Joy Carter Explained

Joy Carter
Birth Date:	26 December 1955
Nationality:	British

Joy E. Carter, (née Randlesome; born 26 December 1955) is a British geologist and academic, specialising in geochemistry. From 2006 to 2021 she held the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester. She previously taught at the University of Reading, University of Derby, and the University of Glamorgan; she served as a pro-vice-chancellor at Glamorgan.^{[1] [2]} She has additionally served as the chair of GuildHE since 2013, an organisation representing the heads of British higher education institutions,^[3] and was chair of the Cathedrals Group from 2011, an association of British universities and university colleges with religious foundations.^[4]

Early life and education

Carter was born on 26 December 1955. She studied at the University of Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1977, and at the University of Lancaster, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1980.^[5] Her doctoral thesis was titled "The geochemistry of mercury in estuarine mixing and sedimentation".^[6]

Honours

In March 2013, Carter was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) to the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. In the 2018 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "for services to higher education".

Selected works

• Book: Jickells . T. D. . Rae . J. E. . Biogeochemistry of intertidal sediments . 1997 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-0521483063.
• Book: Parker . Andrew . Rae . Joy E. . Environmental interactions of clays . 1998 . Springer . Berlin, Heidelberg . 978-3540587385.
• Carter . J. E. . Stewart . A. G. . Environmental geochemistry and health: an integrated future in medical and geochemical studies—the example of iodine . . 1 July 2000 . 157 . 4 . 835–836 . 10.1144/jgs.157.4.835. 2000JGSoc.157..835C . 129058856 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carter, Prof. Joy . . Oxford University Press . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245897 . 1 December 2017. 978-0-19-954088-4 .
2. Web site: Professor Joy Carter . University of Winchester . 1 October 2018.
3. Web site: Easter . Dee . GuildHE elects new Chair . www.guildhe.ac.uk . 1 October 2018 . 16 July 2013.
4. Web site: Professor Joy Carter becomes new Chair of Cathedrals Group . University Of Chester . 1 October 2018 . 28 November 2011.
5. Web site: Carter, Prof. Joy . . Oxford University Press . 20 November 2019 . en . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245897 . 1 December 2018 . 978-0-19-954088-4 .
6. Web site: Rae . J. E. . The geochemistry of mercury in estuarine mixing and sedimentation . E-Thesis Online Service . The British Library Board . 20 November 2019 . 1980.