Projects per year
Personal profile
Profile
I joined Lancaster in November 2022, having previously worked at the University of Leicester School of Management. I have also held visiting positions at the Industrial Strategy Council, Copenhagen Business School, and the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City in Viet Nam
My Role
I am Head of the Department of Organisation, Work and Technology, a role I assumed in August 2026. Prior to this I was Director of Post-Graduate Programmes for LUMS for three year with overall strategic responsibily for the faculties post-graduate portfolio.
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
The focus of my research are the points at which the public and private sectors meet to organise and develop the economy. This has led to projects on regional development, the creative and craft sectors, and the Anthropocene.
Research Grants
During the course of my career I have worked on projects which have generated over £5 million in research income from a range of funding bodies including the ESRC, AHRC, EU, Regional Studies Association, British Academy, British Council, UK Government and the CIPD. I have undertaken fieldwork in the UK, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Italy and Denmark as part of these projects.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Twilight Commons: Unlocking Cultural Access in Coastal Communities
Dunn, N. (Co-Investigator), Quinn, M. (Co-Investigator), Jones, N. (Principal Investigator), Southern, J. (Co-Investigator) & Levine, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/26 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Twighlight Commons: Unlocking Cultural Access in Coastal Communities
Quinn, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/26 → 1/04/27
Project: Research
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Decline to Renewal: Race, Deindustrialisation and Working Lives
Jyoti, D. (Principal Investigator) & Quinn, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/25 → 1/02/28
Project: Research
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Decline to Renewal: Race, Deindustrialisation and Working Lives
Jyoti, D. (Principal Investigator), Quinn, M. (Co-Investigator) & Florisson, R. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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Methodological subversions in the absence of archives
Gasparin, M., Quinn, M., Brown, S. D. & Maccio, E., 1/08/2026, In: Business History. 68, 4, p. 913-942Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Planning for Bullshit: IBTL model for HE
Elliott, C., Collins, H., Williams, S., Hudson, M. & Quinn, M., 19/06/2026.Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Conference paper › peer-review
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Starting Out: Boosting Youth Employment in Local Labour Markets
Jyoti, D., Suttill, B., Quinn, M., Watt, P., Redmond, J., Williams, E., Fitzmaurice, J. & Martin, A., 3/06/2026, The Work Foundation. 31 p.Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Monograph
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Studying In Between: Idiotic Practices and Epistemic Crossings Between Art, Academia and Craft Communities
Gasparin, M., Quinn, M. & Raviola, E., 11/07/2026.Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Conference paper › peer-review
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Anthropocene
Brown, S. D., Gasparin, M., Green, W., Lilley, S., Quinn, M., Saren, M., Schinckus, C., Williams, M. & Zalasiewicz, J., 25/04/2025, Elgar Encyclopaedia of Critical Management Studies. McCann, L., Bozkurt, O., Finn, R., Granter, E., Hunter, C., Kivinen, N., Kumar, A. & Wierman, B. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 15-18 4 p.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Activities
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Crafting better worlds: Organization theory aesthetics and leadership in crisis
Quinn, M. (Speaker), Jyoti, D. (Speaker), Gasparin, M. (Speaker), Painter, M. (Speaker), Hjorth, D. (Speaker) & Raviola, E. (Speaker)
25/07/2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Innovation in the Anthropocene
Gasparin, M. (Speaker), Williams, M. (Speaker), Green, W. (Speaker) & Quinn, M. (Speaker)
7/06/2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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How Can a Future Labour Government Tackle Insecurity at Work to Reduce Regional Inequality?
Quinn, M. (Speaker)
10/10/2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
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Bukhari Islamic Art Exhibition
Quinn, M. (Speaker)
26/05/2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Quinn, M. (Visiting researcher)
21/11/2020 → 21/05/2021Activity: Business or School/HEI Engagement › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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The Curious Case of Leicester Part 3: A Local Government Perspective
6/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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