Edel Griffin

Edel Griffin serves as a Lecturer in International Business within the Department of Global Business and Enterprise at Ulster University Business School, based at the Magee Campus in Derry~Londonderry. Her role encompasses teaching responsibilities in international business and active research in entrepreneurship education and innovation.

Her research focuses on integrating entrepreneurial concepts into secondary education systems, with particular emphasis on curriculum design and pedagogical innovation. Griffin investigates how business education frameworks can be adapted for younger learners to foster economic literacy and innovative thinking, bridging international business perspectives with practical classroom applications.

Analysis of her 2022 conference publication reveals consistent thematic focus on entrepreneurship education within formal schooling contexts. The work demonstrates methodological approaches to evaluating curriculum effectiveness and developing practical teaching resources for entrepreneurship, highlighting interdisciplinary connections between business studies, educational psychology, and policy development.

Scientific awards: None mentioned in available documentation.

Griffin secured competitive funding as Principal Investigator for the Irish Research Council project "Appraise Curriculum Content for Entrepreneurship in Secondary Schools" (2021-2022), which examined entrepreneurship education frameworks across multiple dimensions including curriculum development (33%), outreach activities (16%), and interdisciplinary educational approaches. This project established collaborative networks with secondary schools and educational policymakers focused on entrepreneurship integration.