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Paula Schipper is a Lecturer and PhD Candidate at the Innovation Studies group within the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University. She holds an MSc and is pursuing a PhD in Innovation Sciences. Her work focuses on knowledge transfer mechanisms between organizations, particularly in contexts like university-industry collaborations and triple helix systems. Research themes include sustainability transitions, open science, economic geography of innovation, and pathways to sustainability (PtS).
Teaching responsibilities include courses such as 'Introduction to Technology and Innovation,' 'Statistics for NW&I,' and 'Mathematics and Systems Analysis' across the Bachelor of Science and Innovation Management and the Master of Innovation Sciences programs. She actively contributes to curricula emphasizing transition thinking, networks, and policy analysis.
Her research projects analyze how regional context factors influence the success of sustainability experiments, with a focus on energy policy evaluation (e.g., Netherlands' Topsector Energiebeleid reports) and knowledge co-creation frameworks. Methodologically, her work bridges qualitative policy analysis and spatial-economic perspectives.
Paula’s involvement spans academic and applied research, balancing pedagogical innovation with empirical studies on innovation ecosystems and sustainable development challenges. Current efforts prioritize bridging theoretical models with real-world applications in energy, mobility, and urban systems.