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Carolyn is a Lecturer and Chancellor's Fellow at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School. Her research explores how and whether (social) entrepreneurship and (social) innovation may contribute to challenges in contexts. She is also interested in participatory and community-led approaches with an emphasis on marginalised and disadvantaged groups.
Carolyn enjoys working collaboratively and has developed networks nationally and internationally (particularly in South and South East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa).
Carolyn has been awarded £1.6m in funding (as Co-I and PI ). As PI, her research has focused on youth, women, (social) entrepreneurship, active citizenship and social impact, with an emphasis on South Africa, Ghana, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Funding: British Council, European Commission, and GCRF.
At Strathclyde Business School, I teach International Entrepreneurship (where students develop international market entry plans for local and national businesses) and Lead the Internship Pathway of MDP.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Making motherhood work: Supporting mothers in academia
McMillan, C. (Principal Investigator), Arshed, N. (Co-investigator) & Wilson, J. (Co-investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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MUSED: Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences- University of Strathclyde Entrepreneurship Development
McMillan, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/24 → 30/03/25
Project: Research
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The health and wellbeing outcomes of employment and vocational-based interventions for veterans: a scoping review
Hutcheon, D., Rendall, J., McMillan, C., Dall, P., Morrison-Glancy, S. & Steiner, A., 26 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Veteran Studies. 11, 1, p. 95-111Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of cross-sector social partnerships in enabling social value creation and social entrepreneurial learning and practice by South African youth
McMillan, C. & van Rooyen, D., 30 Nov 2024, Developing University Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kamuriwo, S., Jones, S., Marshall, N. & Kinoti, M. W. (eds.). SingaporeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Thesis
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Entrepreneurship and development as freedom : the case of women in rural Nepal
McMillan, C. (Author), 1 Jun 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Activities
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Tribhuvan University
McMillan, C. (Visiting researcher)
11 Sept 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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16th International Social Innovation Research Conference
McMillan, C. (Participant)
Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference