Dr Gillian Barrett

Biography

Dr Gillian Barrett is a lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing, Cork University Business School (CUBS), University College Cork (UCC). Gillian is Programme Director for the Postgraduate Certificate in Project Management and Programme Co-Director for the Bachelor of Commerce Undergraduate Degree at CUBS. Gillian lectures final year CUBS students in project management and entrepreneurship. She led the design and execution of a university wide entrepreneurship module entitled "developing your entrepreneurial mindshift". This module is open to all students from all disciplines across the university. In 2019, Gillian was awarded the UCC President’s Team Award in for her excellence in teaching and in 2024, was awarded the College of Business and Law award for Cross Campus Engagement for the university wide entrepreneurship education module. Gillian supports several entrepreneurship education initiatives throughout the university. She has a PhD, MSc (Innovation, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship), BA and Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, all from University College Cork. 

Gillian’s research interests lie at the intersection of innovation management, open innovation, and entrepreneurship. In recent years Gillian’s research interests have expanded and diversified to include innovation practices across the triple helix within marine renewable energy SMEs; entrepreneurship education and the role of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in entrepreneurship education.  She has published in leading innovation journals including R&D Management, Technovation, Journal of Technology Transfer and the International Journal of Innovation Management; other publications include book chapters and teaching case studies. Prior to academia, Gillian worked for fifteen years in industry in a variety of senior project management and leadership roles primarily managing innovation and technology projects.   

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