Luke Georghiou

Luke Georghiou is the Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Manchester, holding a dual role as Professor of Science and Technology Policy and Management in the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the Alliance Manchester Business School. He oversees business engagement, commercialization, and executive duties while maintaining active research and policy advisory roles globally.

His research focuses on innovation management, evaluation of R&D policies, foresight methodologies, and science policy. Key areas include public procurement's role in stimulating innovation, Horizon 2020 projects on innovation ecosystems, and real-time evaluation of the CityVerve IoT pilot. He chairs the European Universities Association Council for Doctoral Education and co-chaired the 2016 Euroscience Open Forum.

His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through projects addressing global commons governance and sustainable biobanking. Recent publications highlight corporate transition pathways, smart city evaluations, and mission-oriented research strategies.

• Awards: Elected to Academia Europaea (2011), Leadership roles in EU policy bodies
• Advising/Grants: Supervised 6 students, led projects including CityVerve (€ multi-million IoT initiative), Industrial Innovation in Transition (Horizon 2020), and evaluations of R&D frameworks.
• Labs/Teams: Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, collaborations with Cisco, Manchester City Council, and UMI3 (technology transfer company).