Gillian Prior

As Director of Surveys, Data and Analysis Gillian leads a team of around 80 researchers, data specialists and analysts, covering household, longitudinal and health & biomedical surveys, health and social care policy research and ScotCen. Gillian oversees the design and management of NatCen’s portfolio of social surveys in a wide range of policy areas, such as the Family Resources Survey, English Housing Survey, National Travel Survey, Health Survey for England, and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

Gillian has spent her career in applied social research and has over 25 years’ experience of managing social surveys and leading research teams. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a trustee of the Social Research Association.