Professor Nick Clifton
REF Co-ordinator Professor
Cardiff School of Management
Overview
I joined Cardiff Metropolitan University in April 2009 from the School of Planning & Geography, Cardiff University. My main research interests lie in the fields of regional development, small business and entrepreneurship, networks, business strategy, innovation and creativity.
I have published over 140 contributions to academic and policy debates, including over 40 articles (a number in top-rated journals such as Regional Studies, Environment & Planning A, Environment & Planning C) and working papers, edited books (4), book chapters (14), research reports and conference papers (Regional Studies Association, American Association of Geographers, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, European Regional Science Association) on the above.
I have been involved in extensive externally funded research, enterprise and consultancy, including for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), The Scottish Executive, Cardiff and Co, Welsh Government, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCFW), Federation of Small Business (FSB), Research Councils UK, and the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
- Research Excellence Framework (REF) Coordinator for the School of Management
- Cardiff School of Management Research Degree, Research and Enterprise Committee
- Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Professors and Readers promotion committee
Research Publications
Implementing circular economy principles: evidence from multiple cases
Liu, Z., Clifton, N., Faqdani, H., Li, S. & Walpole, G., 16 Oct 2024, In: Production Planning and Control. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The evolution of transnational municipal knowledge networks
Weidenfeld, A. & Clifton, N., 15 Oct 2024, In: Global Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Missing missions or partial missions? Translating circular economy directionality into place-based transformative action
Clifton, N., De Laurentis, C., Beverley, K. & Walpole, G., 5 Sept 2024, In: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. 17, 3, p. 649-665 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring opportunities for public sector organisations to connect wellbeing to resource loops in a regional circular economy
De Laurentis, C., Beverley, K., Clifton, N., Bacon, E., Rudd, J. A. & Walpole, G., 27 May 2024, In: Contemporary Social Science. 19, 1-3, p. 303-336 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Supporting circular economy innovation: An analysis of a circular economy intervention in Wales
Walpole, G., Treadwell, P., Steffes, L., Bacon, E. & Clifton, N., 20 Mar 2024, In: Welsh Economic Review. p. 36 49 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The evolution of regional triple helix food sector SME interventions: a longitudinal study, Wales, UK
Mayho, S., Mumford, D., Ellis, L., Lloyd, D. C., Redmond, E. C. & Clifton, N., 6 Mar 2024, In: European Planning Studies. 32, 9, p. 2046-2069 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An Empirical Study on Public Sector versus Third Sector Circular Economy-Oriented Innovations
Clifton, N., Kyaw, K. S., Liu, Z. & Walpole, G., 17 Feb 2024, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 16, 4, p. 1650 1 p., 1650.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
People or place? Towards a system of holistic locational values for creative workers
Kozina, J., Clifton, N. & Bole, D., 22 Jan 2024, In: Cultural Trends. 34, 1, p. 83-104 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stakeholder Growth Platforms for the Development of Food Sector Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A case study experience from Wales, United Kingdom
Mayho, S., Mumford, D., Lloyd, D. C., Redmond, E. C. & Clifton, N., 1 Jan 2024, In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics. 15, 1, p. 96-113 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Applying The Model of Event Portfolio Tourism Leverage: A Study of The Volvo Ocean Race in Cardiff, UK
Jaimangal-Jones, D., Clifton, N., Haven-Tang, C. & Rowe, S., 20 Jul 2023, In: Event Management. 27, 7, p. 993-1009 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review