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British social scientist
Alison Macdonald Park CBE FAcSS is a British social scientist and professor who served as executive chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) from 2021 to 2023.[1][2] Her research has focused on longitudinal data collection and social attitudes.[3] She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to the Social Sciences.[4]
Early life and education[edit]Park grew up in a literary family, with an academic as a father and a mother who worked in publishing.[5] She studied social science at Bristol Polytechnic[3] before moving to Nuffield College, Oxford as a graduate student, where she completed a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in sociology.[6] For her dissertation she explored data from a survey of academic careers overseen by A. H. Halsey[citation needed] and the career progression of women academics.[3]
Research and career[edit]Park joined Social and Community Planning Research, now known as the National Centre for Social Research,[7] in the early nineties and later went on to set up its Scottish office, ScotCen Social Research. She worked for a number of years on the British Social Attitudes survey and the British Election Study as well as overseeing, designing and analysing other major UK surveys.[8]
Park joined the UCL Institute of Education as Director of Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER) project in 2015 as Professor of Social Research.[9][10] CLOSER brings together the British Library and UK Data Service to coordinate longitudinal surveys and maximise understanding of social and biomedical issues.[11]
Park became director of research of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 2019.[12] She was appointed interim Executive Chair in 2021.[13][14]
Awards and honours[edit]Park was appointed a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to the Social Sciences.[4][15]
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