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Lauren joined Adam Smith Business School in 2024 as a lecturer in Entrepreneurship. She is an engaged scholar, passionate about working collaboratively with industry and policy actors in research and teaching. Lauren has experience leading courses across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, specializing in experiential learning and topics related to social enterprise. As a co-investigator on a UKRI-funded project (£7 million), she aims to embed academic insights into the Research and Innovation Ecosystem. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, Lauren served as a senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University. Her current research interests center on sustainability, particularly in innovation economic policy, small businesses, social investment, and social enterprises. Her work has been published in reputable journals including Environmental Science & Policy, Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Journal of Social Policy. Lauren has also worked as a research associate at the University of Sheffield on projects focused on sustainable innovation policy and completed her PhD on Open Social Innovation in the Scottish Sector at Glasgow Caledonian University. Before entering academia, she was involved with social enterprises in Scotland as a researcher.