Paulina Ramirez

Dr Paulina Ramirez is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Strategy and International Business at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK. She joined the university in August 2005 and has previously held research positions at the National University of Ireland – Galway, UMIST, and the University of Sheffield.

• BSc in Economics, University College London
• PhD, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

Her research focuses on national and regional innovation systems, global innovation networks (GINs), multinational corporations, international knowledge flows, and the impact of GINs on innovation systems. She is particularly interested in how institutional contexts shape technology creation and diffusion, and has recently explored participative innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals. She prefers qualitative research methods and teaches innovation, strategic management, and international business at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Her recent publications span topics such as pandemic response, sustainable manufacturing, socio-technical transitions, and global R&D organization, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary focus on innovation, policy, and sustainability. Her work appears in journals like Regional Studies, BMJ Open, and Work, Employment & Society, as well as policy reports for BEIS and the EU.

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Dr Ramirez has secured funding from the ESRC and has contributed to major EU-funded projects including Horizon 2020’s MAKERS initiative and FP7’s SERVICEGAP project. She has collaborated with the EU Joint Research Centre, Vinnova, and Walsall Housing Group, demonstrating strong policy engagement. She is currently working on the 'Social Systems for Future Manufacturing' project with colleagues from Brazil.

She is actively involved in policy dissemination, having presented at institutions such as the EU JRC and Vinnova, and has consulted for government agencies on industrial clusters and innovation policy.