professor Jane Elliott | |
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Born | Barbara Jane Elliott 25 January 1966 |
Nationality | British |
Academic background | |
Education | Sharnbrook Upper School Bedford College of Higher Education |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge University of Manchester |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Sociology |
Sub-discipline | Longitudinal study Gender studies Statistical inference |
Institutions | University of Exeter University of Cambridge Newnham College, Cambridge University of Manchester University of Liverpool Institute of Education, University of London |
Barbara Jane Elliott CBE FAcSS (born 25 January 1966) is a British sociologist and academic. She is Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter. From October 2014 to September 2017 she was chief executive of the Economic and Social Research Council. Her research uses longitudinal, qualitative and quantitative methodologies to explore issues of gender and employment.[1][2]