People
Staff in the LSCS are based in the offices of the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) in Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews.
Steering Committee
The steering committee is responsible for data protection, confidentiality and security issues for the Scottish Longitudinal Study and includes representatives from the LSCS, the General Register Office for Scotland, the Office for National Statistics, the National Health Service Central Register, the Information Statistics Division of the Scottish Executive and the public.
- Ed Turnbull, GROS
- Ganka Mueller, GROS
- Irene Henry, NHSCR
- Neil Jackson, GROS
- Jim Newman, ONS
- Kevin Lynch, ONS
- Kirsty MacLachlan, GROS
- Muriel Douglas, GROS
- Chris Dibben, LSCS
- Robert Brown, GROS
- Janet Murray, ISD
SLS Research Board
The Research Board is responsible for assessing applications to use the SLS. It includes representatives from the main data providers and the SLS team, as well as an independent academic.
- Kirsty Maclachlan, GROS (chair)
- Ganka Mueller, GROS
- Claire Boag, GROS/LSCS
- Dawn Snape, ONS
- Janet Murray, ISD
- Peter Whitehouse, Scottish Government Education Department
- Dr Seeromanie Harding, MRC Unit, Glasgow
- Chris Dibben, LSCS
- Zengyi Huang, LSCS (minutes)
Management Committee
The establishment of the Scottish Longitudinal Study involved a joint bid including representatives from four Scottish universities.
- Paul Boyle, University of St Andrews
- Allan Findlay, University of Dundee
- Robin Flowerdew, University of St Andrews
- Sally Macintyre, University of Glasgow
- Steve Platt, University of Edinburgh
This group formed the Management Committee which oversaw the development phase of the SLS and also made an excellent contribution to the longer-term strategic development of the study. Since the launch of the SLS, this committee has now ceased to operate.
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