The following are a selection of publications and presentations, illustrating Ian Carter’s areas of expertise.
Publications
- University Research in Scotland: Developing a Policy Framework, Scottish Universities Research Policy Consortium (SURPC), October 1997
- Interdisciplinary Research: Process, Structures and Evaluation, Scottish Universities Research Policy Consortium (SURPC), December 1997
- Collaboration in the Use of Research Facilities, Scottish Universities Research Policy Consortium (SURPC), May 1999
- Making the Best Decisions: A guide to strategic investment in research infrastructure, December 2002
- Customer-Supplier Roles and Relationships in Management of Research Projects, Journal of Research Administration, January 2007
- Research management and administration, AUA Perspectives, April 2009
- The Impact of Impact on Universities: Skills, Resources and Organisational Structures, in ‘7 Essays on Impact. DESCRIBE Project Report for Jisc’. University of Exeter, January 2013
- Changing Institutional Research Strategies, in ‘The Future of Scholarly Communication’, FACET, January 2014
- Current Practices in Research Data Management and Sharing, Carter Research Navigation, February 2020
- Emerging from uncertainty: International perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on university research, November 2021. Full report: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13130063.v2; Summary report: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13130120.v1
Presentations
- How Volunteer Leadership in Research Administration affects Organisational Leadership, SRA International, Annual Meeting, November 2022 (with Annedorte Vad, Debra Schaller-Demers and Mark Hochman)
- Skills Needed to be an Effective Research Administrator: A Retrospective, SRA International, Annual Meeting, November 2022 (with Annedorte Vad, Debra Schaller-Demers and Mark Hochman)
- What Does It Take To Be A Research Management Leader?, Canadian Association of Research Administrators, National Research Administrators Day, September 2022
- In Conversation: Creating Strategies and Operational Approaches to Research and Impact in Practice, ARMA, Annual Meeting, August 2021 (with Saskia Gent)
- Your Institution Needs You: The Role of the Research Office in Strategic Research Planning, SRA International, Annual Meeting, October 2020 & Canadian Association of Research Administrators, Annual Meeting, May 2021 (both with Terry Campbell)
- How to Succeed in the Leadership of Research Management: Influencing and Advocacy Skills, SRA International, Annual Meeting, October 2020 (with Debra Schaller-Demers and Mark Hochman)
- Demonstrating the Effectiveness of Your Research Office:
How do you really know if your Research Office is really effective?, SRA International, Annual Meeting, October 2020 (with Mark Hochman) - Knowledge Exchange, Economic Development, Societal Impact: Can They be Reasonably Measured?, SRA International, San Francisco, October 2019 (with Mark Hochman)
- Is Your Research Support Office Ready For The Future?, SRA International, San Francisco, October 2019 (with John Westensee)
- Current Practices in Research Data Management and Sharing, Scholarly Communications Conference, University of Kent, May 2019
- Convergence of KE Roles and Activities, PraxisAuril Directors’ Forum, March 2019
- Ensuring University Infrastructure and Culture is Ready for the Transition to Open Access, Inside Government: Moving Towards Full Open Access in Higher Education, London, June 2018
- What’s so different about research management leadership, INORMS 2018, Edinburgh, June 2018 (with Debra Schaller-Demers)
- Policy Lifecycle: Policy making in a research enterprise, INORMS 2018, Edinburgh, June 2018 (with Farida Lada)
- Supporting Researchers to Win More Funding: The role of the professional research administrator in a competitive landscape, ARMS 2017, Wellington, September 2017
- Introducing the UK Scholarly Communications Licence, ARMS 2017, Wellington, September 2017
- Governments and Support to R&D: A University Perspective, Milan European Economy Workshops, Milan, June 2017
- Choosing the Right Structures for a Research Office, SRA International, Reykjavik, May 2017 (with John Westensee)
- University Incubator Models: Cost Centres or Profit-making Enterprises?, UK Science Park Association, York, May 2017
- Assessing, Demonstrating and Evidencing the Impact of Research, SRA International, San Antonio, October 2016 (with Mark Hochman)
- Strategic Research Management in a Changing Environment, INORMS 2016, Melbourne, September 2016 (with Mark Hochman, Elliott Kulakowski, John Westensee)
- Institutional Responsibilities in Building a Research Culture, Nuffield Council on Bioethics: The Culture of Research in the UK, London, November 2015
- Determining and Implementing Research Strategies, ARMA Conference, Brighton, June 2015 (with Mark Hochman)
- Creating an Innovation Ecosystem: Commercialisation at a Medium-Sized, Broadly-Based University, SARIMA, Johannesburg, May 2015
- The Role of Research in National and International Economic Development, INORMS 2014, Washington DC, April 2014 (with Lynne Chronister)
- Choosing Indicators for Measuring the Impact of Investments in Science, AAAS Conference, Chicago, February 2014
- Key Performance Indicators for Research and for Research Support, ARMA Conference, Nottingham, June 2012
- Open Research: The Desirables and the Effects, INORMS 2012, Copenhagen, May 2012
- Key Management Metrics: Using a Balanced Scorecard for Research Performance Monitoring, SRA International Annual Meeting, Montreal, October 2011 (with Rick Rohrbach)
- Impact in the Research and Innovation Process, INORMS 2010, Cape Town, April 2010
- Developing and Implementing Research Strategies and Policies, INORMS 2006, Brisbane, September 2006