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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Research into new business ventures, or business growth, with innovation as an important prerequisite for gaining a competitive advantage. Read all about our influential research below or return to the IMPACT Hub.
Scaling up impact of social science research through commercialisation
Professor Pablo Munoz, Professor in Entrepreneurship, on bringing researchers and SME founders together to help solve thorny societal challenges.
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Enabling circular economy in space
Atanu Chaudhuri, Professor of Operations and Technology Management and Co-Director of Durham University Space Research Centre, on the economic potential of space debris.
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MIND Your Business: Tackling the mental health crisis in entrepreneurship
Professor Pablo Munoz and PhD candidate Marieshka Barton explore the complex relationship between entrepreneurship and mental health.
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SustAInability: How A.I. can steal our jobs but save our planet
Dr Chrysostomos Apostolidis, Associate Professor in Marketing, weighs up the sustainability-related promises of artificial intelligence (AI) with its societal impact.
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Collaboration, innovation and sustainability
Dr Joanna Berry talks about working with Boeing and developing an exciting new interdisciplinary degree.
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The rise of the smart city
Professor Kiran Fernandes explains how his work with the 'indexDNA' framework is shaping urban development.
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Electric Dreams
Significant transformations are predicted for personal mobility, the automotive industry and logistics.
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Should Service Robots Look Like Us?
Service robots are expected to change the way services are provided and to alter how customers and firms interact.
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Should hospitals embrace 3D printing for surgery?
The use of 3D printed anatomical models, as well as patient-specific customised surgical guides.
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The Power of Entrepreneurship
Certain cultures are supportive of entrepreneurs, who are constantly looking for ideas and projects that are turned into real solutions for everybody.
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