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Nick Clifton is a Professor of Economic Geography & Regional Development at Cardiff University's Cardiff School of Management, serving as REF Co-ordinator. He is affiliated with the Creative Leadership and Enterprise Centre (CLEC) and the Regional Innovation & Regeneration Centre (RIRC). His research focuses on SME knowledge networks, devolution policies, creative class dynamics, regional branding, co-working spaces, and Circular Economy innovation. He has published over 140 academic contributions and secured £1.2m+ in research funding from bodies like ESRC and Innovate UK.
**Research Interests**: His work spans international knowledge sourcing by SMEs, Circular Economy policy, interregional innovation systems, and creative industry spatial dynamics. Recent projects include studies on co-working spaces' impacts and Circular Economy interventions in Wales. His paper on the 'creative class' was the most-read in Cultural Trends (2024).
**Awards**: Recipient of Outstanding PGR Supervisor (2023), Best Paper awards at Society of Open Innovation (2023) and ISBE (2011), and a Danish Academy of Business Research honor (2009). He advises government bodies like the Welsh Senedd and UK Ministry of Housing.
**Grants & Collaboration**: Led a £212k Knowledge Transfer Partnership for sport sector workforce planning. Collaborates internationally with institutions like Lund University's CIRCLE. Served on expert panels for the UK Levelling Up Fund and ReWAGE hospitality sector initiative.
**Affiliations**: Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, editorial board member of Growth and Change, and advisor for Cardiff Central Enterprise Zone.
