Ian Baxter

Ian Baxter MA(Hons), PhD(Cantab), FSAScot, FSA, FRSA, PCIfA

Ian Baxter originally trained as an archaeologist at Edinburgh University, and completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge investigating strategic management within heritage and conservation organisations. He has worked for a number of Universities, including the University of Cambridge as Director of Public & Professional Programmes, Bournemouth University, Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Suffolk where he was Head of Suffolk Business School from 2012-2015 . At Heriot-Watt University he is a Professor (Historic Environment Management) in the School of Social Sciences (Edinburgh Business School), and also Steward & Operational Director for Panmure House (the final home of economist Adam Smith).  He is a long-standing Affiliated Scholar at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research & Member of the Faculty of Human, Social & Political Science at the University of Cambridge.

He is a non-executive director of Scotland's national heritage agency, Historic Environment Scotland and Chair of its Heritage Assets Committee. He is a Council Member (Trustee) of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Chair of the Institute for Historic Building Conservation's Education, Training & Standards Committee, Chair of The Heritage Alliance's Skills, Education and Engagement Advocacy Group, and Chair of the Built Environment Forum Scotland's Historic Environment Working Group. 

He has previously been Vice-Chair of the Board for Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) – the national representative body for historic environment NGOs in Scotland, and a Trustee of The Heritage Alliance (covering England's heritage NGO sector).   During the main Covid-19 period he chaired the Covid Historic Environment Resilience Forum (CHERF) on behalf of BEFS and Historic Environment Scotland.  He has also previously served on the National Trust for Scotland’s Economic & Community Development Advisory Panel, English Heritage’s Research Advisory Panel, and the ICOMOS UK Cultural Tourism Committee.

• Policy and strategy development for historic environment sector
• Knowledege management and exchange in heritage sector
• Visitor experience management and interpretation at historic sites and monuments
• Administrative / business histories of heritage organisations 
• Branding and design in cultural organisations 
• Cultural resource management
• Heritage management
• Archaeology and historic preservation

• Administrative histories / business history
• Heritage policy and strategy
• Guidebooks
• Heritage signs
• Tourism
• Historic preservation
• Cultural resource management
• Archaeology
• Heritage management
• Knowledge exchange

Internal (Heriot-Watt University)

• Professor - Historic Environment Management (School of Social Sciences / Edinburgh Business School) 
• Steward & Operational Director - Panmure House

External

• Chair of Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) Historic Environment Working Group (HEWG)
• Non-executive board member of Historic Environment Scotland and member of HES Heritage Assets Committee
• Council Member (Trustee) of Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
• Chair of Skills, Education & Engagement Advocacy Group, The Heritage Alliance
• Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) - Chair of Education, Training & Standards Committee
• RSA Fellows' Media, Creative Industries & Cultural Heritage Network - steering group member
• Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities, Cultural & Museum Studies Discipline+ Catalyst.
• Historic Houses Association Learning Advisory Service Panel Member