Data and infrastructure, skills and methods expert advisory group (EAG)

The purpose of the EAG is to provide advice to support strategic oversight of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) portfolio of data services, longitudinal population studies and cohorts, skills, surveys, research methods, information technology, and activities within the broader information environment. Where relevant, the EAG may also be asked to advise on areas of overlap and identified cross-cutting themes with other ESRC portfolios and investments. The EAG is advisory and does not have decision-making powers.

The EAG membership includes:

  • Clare Holdsworth (chair), Keele University
  • Elaine Douglas, University of Stirling
  • Jo Edson Ferrie, University of Glasgow
  • Justin Fisher, Brunel University of London
  • Rory Fitzgerald, City St George’s, University of London
  • Nigel Gilbert, University of Surrey
  • John Goodwin, University of Leicester
  • Gordon Harold, University of Cambridge
  • Ben Humberstone, Verian
  • Cristina Iannelli, The University of Edinburgh
  • Peter Lynn, University of Essex
  • Rachel Thomson, University of Sussex
  • Nick Webster, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Last updated: 2 May 2025

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