Paul is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Swansea University. He has previously held academic posts at Coventry University, Plymouth University and the University of South Wales. He is an experienced researcher in entrepreneurial behaviour and small business management. Currently, he is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Management Education. Paul is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and sits on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). Professor Jones has supervised ten doctoral students to completion and examined 28 students in Europe, Africa and Australia. He is currently seeking applications for doctoral candidates in the areas of entrepreneurship and small business management. He is particularly interested in entrepreneurial research in developing world contexts such as Africa, Asia and South East Asia. During his academic career to date, he has generated over £1.4 million in external grant income. This has included entrepreneurship projects with the Nigerian government, obtaining European Structural funds, Higher Education Academy grants and Knowledge exploitation funds with the Welsh government.
