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Head of CENTRIM, Steve Flowers

Welcome! CENTRIM has a unique approach to research. It is one of the few centres, worldwide, that develops and uses business tools, products, training and other services from our research to help industry. This practical application 'closes the loop' between research and practice.

Innovation scholars

Initially headed by Professors Howard Rush and John Bessant, CENTRIM started with only a handful of staff. Today, our team of over twenty staff includes academics, administrators, PhD students and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships associates. In 2001, we won a bid to build the Freeman Centre to house both CENTRIM and SPRU (Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex). Named after the late Professor Chris Freeman, a pioneer in the field of innovation, the building hosts the largest collection of innovation scholars and students in the world.

Research, products and services

Highly rated in the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise, our research is internationally recognised by bodies such as the European Commission, ESRC, EPSRC, HEFCE, NESTA and other key institutions. While our achievements are many, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation management, such as our recent work in creative industries and in cybercrime. Furthermore, we plan to enhance our engagement with industry by developing a greater number of products and services to help businesses, social enterprises and public bodies.

Students

We have a small, close knit community of PhD students who become part of CENTRIM's team and part of SPRU's community of postgraduate students. CENTRIM has a successful record of helping its students to achieve their goals, providing visible and supportive supervision, while allowing them to develop their own research interests and capabilities.

Continuous innovation

As purveyors of innovation, we practice what we preach. As such, CENTRIM is pleased to have joined forces with Brighton Business School. We believe that our new business faculty will bring higher levels of collaboration to enrich research, teaching and engagement with industry.

Thank you for visiting our site. We look forward to keeping you updated about cutting edge research in innovation management.

Steve Flowers

Head of CENTRIM