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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Universities' strategies in place building: Co-evolving logics and identities in a cross-border city region
Kitagawa, F. & Horta, H., 20 Feb 2026, Universities, Knowledge and Places: Reflections on the Work of Paul Benneworth. Charles, D., Nieth, L., Coenen, L. & Cinar, R. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 130-148 19 p. (Regions and Cities; vol. 166).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Bridging the innovation gap: Innovation intermediaries as place-based policy measures
Ioramashvili, C., Billing, C., Yuan, P.-Y., Cepeda Zorrilla, M. R., Collinson, S. & Kitagawa, F., 17 Dec 2025, 14 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Business Model Innovation in the Context of Crisis: A Qualitative Longitudinal Analysis
Ramli, K., Prokop, D., Mawson, S., Kitagawa, F., Vorley, T., Gherhes, C., Campopiano, G. & Spigel, B., 5 Nov 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Technology Transfer.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring Emerging and Future Opportunities in the West Midlands Combined Authority Region
Mulla, I., Dwight, D., Gasienica-Fronek, L., Forde , E., Kitagawa, F., Bramley, G., Ma, H., Jin, D., Blake-Carr, R., Lyons, M. & Arriaga Garcia, G. J., 12 Jun 2025, West Midlands Combined Authority. 52 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Innovation intermediaries: navigating innovation-policy interactions into innovation practice
Kitagawa, F., Billing, C. & Collinson, S., 18 Mar 2025, Innovations in Innovation Policy. Abdul-Rahman , S., Tuckerman, L., Nelles, J. & Vorley, T. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 134-149 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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The Provision of Analytical Support Services to Understand Future Cluster Opportunities in the West Midlands Combined Authority Area
Kitagawa, F. (Principal Investigator), Arriaga Garcia, G. J. (Co-Investigator), Ma, H. (Co-Investigator), Jin, D. (Co-Investigator), Bramley, G. (Co-Investigator) & Lyons, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/12/24 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
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Supporting Regions towards Net-Zero Journeys: Alignment of Strategies and Transformation between Universities and their Places
Read, H. (Co-Investigator) & Kitagawa, F. (Principal Investigator)
The Regional Studies Association
15/03/24 → 1/07/25
Project: Research
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GBSLEP Impact and Legacy Project
Green, A. (Principal Investigator), Riley, B. (Co-Investigator), Bramley, G. (Co-Investigator), Kitagawa, F. (Co-Investigator) & Pugh, A. (Co-Investigator)
Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership
5/09/23 → 15/11/23
Project: Research