Dr Elvira Uyarra

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Position: Research Fellow
Academic unit: Innovation, Management and Policy
 

Biography

Elvira graduated in Economics from The University of the Basque Country (Spain) in 1996. She also holds an MSc in 'Technical Change and Regional Development' from Cardiff University. In 1998, she completed the doctoral training programme at the Department of Applied Economics, at the University of the Basque Country. From 1998 to 2001she work as economist for the Spanish consultancy firm Informacion y Desarrollo. In 2001, for a period of 12 months, she was a Marie Curie Fellow at Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology (PREST), within the University of Manchester. In 2004 she completed her PhD in PREST, with the title 'Innovation, Knowledge and Regional Development: implications for innovation policies in less favoured regions'. She also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Learnind and Teaching in Higher Education from the University of Manchester.

Research Interests

Her research and teaching activities centre mainly in the areas of: regional science and innovation policy, EU policy and regional cohesion, geographies of knowledge and innovation and evolutionary economics. She has researched several projects in these areas, particularly for the European Commission, but also for other clients at national, regional and local levels, both in the UK and Spain.

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Showing 41 publication(s)

Book contribution

  • Uyarra, E. "Regional Innovation Systems Revisited." In The Role of the Regions, Networks, Scale, Territory, 169-194. Gothenburg: Region Skane, 2011. eScholarID:142946
  • J. Howells, B. Tether and E. Uyarra. "Innovacion en los servicios a empresas." In Servicios a empresas y crecimiento economico en Europa, ed. L. Rubalcaba and H. Kox, -. Madrid: Marcial Pons Libreros, 2009. eScholarID:48138
  • E. Uyarra. "Learning regions?." In Fostering innovations and transfer of knowledge in regions, ed. M. Weresa and W. Leal Filho, -. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Scientific Publisher, 2008. eScholarID:48132
  • J. Howells, B. Tether and E. Uyarra. "Innovation in Business Services." In Business services in European economic growth, ed. L. Rubalcaba and H. Kox, -. London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2007. eScholarID:48124
  • E.Uyarra, E. Paraskevopoulou and J. M. Corona. "Modelos de ciencia, tecnología e innovación en el contexto internacional." In Diagnóstico de la política científica, tecnológica y de fomento a la innovación en México (2000-2006), ed. G. Dutrenit, -. Mexico D.F.: Foro Consultivo Cientifico y Tecnologico, 2006. eScholarID:48098
  • Metcalfe, J S., Ramlogan, ., Uyarra, E. "Competition, Innovation and Economic Development: the instituted connection." Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2004. eScholarID:3b5025

Journal article

  • Pinto, H., Uyarra, E., Guerreiro, J. "Diversity of Innovation Systems and Implications for Regional Policies: Comparison of the Regions of the Algarve and Andalusia." Portuguese Review of Regional Studies(2012) . eScholarID:142944
  • Edler, J., Georghiou, L., Blind, K. Uyarra, E. "Evaluating the demand side." Research Evaluation(2012) . eScholarID:142945
  • Kieron Flanagan, Elvira Uyarra, Manuel Laranja. "Reconceptualising the policy mix for innovation." Research Policy 40, no. 5(2011) : 702-713. eScholarID:123336 | DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2011.02.005
  • Uyarra, E. "Conceptualizing the Regional Roles of Universities, Implications and Contradictions." European Planning Studies 18, no. 8(2010) : 1227-1246. eScholarID:88790 | DOI:10.1080/09654311003791275
  • Uyarra, E., Flanagan, K. "From regional systems of innovation to regions as innovation." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 28(2010) : 681-695. eScholarID:88789 | DOI:10.1068/c0961
  • Uyarra, E., Flanagan, K. "La relevancia del concepto 'sistema regional de innovación' para la formulación de la política de innovación." Ekonomiaz no. 70(2010) : 150-169. eScholarID:88791
  • Uyarra, E., Flanagan, K. "Understanding the innovation impacts of public procurement." European Planning Studies 18, no. 1(2010) : 123-145. eScholarID:82209 | DOI:10.1080/09654310903343567
  • Uyarra, E. "What is evolutionary about ‘Regional Systems of Innovation’? Implications for regional policy." Journal of Evolutionary Economics 20(2010) : 115-137. eScholarID:82208 | DOI:10.1007/s00191-009-0135-y
  • Manuel Laranja, Uyarra, E., Flanagan, K. "Policies for Science, Technology and Innovation: Translating Rationales into Regional Policies in a Multi-level Setting." Research Policy 37, no. 5(2008) . eScholarID:1b4953 | DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2008.03.006
  • Uyarra, E. "Key dilemmas of regional innovation policies." Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research 20, no. 3(2007) : 243-261. eScholarID:71884
  • Cunningham, P N., Grant-Pearce, C., Green, L., Miles, I D., Rigby, J., Uyarra, E. "In sickness, in health and in innovation: NHS DIRECT - a health sector innovation study." Administration 53, no. 3(2005) : 42-65. eScholarID:1b10048
  • Metcalfe, J S., Ramlogan, ., Uyarra, E. "Competition, Innovation and development; The instituted connection." Institutions and Economic Development 1(2004) : 21-62. eScholarID:1b8967
  • Castillo J, Barroeta B., Uyarra, E. "Nuevas Pautas de Intervencion en Materia de Innovacion y Empleo: las estrategias de territoriales de empleo e innovacion." Ciudad y Territorio XXXII (122)(2002) . eScholarID:1b9556

