NatCen Names New Children and Families Leaders

In the UK, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has appointed Tina Haux as Director and Gayle Munro as Deputy Director of its Centre for Children and Families.

NatCen carries out research into all areas of social policy, including health, crime, education, employment, travel, social attitudes and families. Haux joins from the University of Kent where she is currently Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Social Policy. Her expertise in social research and policymaking derives from more than twenty years' experience in academia, government and the third sector, including positions at the University of Lincoln, Queen's University Belfast, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, Gingerbread and Single Parent Action Network. Haux takes over from Ellen Broomé, who was recently named MD of children and young people's charity Coram.

Munro joins from the National Children's Bureau where she is Head of Research and Evidence. She has more than twenty years' experience as a social researcher, including with the University of Stirling and The Salvation Army, where she led research for twelve years. She replaces Fatima Husain, who left last year and is now a Director at economic and social development research and advice specialist SQW.

Commenting on the news, Martina Vojtkova, Director of NatCen's Policy Research Centre, said: 'NatCen established its Centre for Children and Families to build on our track record of world-class research in this field. Tina and Gayle will lead the centre in shaping the debate on modern childhood, working with policy makers to identify evidence-based interventions that improve children's and young people's life chances'.

Web site: www.natcen.ac.uk .