Team

The Mapping Needs Programme is part of the Young Foundation's Research, International and External Relations team which is headed by Rushanara Ali and overseen by Geoff Mulgan.

Who are the Mapping Needs team?

  • Dan Vale - Programme Manager
  • Beth Watts - Research Associate
  • Will Norman - Senior Research Associate
  • Michael Dale - Research Associate

A series of Young Foundation interns have also made valuable contributions to the project: Katt Forrester, Jake Garber, Sarah Hewes, Monica Kovats, Caspar La Fanu

Academic advisory board

The programme is backed by a network of academic associates:

  • Lord Claus Moser, Senior Advisor
  • Prof Danny Dorling, Sheffield University
  • Karen Dunnell, Head of Office for National Statistics
  • Prof Suzanne Fitzpatrick, York University
  • Chris Creegan, Director of Research, National Centre for Social Research
  • Prof Ian Gough, University of Bath
  • Prof Roger Jowell, City University
  • Prof Ruth Lister, Loughborough University
  • Prof Mike Savage, Manchester University
  • Peter Taylor-Gooby, University of Kent
  • Prof Nick Emler, University of Surrey