Merle Jacob
Professor at University of Lund at CBS Executive
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Merle Jacob is Professor in Research Policy at Lund University and the UNESCO Chair in Research Management and Innovation Systems. She is currently Director of the Research Policy Institute at Lund University. Merle has previously been Director of the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo (09/2006-08/2010) and Professor at the Copenhagen Business School. Professor Jacob’s research specialisation is the relationship between science and policy. Her two specific areas of empirical focus are the management of universities and national research systems. She has published extensively in both areas and is especially interested in the governance of higher education and research and the challenges posed to governance by globalisation and the integration of innovation into the mission of university.
As part of her Fellowship, Merle Jacob is working on the project Global governance and national science and innovation policy with Dietmar Braun and Niilo Kaupi.
Field
Humanities, Social and behavioural sciences
Area of specialisation
Science policy, research evaluation, science studies
Research interests
The interaction between science and policy
the impact of competitive funding instruments on research
Distinctions and Awards
UNESCO Chair in Research Management and Innovation Systems
Interested in
Lectures, Management position, Membership in scientific bodies, Refereeing
- Short CV/Education and training
- Since 2005Professor, Lund University, Sweden
- 2006 – 2010Director of Research, Oslo University, Norway
- 2011 – 2013Director of Research, Lund University, Sweden
Education
- 1991 – 1997Doctor of Philosophy, Göteborgs University, Sweden
- 1988 – 1989MSc Science and Technology Policy, Lund University, Sweden
Selected publications
Hellström, T. Jacob, M. and Sjöö K. (forthcoming) From thematic to organizational prioritization: the challenges of implementing RDI priorities https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scw087
Håkansta and Jacob, M. (2016) Mode 2 and the tension between excellence and utility: The case of a policy-relevant research field in Sweden Minerva. 54, 1, p. 1-20
Jacob, M. and Hellström T. (2014) Opportunity from crisis: A common research agenda for higher education and research policy, Studies in Higher Education 39(8) pp. 1321-1331.
Sarasini, S. and Jacob, M. (2014) "Past, present or future? Managers’ temporal orientations and corporate climate action in the Swedish electricity sector" Organization & Environment 27(3): pp. 242-262.
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