Bob Erens

Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, PIRU

I have extensive experience of applied social research and survey methodological research. Before joining LSHTM, I worked at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in the UK for 24 years, largely in the fields of health research and survey methods. I am also currently co-Director with Peter Lynn of the Survey Resources Network (www.surveynet.ac.uk).

Affiliation

Research

I currently work with Prof Nick Mays and other colleagues from LSHTM, LSE, and Imperial College London in the Department of Health funded Policy Research Unit in Policy Innovation Research (PIRU). PIRU brings together experts in health care research and evaluation methodolgy to improve evidence-based policy-making and its implementation across the NHS, public health and social care.

With colleagues from LSHTM, UCL and NatCen, I am a co-applicant on the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal), which is the largest survey of its kind on sexual health and sexual behaviour in the world.

I also have extensvie expertise designing national surveys of ethnic minority groups in England.

Research areas

  • Health services research
  • Public health
  • Sexual and reproductive health
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