Overview
Profile summary
Carl joined University of Plymouth in September 2020 with over twenty years experience of teaching in Higher and Further Education.
Building on the foundation of a professional accounting qualification, Carl has embraced key management accounting topics such as strategic performance measures, balanced scorecard, inventory management, lean, TQM to broaden his teaching disciplines to include into my strategic and operations management.
Carl is currently the Programme Leader for MSc Business Management
Professional memberships
Fellow of HEA
Teaching interests
Carl has always strived to bring a sense of realism and practitioner insight into teaching activities to enhance learning and to raise students’ employability skills, and this has included developing organisational case studies, highlighting practices in operations and strategic management.
In 2009, Carl was awarded a Teaching Fellowship and in the same year recognised by the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) in its annual awards for learning and teaching. In addition, he received the Vice Chancellor’s Learning & Teaching award in 2014 and 2015 and in 2020, he was nominated at the Students’ Teaching awards.
At the present time, Carl leads the module STO6005 Business Consultancy, and teaches on STO5001/6001 Project Management, STO6006/7 Strategy and Business Improvement and STO4002 The Business Environment
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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“I feel like a blot on a computer screen”. Uncovering the human cost of Hidden Homelessness in Plymouth, the South Hams and Cornwall
Evans, C. (PI - Principal Investigator), Jackson, N. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Jayasuriya, H. (RA - Research Assistant), Sheaff, M. (PI - Principal Investigator), Wong, W. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Scrace-Olver, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hurtikova, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Warren, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Kerridge, P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Devine, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Green, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Project: Research
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“I sit there on my sofa and cry…” The human impact of the Local Housing Allowance freeze
Evans, C. (PI - Principal Investigator), Jackson, N. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Sheaff, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Wong, W. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Mashford, T. (RA - Research Assistant), Thurley, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Kerridge, P. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Scrace-Olver, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Hurtikova, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Warren, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Project: Research
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UK Charities and the current economic situation Embracing Value-for-money (VFM) in order to survive
Evans, C. & Jackson, N., 9 Feb 2026, In: Voluntary Sector Review. p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring university students’ reasons for not working while studying: Implications for Employability
Evans, C. & Lean, J., Aug 2025, In: Industry and Higher Education. 39, 4, p. 408-415 8 p., 09504222251348494.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transforming business management placement students into teachers
Evans, C. & Harrington, P., 4 Aug 2025, In: Industry and Higher Education. 39, 6, p. 597-600 4 p., 09504222251364083.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Applying Scalability to Meet Word Count Requirements in Written Assessments
Evans, C. & Harrington, P., 31 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: College Teaching.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emerging from COVID-19: the perceptions of university students to part-time working and its impact on their transferable skill development
Evans, C., Lean, J., Sen, A. & Yusuf, N., 14 Jun 2024, In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Written evidence submitted by Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth, Citizens Advice South Hams (TH0008)
Evans, C. (Speaker)
Nov 2024Activity: Contribution to engagement › Policy engagement
Media stories
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Plymouth Business School & Citizen’s Advice: Uncovering the Human Cost of Hidden Homelessness Report Launch
8/11/24
1 Media contribution
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Survey to highlight plight of the 'hidden homeless' in South Hams
18/11/24
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New report shines a light on hidden homelessness in the South Hams
7/11/24
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