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Siarhei Manzhynski, Associate professor in Business Administration.

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The award was established to promote research within Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE), and the idea behind the scientific award is to celebrate scientific writing as well as highlight high-quality research in the field.

Siarhei Manzhynski expresses both honour and gratitude for receiving the award. He describes that for him research has always been driven by curiosity, shaped by a persistent habit of asking fundamental questions—such as “why?”, “what if?”, and occasionally questioning whether something truly makes sense, sometimes perhaps ”one time too many”.

– This is one of the best parts of academic life: you are allowed, and even encouraged, to remain curious for a living. This is also why I am so grateful to USBE and Umeå University. They have given me an environment where research feels not only like a job, but like an intellectual journey. Coming to campus, discussing ideas, and doing research here feels very close to my dream academic life.

Siarhei extends warm thanks to colleagues, co-authors, discussants, mentors, and students who have challenged and inspired him throughout his career. He emphasizes the importance of his family, whose support has made an academic life possible - even during times when he ”forgets to fully switch off the researcher” at home.

Jury´s motivation

Since defending his doctoral thesis in 2021, Siarhei has demonstrated an impressive, consistent research output, characterized by high productivity and quality. His research has been published in well-established and internationally recognized journals in business administration and sustainability research. In addition, Siarhei has built a strong international research profile through extensive collaborations with scholars at leading universities and research institutions. He has also been successful in securing competitive external research funding and has taken on several positions of trust and academic responsibilities both within and beyond the Business School.

Marie Wiberg, Chair of USBE Research Institute says that overall, Siarhei's achievements make him a highly deserving recipient of USBE Scientific Award for 2026.