People
Together we aim to develop the knowledge to address social challenges while managing business growth.
Head of Centre
Dr Stelvia Matos
Reader in Social Innovation Management and Sustainable Management
Find an expert
We have expertise in a host of research areas.
Dr Razak Alhassan
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and International Business
Ekow Bartels
Postgraduate Research Student
Dr Carla Bonina
Associate Professor (Reader) in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Dr Abderaouf Bouguerra
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Strategy and International Business
Lydia Certa
Postgraduate Research Student and Sustainability Fellow at the Institute for Sustainability
Dr Irina Cojuharenco
Reader, Founding Director of the University of Surrey Business and Economic Experiments (USBEE) Laboratory
Lidyane Stephane Da Silva Barros
Visiting Postgraduate Research Student
Jason De Mink
Postgraduate Research Student
Professor MariaLaura Di Domenico
Director of Research & Professor (Chair) of Entrepreneurship, Work and Organization
Professor Amelia Hadfield
Dean International, Head of Department of Politics, Founder and Former Co-Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe (CBE)
Dr Donya Hajializadeh
Senior Lecturer in Bridge/Structural Engineering
Dr Yanfei Hu
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Sustainability & Innovation
Dr Nadine Itani
Programme Leader and Lecturer in Air Transport Management
Dr Jill Juergensen
Lecturer in International Business and Strategy
Dr Gopinath Kalaiarasan
Research Fellow in Systems Thinking
Professor Thomas Lawton
Professor of Strategy & International Business
Dr Sun Hye Lee
Lecturer in Strategy and International Business
Professor Stephen Morse
Chair in Systems Analysis for Sustainability
Professor Monique Raats
Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability; Professor; Director of the Food, Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre
Professor Tazeeb Rajwani
Professor of International Business and Strategy / Head of Department of Strategy and International Business
Professor Alexander Sarch
Professor of Legal Philosophy
Dr Senmao Xia
Senior Lecturer in Blockchain Business Models / Doctoral Supervisor / Programme Director for Blockchain and Metaverse Business Models
Professor Yu Xiong
Associate Vice-President (External Engagement); Chair Professor of Business Analytics; Director, Surrey Academy for Blockchain and Metaverse Applications
Dr Shasha Zhao
Senior Lecturer in International Business and Innovation; Co-Director of Centre for Social Innovation Management
Dr Wenderson de Lima
British Academy Research Fellow
External collaborators
Name | Role |
| Professor Jeremy Hall | Director, Science Policy Research Unit UK (SPRU) |
| Professor Minna Halme | Aalto University, Finland |
| Professor Stefan Gold | Professor of Sustainability Management, Kassel University, Germany |
| Dr Flavio Houneroux Jr | University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Professor Anna Levin | Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Dr Tereza Razzolini | Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Professor Martin Fransman | Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Edinburgh |
| Dr. Dimitrios Psarrakis | Head of EU & Financial Strategy at XReg Consulting |
| Dr Liv Severino | The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil |
| Professor Bruno Silvestre | University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Dr Milton Sousa | Associate Professor, University of Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Professor Susana Pereira | Director Centre for Innovation, Foundation Getulio Vargas, Brazil |
| Professor Suzana Borschiver | School of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Lorena Rocha Assuncao | PhD candidate, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Patricia Taeko Kaetsu | Visiting Researcher, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Research collaborators and partners
Our team includes academic researchers from a wide range of disciplines such as business, law, phycology, engineering and political, environmental and medical sciences. We are widening our international collaboration by developing projects in collaboration with international and collaborating with practitioners and policymakers.
