Senior Lecturer in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Josh Siepel is Senior Lecturer at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School. He is leading on the PEC’s work on Creative Clusters and Innovation and its work on Access to Finance. His research links together policy-relevant issues involving creative industries, skills, innovation, entrepreneurship and finance. His recent academic research includes work on long-run impact of skills and skills combinations on firm performance, the design of policy tools to support access to finance for SMEs, and the economics of firm growth. His policy work includes the Fusion Effect report for Nesta, the Highly Innovative Firms report for BIS, and the Thin Markets report for BVCA/Nesta, in addition to numerous evaluations of national and regional policies. He has a BS in genetics from Texas A&M University and an MSc and DPhil from the University of Sussex, where he was a Marshall Scholar.
Research Fellows
Philip Schlesinger
Professor at the Centre for Cultural Policy Research and CREATe, Centre for Regulation of the Creati…
Candace Jones
Chair of Global Creative Enterprise at the University of Edinburgh Business School
Gillian Doyle
Professor of Media Economics at the University of Glasgow and Director of the Centre for Cultural Po…
Max Nathan
Associate Professor, Applied Urban Sciences, UCL
Abigail Gilmore
UKRI Policy Fellow on Cultural Placemaking and Levelling Up with Department for Culture Media and Sp…
Neil Lee
Professor in Economic Geography at London School of Economics
Jenny Kidd
Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Roberto Camerani
Senior Lecturer in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Bartolomeo Meletti
Creative Director for CREATe at the University of Glasgow
Monica Masucci
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Strategy and Marketing at the …
Bruce Tether
Professor of Innovation Management and Strategy at the Alliance Manchester Business School
Stuart Allan
Professor and Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Martin Kretschmer
Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Glasgow, and Director of CREATe
Frank Lyons
Dean of Research and Impact in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Ulster University
Hyojung Sun
Lecturer in the Business of the Creative and Cultural Industries, School of Arts and Creative Techno…
Salvatore Di Novo
Lecturer in Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London
Patrizia Casadei
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Geography and Environment of the London School o…
Kristofer Erickson
Professor of Social Data Science and Deputy Director for CREATE
Trine Bille
Full Professor, PhD Department of Business Humanities and Law, Copenhagen Business School Trine rece…
Tom Campbell
Consultant and BOP Associate Tom Campbell is a consultant and BOP Associate. Until recently he was H…
