Julie Roberts

Dr. Julie Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in Innovation & Creativity and Operations Management at the Department of Management and HRM, Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). With academic credentials including a PhD in Open Innovation, MSc in Technology Management, and BSc in Medical Biochemistry, she bridges business management with health/life sciences through qualitative research.

• Education: BSc in Medical Biochemistry, MSc in Technology Management, PhD in Open Innovation
• Professional Recognition: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Her research explores interdisciplinary intersections of:

• Open Innovation mechanisms
• Social innovation in rural communities
• Child creativity and resilience development
• Post-Brexit supply chain impacts
• Technology valorisation frameworks
• UN Sustainable Development Goals alignment

Recent publications emphasize ecotourism branding, creative pedagogy impacts, parent-child creative activities, and exnovation theory. Awards include ESRC-sponsored RAKE grants and Interreg European funding for cross-border SME innovation projects.

• Key Collaborations: Birmingham City University, Institute for Technical Logistics (Hamburg), Kansai/USA institutions
• Knowledge Exchange: Innovation vouchers, Open Innovator Business Advisor role
• Teaching Innovations: Student Experience Scholarship project, Strategy for Learning Innovation Fund initiatives