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Public procurement can be a great driver of innovation and thereby an important instrument of innovation policy. By using functional specifications, the buyer describes the problem to be solved and what needs to be achieved, instead of…

https://www.circle.lu.se/functional-public-procurement-innovation-welfare-and-environment- 2026-01-15

CIRCLE is a research-intensive centre that generates numerous publications in innovation research through peer-reviewed journals. Other formats and channels are also used for research dissemination, such books, working papers and policy…

https://www.circle.lu.se/publications- 2026-03-31

CIRCLE is an interdisciplinary Centre for Innovation Research spanning several faculties at Lund University. CIRCLE's aim is to understand and explain how innovation can contribute to a good society and tackle societal challenges like…

https://www.circle.lu.se/research- 2026-01-15

Innovation policy makers of today are facing a range of challenges to solve, extending far beyond the usual paradigm of economic growth. This places a renewed pressure for more innovation within innovation policy itself. Our research theme…

https://www.circle.lu.se/new-perspectives-innovation-policy- 2026-03-31

CIRCLE is the Centre for Innovation Research at Lund University. It functions as incubator, coordinator, and implementer of innovation research across faculties. CIRCLE strives to provide an attractive research environment with strong…

https://www.circle.lu.se/about- 2026-03-31

Over the past decade, interest in public sector innovation has increased. With new major societal challenges and limited resources, innovation becomes an important key moving forward. The public sector includes health care, care of elderly…

https://www.circle.lu.se/public-sector-innovation- 2026-01-15

Innovation is not only a fundamental component of corporate strategy to revitalize business but also a prominent force that drives industrial renewal and sustainable development at aggregate level. Over recent years, fast technological…

https://www.circle.lu.se/corporate-venturing-and-innovation- 2026-01-15

CIRCLE is headed by a board, which makes formal decisions on strategy, plans and budget. The centre is advised by an international advisory board which serves as a speaking partner to the management team which manages the operational…

https://www.circle.lu.se/about/organisation- 2026-03-30

"Entrepreneurial experimentation" increases technological and market experimentation, as well as policy experimentation within the economic system. Without experimentation any system – technological and/or regional – will stagnate. This…

https://www.circle.lu.se/entrepreneurial-experimentation- 2026-01-16

In recent years, international operations have come under threat on the one hand by increasing protectionisms and one the other hand by the SARS-Cov2 pandemic. As a small open economy, building its strengths on international trade and the…

https://www.circle.lu.se/international-businesses-technology-and-innovation- 2026-01-16

In recent decades, Information and Communications Technology has diffused in all industries and sectors disrupting the ways we produce and consume. This has created winners as well as losers both in terms of regions, industries and jobs…

https://www.circle.lu.se/geography-innovation-and-societal-transformation- 2026-01-16

CIRCLE strives to be a diverse and inclusive community which means membership is open to a broad variety of academics with an interest in innovation research. Diversity is reflected in the current members' different research area interests…

https://www.circle.lu.se/about/community- 2026-03-30

Innovation is a key enabler for climate change mitigation and adaptation, while also supporting broader economic and societal development goals. This research theme investigates the complex social, institutional, and political dynamics…

https://www.circle.lu.se/innovation-global-south- 2026-03-30

The 2009 "Lund Declaration" concluded that European research and innovation must focus on the grand challenges of our time, finding solutions to problems associated with ageing societies, pandemics, public health, security, global warming…

https://www.circle.lu.se/sustainability-transition- 2026-03-31

CIRCLE provides PhD students and senior scholars with the opportunity to apply for a research visit. The aim is to promote joint research collaborations and foster an exchange within the innovation studies community. In order to facilitate…

https://www.circle.lu.se/about/visiting-scholars- 2026-04-09

The links below open in Lund University's Research Portal. Var god vänta... CIRCLE's profile in Lund University's Research Portal

https://www.circle.lu.se/publications/research-portal-lund-university- 2026-03-19

Working papers in innovation studies are an open instrument for early dissemination of scientific contributions to innovation studies broadly defined. The working paper series welcomes both theoretical and empirical contributions from all…

https://www.circle.lu.se/publications/working-papers- 2026-03-19

Researchers are interviewed about their research results over a cup of coffee. Click on the links below to view the "Coffee break with researchers"-videos on YouTube. The videos are approximately 5-10 minutes long. Claudio Fassio Associate…

https://www.circle.lu.se/publications/coffee-break-researchers- 2026-01-26

CIRCLE recently hosted an insightful seminar titled “Industry – University Cooperation – a Key Factor for Innovation”, featuring Philipp Janello, Head of Academic Relations and Innovation Politics at BMW Group. Philipp Janello shared BMW’s…

https://www.circle.lu.se/article/industry-university-cooperation-key-driver-innovation- 2026-03-19

As we struggle with environmental and societal crises, there's a growing need to rethink the foundational ideas of industrial modernity according to Laur Kanger, Professor of Sustainability Transitions, who was the invited guest speaker at…

https://www.circle.lu.se/article/fixing-21st-century-problems-19th-century-ideas-call-new-thinking- 2025-12-05