Working paper

  • Flanagan, K. Uyarra, E., Laranja, M. "The 'policy mix'for innovation: rethinking innovation policy in a multi-level, multi-actor context." Manchester Business School Working Paper Series(2010) . eScholarID:88793
  • Shapira, P., Luger, M., Uyarra, E. and C.Marzocchi. "Innovation for the Manchester City Region: A discussion paper."(2009) . eScholarID:88929
  • Uyarra, Elvira, and Flanagan, Kieron. "Understanding the innovation impacts of public procurement." Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Working paper(2009) . eScholarID:48259
  • Uyarra, E. "The impact of universities on regional innovation: A critique and policy implications." Manchester Business School Working paper(2008) . eScholarID:88935
  • Uyarra, Elvira. "What is evolutionary about Regional Systems of Innovation? Implications for regional policy." Manchester Institute of Innovation Research Working paper(2008) . eScholarID:48267
  • Laranja, M., Uyarra, E., Flanagan, K. "Policies for Science, Technology and Innovation: Translating Rationales into Regional Policies in a Multi-level Setting." Manchester Business School Working Paper Series(2007) . eScholarID:88803
  • Metcalfe, S, Ramlogan, R, and Uyarra, E. "Economic development and the competitive process." CRC Working Paper Series n.36(2002) . eScholarID:48279

Report

  • Uyarra, E. 2010. Opportunities for innovation through local government procurement. London: NESTA. eScholarID:88792
  • Eriksson, A, Caniels, M., Cooke, P., Uyarra, E., Sotarauta, M. & Wallin, J. 2010. Regional innovation Policy in Transition: Reflections on the Change Process in the Skåne Region. Stockholm: Vinnova. eScholarID:88969
  • Tsipouri, L., Edler, J.,.Rolstam, M., Uyarra, E. 2009. Managing risks in public procurement, official summary report for the European Commission, expert group on risk and public procurement. European Commission, DG Research. eScholarID:88941
  • Edler, J. Georghiou, L., Blind, K., Uyarra, E. 2008. Monitoring and Evaluation Methodology for the EU Lead Market Initiative: A Concept Development. Report for the Innogrips/Lead Market Initiative. Brussels: DG Enterprise, European Commission.. eScholarID:88939
  • Miles, I D., Cunningham, P N., Rigby, J., Green, L., Uyarra, E. 2005. NHS Direct, An Innovation in Social Trust, PUBLIN Report No. D12-3 UK case study WP4. eScholarID:5b683
  • Nauwelaers C, Winjes R, Cahill E, Wagner P, Koschatzky K, Uyarra, E., Buchinger E. 2004. Erawatch Prototyping Phase, ESTO Study No. 2: analysis on the regional dimensions of the 3% Action Plan. eScholarID:5b589
  • Howells, J., Tether, B., Uyarra, E. 2004. Innovation in Service: issue at stake and trends [Study for DG Enterprise, Commission of the European Communities]. eScholarID:5b592
  • Uyarra, E. 2004. Regional Profile: r&d policy and the 3% objective in the North West region of England [Report for the ERAWATCH project, prototyping phase, ESTO expert group, IPTS]. eScholarID:5b590
  • Uyarra, E., Cunningham P N. 2002. Lifelong Learning - an Overview of National Measures in the EU Member States and Candidate Countries [Thematic Report for the European Commission, Enterprise Directorate. Trend chart on innovation.]. eScholarID:5b591
  • Cunningham, P N., Malik, K., Uyarra, E., Clifford J, de Tauzia J. 2002. Progress Towards the Objectives Set Out in the European Commission on Innovation in a Knowledge-Driven Economy: thematic report. EC DG Enterprise. eScholarID:5b651

Other

  • Book review: Varga, Attila, ed. 2009. Universities, Knowledge Transfer and Regional Development: Geography, Entrepreneurship and Policy. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, U.K. The Review of Regional Studies 2009, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 227–237.
  • Perry, B. and Uyarra, E. (2008) The Embedded University in the ‘Science’ Economy: Contexts, Capacities and Expectations. Theme issue ‘Building Science Regions and Cities’. Regions, The Newsletter of the Regional Studies Association, 263.
  • Uyarra, E. (2007) Review: Clusters and Globalisation: The development of Urban and Regional Economies. Edited by C. Pitelis, R. Sugden, J.R. Wilson (2006). Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. Science and Public Policy Nov 07.
  • Uyarra, E. Knowledge, Diversity and Regional Innovation Policies. Vol. WP DP05-16. 2005. PREST.
  • Keenan, M. and Uyarra, E. "Why Regional Foresight? An Overview of Theory and Practice", Keynote paper to the EC Conference on Regional Foresight, Brussels, September 2002.