Professor Jillian MacBryde

Associate Principal

Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation

Personal statement

Jill MacBryde is Professor of Innovation within the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship. She is currently Associate Principal, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise for the University. Jill is Co-Director of the ESRC Made Smarter Network Plus, “InterAct” network, which aims to bring insights from the social sciences to support the innovation and diffusion of digital technologies that will result in a stronger, more resilient, manufacturing base. The theme throughout Jill’s work is innovation in changing environments. She is particularly active within manufacturing and emerging technologies. Recent research projects include productivity in manufacturing, the impact of Covid on UK manufacturing, and the future of manufacturing work. Jill also works with policy makers and the public sector. She is currently a member of the Innovate UK/ESRC Innovation Caucus and a member of the Innovate UK Future Flight Advisory Board.

Publications

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Publications

Innovative mechanisms to encourage the early integration of social science in the development on novel technologies.: MacBryde Jillian; Innovations in Innovation Policy (2025) (2025); https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035322206
Can Scotland deliver on circular economy, social upgrading, and internationalisation? Insights from a knowledge exchange initiative: Marques-McEwan Melissa, Bititci Umit, MacBryde Jillian, Paterson Audrey, Arshed Norin, Jackson William, Oyelakin John; (2024); https://doi.org/10.17861/S4VQ-GF13
Where next for manufacturing productivity research? : Propositions based on exploratory empirical investigation: Clegg Ben, MacBryde Jill, Ball Peter, Masi Donato, Mullen Helen, Despoudi Stella; International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (2024); https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-05-2023-0229
'Making Things Work' - Perceptions of UK Manufacturing: Stewart Robert, MacBryde Jillian, Lindsay Colin, Marin-Cadavid Carolina, Blackshaw Will; (2024)
'Making Things Work' Public Opinion of UK Manufacturing 2023: Stewart Robert, Lindsay Colin, Marin-Cadavid Carolina, MacBryde Jillian; (2024)
Quality risk and responsive actions in sourcing/procurement : an empirical study of food fraud cases in the UK: Ma Jie, Tse Ying Kei, Zhang Minhao, MacBryde Jill; Production Planning and Control Vol 35, pp. 323-334 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2022.2080125

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Research

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Professional Activities

KTN Webinar Behaviour Change for manufacturing, talent and business sustainability: Speaker; 22/3/2023
InterAct Annual Conference, London - Organising and hosting (with Co-Director): Participant; 3/10/2022
Invited to talk to EPSRC Industry Forum (top funders) on the importance of non-engineering research: Speaker; 22/6/2022
Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy CADE 20222: Speaker; 15/6/2022
Chris Courtney: Host; 30/5/2022
Scottish Government (External organisation): Advisor; 1/1/2022

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Projects

Made Smarter Innovation - Amplifying the Impact of Ingeract: MacBryde, Jillian (Principal Investigator) Ates, Aylin (Co-investigator) Lindsay, Colin (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
ReMake Value Retention Centre: Fitzpatrick, Stephen (Principal Investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Revie, Matthew (Co-investigator) Walls, Lesley (Co-investigator) Wynne, Bradley (Co-investigator) Hernandez, Jose Luis (Research Co-investigator) Liu, Zhe (Research Co-investigator) Reimer, Andreas (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
KTP - Coolside Ltd. Project will embed knowledge to enable product lifecycle optimisation and carbon footprint reduction through the design and manufacture of products from recycled polymer-materials.: Sillars, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Liggat, John (Co-investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator) Marrocco, Tiziana (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2025
Development of an Intelligent Scheduling System to Optimise the Sustainability Measures in Multi-disciplinary Engineering Projects (SRPE contribution): Wong, Andy TC (Principal Investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
KTP 13315 - Alba Facilities Services Limited. The project will embed expertise in business process management and embed cultural change throughout the organisation.: Smith, Marisa (Principal Investigator) Casulli, Lucrezia (Co-investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2024
Care & Equity - Logistics UAS Scotland Phase 3 (CAELUS 2) (Future Flight Challenge): Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Akartunali, Kerem (Co-investigator) Cashmore, Michael (Co-investigator) Irvine, James (Co-investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator) Maddock, Christie (Co-investigator) Patelli, Edoardo (Co-investigator) Tapinos, Efstathios (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2024