Sue Joined MMU in summer 2007. Previously she was a Principal Research Associate in the Centre for Knowledge, Innovation and Technology (KITE) in Newcastle University Business School. She has many years' experience of working in multi disciplinary research environments to deliver applied social research and has managed projects from sponsors including the ESRC, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Department of Communities and Local Government, and Arts Council England. Sue has published widely on aspects of social inclusion, enterprise, and unpaid work.

Sue is currently working on three externally funded projects:

Engage - Stimulating Third Sector Organisations in the Health Sector Supply Chain (July 2009- June 2010), a collaboration between MMU (Sue Baines and Mike Bull) and NHS Manchester and working closely with Third Sector Organisations, is funded under the ESRC Business Engagement Opportunities scheme. The aim of the project is to support a set of activities (placements, seminars and impact generation) around the challenges of commissioning services to address social and health inequalities.

Re-mixing the economy of welfare: what is emerging beyond the market and the state? (January 2009 - June 2010) is an ESRC funded Seminar Series with Irene Hardill (Nottingham Trent University) and Rob Wilson (Newcastle University) (website: http://www.socialwelfareservicedelivery.org.uk/)

Engaging Scottish Local Authorities: Process and Impact Review (October 2009 - September 2010) Funded by ESRC and the Scottish Funding Council. Five projects have been funded under the Engaging Scottish Local Authorities scheme to increase Knowledge Exchange (KE) between local government and academic research in Scotland. Irene Hardill (NTU) and Sue Baines (MMU) submitted a successful proposal to undertake an independent Review. In consultation with the Funding Partners, participating Higher Education Institutions and local authorities, they will draw together evidence from the projects processes, outputs and short-term impacts. The emphasis will be on learning to inform future activities.

Publications

• Articles in Refereed Journals
• Book
• Book Chapters
• Conferences