Prof. Craig Batty on Building a Creative Practice Research Culture

In this episode of the Creative Practice Research Insights Podcast, Roy Hanney speaks with Professor Craig Batty about how universities can develop a sustainable culture of creative practice research. Moving beyond individual projects, the conversation explores the institutional conditions needed to support creative practice research at scale.

Topics include leadership, infrastructure, shared language, doctoral supervision, peer review, and the challenges universities face when recognising creative work as research. Craig reflects on the evolution of creative practice research over the past two decades and argues that creative practitioner-researchers play a crucial role within contemporary universities—bringing new methodologies, ways of thinking, and opportunities for collaboration across disciplines. Prof.

Bio: Professor Craig Batty is Pro Vice-Chancellor for the College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities at Adelaide University. His research focuses on creative practice research, screenwriting, creative writing, and doctoral education in the creative arts. Over the past fifteen years he has contributed significantly to the development of creative practice research as a recognised field within universities, publishing widely on creative research methodologies, creative PhDs, and supervision in the creative arts. His recent work examines the broader infrastructure, policy, and institutional systems that support creative research cultures. Craig has supervised and examined numerous creative practice doctorates and has been closely involved in international conversations about how universities can better support practice-based research and creative scholarship.