Full list of current roles

Office for National Statistics: Chair of Methodological Assurance Panel, 2018-  (remunerated for time worked)


Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC): Council member, April 2020-March 2025 (annual stipend)


Childlight (based at University of Edinburgh):  Advisor, 2023- (remunerated consultancy)

Walk Free Global Slavery Index Expert Working Group, 2024- (stipend for days worked) 


DEFRA independent panel of experts to review evidence relevant to the Government Strategy on Bovine TB, 2025.


Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology: Non-parliamentary Member of the Board (pro bono)


Trustee, UK China Transparency (CIO regulated by the Charity Commission, charity number 1201902)


Chair, Royal Society project on Digital Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Data (pro bono)



I also receive royalties on books published and occasional consultancy fees for statistical advice

Honorary academic affiliations and degrees

Emeritus Professor of Statistics, University of Oxford

Emeritus Henry Overton Wills Professor of Mathematics, University of Bristol

Associate Fellow, Green Templeton College, Oxford

Honorary Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge

Honorary Doctor of Science, Universities of St Andrews, Lancaster, Bath & Bristol

I have resigned from my role as a priest in the Church of England.  Some more details available here. 

1 February 2025