Education:
PhD Geography, Lancaster University
BA(hons) Geography, Lancaster University
Prior Work:
Head of the School of Geography and Geosciences at the University of St Andrews
Director of the ESRC-funded Longitudinal Studies Centre – Scotland
Co-Director of the ESRC-funded Centre for Population Change
Co-Investigator on both the Welcome Trust-funded Scottish Health Informatics Programme and the ESRC-funded Administrative Data Liaison Service
Current Employment/Responsibilities:
Chief Executive, Economic and Social Research Council, UK
President, Science Europe
Areas of Research Interest:
Demography and Epidemiology