
Elvira Uyarra is Professor of Innovation Studies at Alliance Manchester Business School (University of Manchester) where she is also Director of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research.
Elvira has a degree in Economics from The University of the Basque Country (Spain), an MSc in ‘Technical Change and Regional Development’ from Cardiff University and a PhD in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Manchester. She is a fellow of the Regional Studies Association (RSA) and editor and editor of the journals Regional Studies and the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (CJRES).