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Associate Lecturer in Enterprise and Innovation Education at The University of Queensland
Eleanor contributes an entrepreneurial perspective to EMPLOY101x and is a specialist in entrepreneurial education with a background in business incubation and creative industries. From a Fine Art graduate to running her own small business as a visual artist, Eleanor focused her energy on supporting entrepreneurs from the creative industries to develop their entrepreneurial capabilities. This led to directing an award-winning UK university business incubator for ten years, supporting innovative startups from many different industry sectors to succeed. Now based in Brisbane, Australia, Eleanor is an Associate Lecturer in Enterprise & Innovation Education, working across The University of Queensland in curriculum development that nurtures an entrepreneurial mindset, developing students as problem-solvers with the skills to create value and positive change in the world. Recently having completed her PhD that explored interactions between commercial and social entrepreneurs in business incubators, Eleanor’s research interests lie at the intersection of learning, collaboration, and entrepreneurial action. Eleanor is a Certified Innovation Practitioner and Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.