Cornelia Lawson

Cornelia Lawson is a Professor at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) within the Alliance Manchester Business School. She leads the Innovation, Strategy and Sustainability group and has previously served as Programme Director for the MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship. Her academic career includes roles as a Prize Fellow at the University of Bath and a JSPS post-doctoral fellow at the University of Tokyo.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, City University of London
• PGCert in Japanese Studies, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
• Fellow of The Higher Education Academy

Research Interests: Her work focuses on researcher performance, inter-organisational collaboration, and knowledge transfer. Current projects address open innovation in science, gender diversity, AI's impact on research, and doctoral graduate contributions to innovation. Key themes include science policy, academic career pathways, and STEM migration dynamics.

Funded Projects:

• Innovations in the Lab: Leveraging Transformations in Science (2023-2026, University of Manchester)
• DOCTRACK & UK Doctoral Graduate's Contribution to Innovation (2024-2025, EPO & IRC)
• IMSO4DIPLO: Inclusive Metascience Observatories for Science Diplomacy (2024-2026, ESRC)

Awards: Prize Fellow (University of Bath), Higher Education Academy Fellow, and ESRC Peer Review College member.

External Roles: Research Associate at Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Visiting Senior Researcher at University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives, and International Affiliated Fellow at National Institute of Science and Technology Policy.