Frances Burstow

Frances Burstow is the Director for Talent and Skills for UK Research and Innovation. She has responsibility for leading the strategic development of UKRI’s approach to talent and skills and the transition to working in a collective manner across its £2b of talent initiatives.

In her previous role as Deputy Director for Skills and Methods at ESRC, Frances led the Councils investment and policies in the area of researcher skills development, methodological development and innovation and equality, diversity and inclusion and co-chaired the cross UKRI Research and Innovation Careers Network. Most recently she led the ESRC Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences. She joined ESRC in 2004 from local government and has worked in a variety of roles since then, including strategic lead for longitudinal studies and head of research grants and policy.