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:
- Justin Fisher (chair), Brunel University of London
- Elaine Douglas, University of Stirling
- Jo Edson Ferrie, University of Glasgow
- Rory Fitzgerald, City St George’s, University of London
- Ben Humberstone, Verian
- Hajar Mozaffar, The University of Edinburgh
- Peter Lynn, University of Essex
- Rachel Thomson, University of Sussex
- Nick Webster, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tom Emery, Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations
- Rosalind Edwards, University of Southampton
Last updated: 1 May 2026