIN team and we collectively mourn his sudden and untimely passing as a much loved friend and...

Lisa Nieth, Rıdvan Çınar, Rune Dahl Fitjar, David Charles 1 comment

News articles

20 May 2020

Paul’s mémoire – by the PhD fellows

Paul was not only my PhD supervisor and mentor, but mainly a great inspiration and the person who would offer advice, listen to my ideas and often resolve my...

All 14 RUNIN PhD fellows 11 comments

Blog posts

11 May 2020

New Working Paper: Universities and regional economies – a symbiotic relationship?

By Andre Carrascal-Incera, Tasos Kitsos  & Diana Gutierrez-Posada, Coventry University, the...

Liliana Fonseca 34 comments

Blog posts

29 Apr 2020

Reflections on the pandemic lockdown from two PhD fellows

It isn’t about how we can keep working while being at home; it is about how we can keep being happy at home while...

Sergio Manrique & David Fernandez Guerrero 0 comment

Blog posts

28 Apr 2020

How should we measure knowledge exchange activity?

The Covid-19 pandemic has halted the implementation of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) in the UK, a new attempt to measure and publish KE activity, but...

David Charles 0 comment

Blog posts

27 Apr 2020

The Pandemic and the Regional Role of the University

As our Innovative Training Network on the Role of Universities in Innovation and Regional Development nears its end, the corona pandemic is profoundly...

Rune Dahl Fitjar 0 comment

News articles

25 Mar 2020

Increasing the employability of doctoral graduates

Newly promoted doctoral graduates often have difficulty finding a job meeting both their expectations and skills, either within the academic world or in the...

Mikael Sönne, Linköping University 0 comment

Conference reports

11 Feb 2020

Conference reflections by Liliana Fonseca, University of Aveiro

As a second time GEOINNO attendee, I was pleasantly surprised by how much the conference grew in a short time....

Liliana Fonseca 1 comment

Conference reports

11 Feb 2020

Conference reflections by Ridvan Cinar, University of Aveiro

One significant issues recently emphasised within the Geography of Innovation is accounting for how universities can contribute to innovation-led regional...

Rıdvan Çınar 0 comment

Conference reports

11 Feb 2020

Conference reflections by Utku Ali Rıza Alpaydın, University of Stavanger

For the field of Geography of Innovation, proximity is a core concept for understanding knowledge exchange and innovation diffusion....

Utku Ali Rıza Alpaydın 0 comment

Conference reports

11 Feb 2020

Conference reflections by Rhoda Ahoba-Sam, University of Lincoln

In a conference on the ‘Geography of Innovation’, there is bound to be many conversations around the topics of geography and innovation....

Rhoda Ahoba-Sam 0 comment

Conference reports

11 Feb 2020

Conference reflections by Eloïse Germain, Linköping University

The geography of innovation enables us to highlight differences between countries or regions, providing evidence for policy-makers´ decision-making....

Eloïse Germain 0 comment