Dr Martin Quinn
Reader in Organisation, Work & TechnologyProfile
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 Director of Postgraduate Programmes for LUMS, overseeing the strategic development of our entire Postgraduate portfolio. In addition, I teach on modules related to international management and HRM, leadership and research methods.
Research Overview
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.
Twighlight Commons: Unlocking Cultural Access in Coastal Communities
01/04/2026 → 01/04/2027
Research
Decline to Renewal: Race, Deindustrialisation and Working Lives
01/09/2025 → 01/02/2028
Research
Decline to Renewal: Race, Deindustrialisation and Working Lives
01/09/2025 → 29/02/2028
Research
Before Eden? Mapping Left Behind Places and People Through Economic Regeneration
01/04/2024 → 30/01/2026
Research
European Craft
01/03/2023 → 31/12/2027
Research
Devolution in the UK
01/11/2020 → 31/05/2021
Research
Impact of Covid on Craft
01/08/2020 → 31/12/2021
Research
University - Industry Linkages in the Philippines
01/02/2019 → 30/09/2019
Research
UK Space Sector
01/06/2018 → 01/09/2019
Research
Crafting Futures
01/01/2017 → 31/12/2023
Research
Sub National Governance and Leadership in the East Midlands & Leicester
01/09/2009 → 30/09/2022
Research
Crafting better worlds: Organization theory aesthetics and leadership in crisis
Invited talk
Innovation in the Anthropocene
Invited talk
How Can a Future Labour Government Tackle Insecurity at Work to Reduce Regional Inequality?
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Bukhari Islamic Art Exhibition
Invited talk
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Visiting an external academic institution
Engagement with Local Governance: Place Leadership and the Social Contract
Invited talk
Creativity and Innovation Ecosystems
Invited talk
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
Visiting an external academic institution
Increasing Community Engagement with Local Governance
Invited talk
Establishing Leadership in a Busy Governance Structure
Invited talk
Knowledge Management – People, Organisations and the State
Invited talk
How Creative Industries Can Enhance Economic and Urban Planning
Invited talk
Lessons Learned from Devolution – guest speaker at “Devolution – Where Next for Leicestershire
Invited talk
Mapping the Creative Industries in Vietnam – Policy Recommendations
Invited talk
- Pentland Centre