Sarah Cooper

Sarah holds a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Nottingham and a PhD from Heriot-Watt University, awarded in 1997 for her work on the location and growth of high technology small firms. She joined the University of Edinburgh Business School as a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship in September 2008 and was promoted to her Chair of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in 2013. Prior to joining the University of Edinburgh she held positions as Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde (2002-2008), Lecturer in Strategy at Heriot-Watt University (1992-2001), and Research Associate in Business Organisation at Heriot-Watt University (1986-1992). Sarah’s main research interests lie in entrepreneurship education and factors influencing new venture creation and growth, while her teaching experience spans undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development communities, primarily in the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. She was the Director of Undergraduate Programmes for the Business School from 2011 to 2014, Head of the School’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group from 2016 to 2019, and since August 2019 has been the School’s Director of Faculty and Deputy Dean.