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Personal Statement
Nikos is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Economics. He joined the University of Strathclyde in 2013, initially as a Teaching Associate.
Nikos obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Strathclyde in 2013. Previous to this, he studied in the University of Piraeus from which he received his BSc in Industrial Management and Technology in 2003, and his MBA in Total Quality Management in 2006.
In 2015, Nikos became Fellow of The Higher Education Academy.
In 2021, Nikos obtained his MSc in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from the University of Strathclyde.
In 2025, Nikos became Certified Management & Business Educator by the Chartered Association of Business Schools.
Research Interests
Energy Economics, Regulatory Economics, Industrial Economics, Political Economics, Higher Education Pedagogy
Academic / Professional qualifications
Undergraduate
Nikos is the Director of Undergraduate Learning and Teaching in the Department of Economics since 2019, overseeing the Economics studies undergraduate programme.
He is the lecturer in charge of the class “Intermediate Microeconomics”. He is also one of the Pathway Leads in Year 3 of the Management Development Programme of Strathclyde Business School.
Postgraduate
Nikos is the founding Director of the MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and Climate Change, which was launched in 2021. This course aims to train future leaders in the sectors of energy and climate change. The course equips its students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the challenges and uncertainties that industries, economies, governments and societies face in the areas of energy and climate change.
Nikos is the lecturer in charge of the MSc classes "Energy Technologies, Impacts and Implementation", "Fundamentals of Microeconomics" and "Games of Strategy", and of the MBA class "Energy Supply and Trading". He also teaches in the MSc class "Energy Finance and Forecasting".
Supervision
Nikos supervises Economics honours year dissertations, MSc Summer Projects, MBA/MSc Final Projects and PhD studies in a number of topic areas.
Expertise & Capabilities
- Microeconomics
- Energy Economics
- Regulatory Economics
- Natural Resource Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Industrial Economics
- Political Economics
- Higher Education Pedagogy
Education/Academic qualification
Master in Science, University Of Strathclyde
Award Date: 19 Nov 2021
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 14 Nov 2013
Master of Business Administration, University of Piraeus
Award Date: 7 Apr 2006
Bachelor of Science, University of Piraeus
Award Date: 21 Dec 2003
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Projects
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Commonwealth PhD Scholarship - Essays on Monetary Policy Regime Stability and Commitment
Davidson, S. N. (Principal Investigator), Danias, N. (Co-investigator) & Palamuleni, A. A. (Researcher)
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research - Studentship
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Brain Chip Implants and superego functions: the case of China's Social Credit System
Danias, N. & Koukopoulos, A., 23 May 2025, Amsterdam, 23 p.Research output: Working paper › Working Paper/Preprint
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Brain Chip Implants and Superego Functions: The case of China's Social Credit System
Danias, N. & Koukopoulos, A., 23 May 2025, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde, 24 p. (Strathclyde Discussion Papers in Economics; vol. 25-3).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
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