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Oishee Kundu
(she/her)
PhD
Teams and roles for Oishee Kundu
Research Associate
School of Social and Spatial Sciences
Overview
I study public procurement, with a special interest in the procurement of complex product systems and innovation and the use of procurement for strategic policy objectives like sustainability, social value, and place-based economic development. I am also interested in defence procurement, which served as my gateway to public procurement research.
At Cardiff University, I play a leading role in widening participation and engagement with research amongst different audiences. In 2022, I created a society-building boardgame called "Caffael" which aims to encourage discussions about public spending and societal resilience to crisis. I also collaborate with the School of Physics and Astronomy on a project called "Planet Hoppers" to develop interdisciplinary resources which support the new Curriculum for Wales in schools.
https://www.planethoppers.education/
Currently, I am working as Capacity Building and Research Incubation Coordinator in Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC as part of the NIHR-funded Health Determinants Research Collaboration project.
Publication
2026
- Stsiampkouskaya, K. et al., 2026. Threats & trade-offs: A start-up simulation game for cybersecurity and innovation decision-making. Information Systems Frontiers 28 , pp.471-492. (10.1007/s10796-025-10604-3)
2023
- Kundu, O. , James, A. D. and Rigby, J. 2023. Public opinion on megaprojects over time: findings from four megaprojects in the UK. Public Management Review 25 (6), pp.1015-1038. (10.1080/14719037.2021.2003107)
Articles
- Stsiampkouskaya, K. et al., 2026. Threats & trade-offs: A start-up simulation game for cybersecurity and innovation decision-making. Information Systems Frontiers 28 , pp.471-492. (10.1007/s10796-025-10604-3)
- Kundu, O. , James, A. D. and Rigby, J. 2023. Public opinion on megaprojects over time: findings from four megaprojects in the UK. Public Management Review 25 (6), pp.1015-1038. (10.1080/14719037.2021.2003107)
Research
My primary interest is the role of demand in the development and diffusion of innovation. Since completing my PhD thesis on public procurement and innovation, I have worked on a number of large, interdisciplinary, and multi-partner projects which brings academic research, policymakers, and practitioner communities together. The underlying thread across these projects has been knowledge exchange and critically examining the notion of "adoption" and the linear model of innovation. I am particularly interested in narratives, stories, and games and how they reveal deep-set assumptions and thus externalise knowledge.
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- public procurement
- Science and Technology Studies
- Defence studies
- Professional education and training