Jane Aliknight

Jane Aliknight is a Lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University's Business School, affiliated with the Tourism Research Centre. Her work spans festivals and events, tourism management, and sustainable practices in event studies.

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Her research focuses on innovation in event management, post-pandemic recovery strategies, and the sociocultural impacts of tourism. She employs interdisciplinary methods, including social network analysis and collaborative frameworks, to explore festival-city relationships and graduate career trajectories.

Key article trends include technology integration in festivals, dementia-inclusive cultural events, and sustainability challenges in tourism-driven economies. She has supervised research on leadership in sustainable festivals and contributed to critical event studies literature.

Jane has led projects funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (£40,512) and participated in British Academy grants. Her collaborations extend to institutions in Scotland and Southeast Asia, emphasizing ethical event design and community engagement.