Manchester Institute of Innovation Research ANNUAL REPORT ï²ï°ï±ï±
Manchester Institute of Innovation Research ANNUAL REPORT ï²ï°ï±ï±
Manchester Institute of Innovation Research ANNUAL REPORT ï²ï°ï±ï±
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6. Organising Academic Discourse: Seminars 2011<br />
External seminars<br />
The weekly seminar series for 2011 has seen the participation <strong>of</strong> high pr<strong>of</strong>ile researchers<br />
and some emergent and fast rising researchers in UK, Europe and Australia. Our invited<br />
speakers cover a broad range <strong>of</strong> areas in innovation, from economics, management, to<br />
policy and environmental aspects, so to involve all members <strong>of</strong> staff, and contributing to<br />
the integration <strong>of</strong> staff who tend to work more closely to colleagues in their project or<br />
theme. The programme for the coming months is similarly varied. For a full list <strong>of</strong> speakers<br />
see the table in the latter section <strong>of</strong> the report, “External Seminar Series”.<br />
Internal seminars<br />
Internal seminars are scheduled once a month and allow staff to present work in progress,<br />
normally papers, or drafts for proposals. These seminars are more informal and allow for<br />
more and deeper discussion among the participants.<br />
Writers’ club<br />
In addition to the internal seminars there is a “writers’ club” which is dedicated to<br />
providing more concrete feedback on written work to the authors. This is the outcome <strong>of</strong> a<br />
bottom up initiative led by a member <strong>of</strong> staff currently on study leave. The club has been<br />
continued enthusiastically by colleagues, again in a bottom up fashion.<br />
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