Fieldwork and workshops
Knowledge exchange, entrepreneurship workshops and doctoral-community activity connected to the funded projects.
External research funding across UK, Turkish, Canadian and European funders, spanning regional export decline, inclusive entrepreneurship, doctoral studentships and international fieldwork.
Roles are stated per project. Amounts converted to sterling at approximate August 2026 rates where originally awarded in euros or Canadian dollars.
Awarded funding by source
Aston studentships secured in 2024 fund doctoral work on digitalisation in nonlinear internationalisation strategies, the growth and internationalisation of ethnic minority businesses in the West Midlands, and new technologies in service of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Each is supervised directly and connects to a research story on this site. The wider doctoral community work also includes the Aston Business School PGR Hub.
SSHRC and Canadian institutional funding supported comparative fieldwork with entrepreneurs in Iran, Zimbabwe and New Caledonia. The British Academy award supports work on women entrepreneurs in the green economy, and the TÜBÏTAK fellowship funds cross-national Industry 5.0 research with Turkish and British manufacturers.
Knowledge exchange, entrepreneurship workshops and doctoral-community activity connected to the funded projects.