Dr. Trudie Murray is an accomplished academic and researcher in the field of entrepreneurship education, currently contributing to the Department of Management and Enterprise at Munster Technological University. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial and regenerative education, sustainability, biomimicry, and the integration of creativity and playfulness in pedagogy. She has developed a distinctive scholarly identity around exploring how entrepreneurial thinking can be nurtured from early childhood through to higher education, using constructivist and artistic inquiry methods. Dr. Murray’s work critically examines the human dimensions of entrepreneurship education, promoting reflective, inclusive, and responsible approaches to teaching and learning. Her publications and conference contributions span themes such as early entrepreneurial education, self-dialogical practice in educator development, and regenerative futures in enterprise learning. As a co-editor and collaborator on international research projects, she engages in interdisciplinary initiatives advancing educational innovation, sustainability, and community impact. Professionally, she combines academic leadership, programme direction, and pedagogical development, supporting curriculum design and research mentoring across disciplines. Her engagement with European networks and scholarly communities such as ECSB, ISBE, INTRE, and EEUK positions her as an influential voice in shaping policy and practice for entrepreneurship education. Through funded research projects, keynote contributions, and collaborative networks, she continues to advocate for transformative educational models that link creativity, empathy, and sustainability with enterprise and social responsibility, making significant contributions to the evolution of entrepreneurship as a force for inclusive and regenerative change.
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Featured Publications
Murray, T. (2026). FoxLodge – A subconscious journey into early entrepreneurial education. In Reimagining education through entrepreneurship: An international showcase of leadership and collaboration to education for a sustainable future.
Murray, T., & Higgins, D. (2023). Introduction – Learning to see nothing but seeking to gain everything: Entrepreneurship research as an artistic process of inquiry. In Nurturing modalities of inquiry in entrepreneurship research: Seeing the world through the eyes of those who research.
Higgins, D., & Murray, T. (2025, November 7). Expressing inner dialogues of teaching experience: Writing as a path to emancipation and growth. Innovations in Education and Teaching International.
Murray, T., Jalbert, S., & Nagel, S. (2025, May). Democratising entrepreneurial education – Leveraging familiar pedagogical approaches to empower preschool, primary, and secondary (K-12) school teachers. Paper presented at the 3E Conference.
Murray, T., & Higgins, D. (2024, November). Writing out of darkness… finding light and emancipation through entrepreneurship educator self-dialogical practice. Paper presented at the RENT Conference.