MiSoC’s Advisory Board is made up of academics, policy makers, journalists, employees of think-tanks and research foundations, and representatives from the private sector. Its general role is to act as a critical friend, advise on MiSoC’s overall shape, academic direction and relevance to policy and practice. It is currently chaired by Professor Simon Burgess.
Members of the Advisory Board for 2019-2024 are listed below:
- Professor Simon Burgess (Chair), Professor of Economics, University of Bristol
- Professor Sara Arber (to 2020), Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey
- Professor Ann Berrington, Joint Head of Social Statistics and Demography, Professor of Demography and Social Statistics, University of Southampton
- Aleks Collingwood, Analysis Manager, Evidence and Impact, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Richard Cox, UKRI ESRC MiSoC Case Officer (Observer)
- Karen Hurrell (to 2023), Statistician, Equalities and Human Rights Commission
- Sonya Krutikova, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
- Ashwin Kumar, Professor of Social Policy, Policy Evaluation Research Unit, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Professor Lindsey Macmillan, Professor of Economics, Director, Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO), UCL
- Charles McAlindin, (from 2023) Senior Research Associate, Equalities and Human Rights Commission
- Clare McNeil, Associate Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
- Christiaan Monden, Head of Department, Professor of Sociology and Demography, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
- Dr. Berkay Ozcan, Associate Professor, Department of Social Policy and the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics (LSE)
- Osama Rahman, Chief Analyst, Chief Scientific Adviser, and Director – Analysis Directorate, Department for Education
- Professor Chris Greer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Essex (Papers only)
- Professor Patrick Sturgis, Professor of Quantitative Social Science, LSE
- Gemma Tetlow (to 2023), Chief Economist, Institute for Government
- Professor Morag Treanor, Professor of Social Policy and Inequality, School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
- Frank Windemeijer, Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Statistics, University of Oxford