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Dr Julius Mugwagwa
Shropshire House (4th Floor)
11-20 Capper Street
London
WC1E 6JA
Tel: 020 3108 9750
Appointment
- Associate Professor in Innovation and Development
- STEaPP
- Faculty of Engineering Science
Research Summary
Dr Mugwagwa is an interdisciplinary academic whose passion is research and teaching on the governance and development implications of technologies and innovations. His most recent research endeavours - which included developing and deploying concepts such as 'policy kinetics', 'policy gridlocks' and 'innovative spending' - have focused particularly on technologies and innovations in health care and agricultural systems in low and middle income countries.
He holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Biological Sciences, Biotechnology and Business Administration from the University of Zimbabwe, and a PhD in Technology (Biotechnology) Innovation and Regulation from The Open University, United Kingdom. Before joining STEaPP, Julius researched 'cross-national technology governance' in Africa with a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship, 'innovative spending in health' with an ESRC Future Research Leaders Fellowship, and served as a Lecturer in Development Policy and Governance at The Open University. An avid and creative innovation systems scholar, Julius co-leads the STEaPP MPA in Development, Technology and Innovation Policy. He also leads the elective modules on Science Funding and Governance (since 2018) & Health Innovation and Public Policy (commencing in 2021/22).
Appointments
| 04-SEP-2017 | Associate Professor, Innovation and Development | Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) | UCL, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 2008 | Doctor of Philosophy | Open University | |
| 1998 | Master of Science | The University of Zimbabwe | |
| 1995 | Bachelor of Science (Honours) | The University of Zimbabwe |
