Dr Nicholas Dacre PhD (Warwick), MSc, SFHEA
Associate Professor of Project Management, Director of Research and Innovation for the Centre of Applied Science in Project Management
Dr Nicholas Dacre is Associate Professor of Project Management in the Operations, Projects, Purchasing, and Supply (OPPS) group within the Department of Decision Analytics and Risk (DAR) at the University of Southampton Business School.
Dr Nicholas Dacre works closely with the head of the OPPS group Professor Steve Brown, and collaborates with international colleagues on research projects focusing on Project Management, Technology, and Innovation Management in Enterprise.
Prior to joining the University of Southampton Business School, Dr Nicholas Dacre was at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) based at the University of Sussex, where he worked closely with Professor Joe Tidd, and engaged with SPRU colleagues in Project and Innovation Management across research intensive projects.
Nicholas completed his PhD with Professor Joe Nandhakumar and Professor Panos Constantinides at the University of Warwick Business School, with his research focusing on areas of Effectiveness of Project-based Innovation in Enterprise.
Dr Nicholas Dacre currently leads and collaborates on a number of high-profile national and international research grants which reflect his focus and research interests in Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies and Innovation, Project Management in both Complex and Agile contexts, and Complex Products and Systems.
As well as being an active member of the Centre for Operational Research, Management Science, and Information Systems (CORMSIS), Dr Nicholas Dacre is the Director of Research and Innovation for the Centre of Applied Science in Project Management.
PhD Students:
- Fredrick Kockum (EPSRC): Artificial Intelligence Acting as Collaborative Project team Member
- Patcharin Sonjit (Scholarship): The Use of Gamification in Knowledge Transfer in Project Management Context
- Vasilis Gkogkidis: Collaborative Knowledge Creation in Innovation Processes: The Lego Serious Play practice