Prof Nick Allum
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Email
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Location
6.338, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
By appointment
Profile
Biography
I am a quantitative social scientist and Emeritus Professor of Research Methodology. My interests are mainly in public understanding of science, survey methodology, research integrity and metascience (using scientific methods to study science itself). I am primarily a survey researcher but I also use other forms of data according to the projects I am involved in. I am no longer teaching regularly but I am available for research and consultancy roles that align with my fields of expertise and interest. Outside of academia, I play music and cricket (one quite well and the other quite poorly). I'm also a private pilot and flying instructor.
Qualifications
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PhD (Psychology). Thesis title: Risk, Social Trust and Knowledge: Public Perceptions of Gene Technology in Britain London School of Economics and Political Science,
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MSc Social Research Methods and Philosophy (Distinction). Thesis title: A Social Representations Approach to the Comparison of Three Textual Corpora Using Alceste London School of Economics and Political Science,
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BA Political Economy (First Class Honours) University of East London,
Appointments
糖心Vlog
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Emeritus Professor of Research Methodology, Department of Sociology & Criminology, 糖心Vlog (30/9/2024 - present)
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Professor of Research Methodology, Department of Sociology (1/10/2013 - 29/9/2024)
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Director, 糖心Vlog Q-Step Centre (1/10/2016 - present)
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Research Associate, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) (1/10/2009 - present)
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Senior Lecturer in Empirical Sociology, 糖心Vlog (1/10/2008 - 30/9/2013)
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Lecturer in Empirical Sociology, 糖心Vlog (1/1/2008 - 30/9/2008)
Other academic
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Lecturer in Quantitative Sociology, University of Surrey (1/8/2003 - 31/12/2007)
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Research Officer, Methodology Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science (1/7/1998 - 31/7/2003)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
risk perception
social and political trust
survey methodology
public understanding of science
research integrity and questionable research practices
Current research
Practices, Perceptions and Patterns of Research Integrity
The aim of the project is to provide a detailed mapping and improved contextualised understandings of the current state of research practices and integrity in Denmark and selected additional countries, and subsequently to utilise the acquired knowledge to support efforts to strengthen research integrity such as the recent Danish Code of Conduct.
Standard Operating Procedures for Research Integrity (SOPs4RI)
SOPs4RI is a four-year (2019-2022), multi-partner project funded by the European Commission. SOPs4RI aims to stimulate transformational processes across European Research Performing Organisations and Research Funding Organisations (RPOs &RFOs). Specifically, SOPs4RI will establish an inventory of relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Guidelines that RPOs &RFOs can draw on when developing governance arrangements promoting strong research integrity cultures.
Social Inequalities and Public Understanding of Science
This project, with Dr Burak Sonmez and PhD student Kiril Makarov, focuses on understanding how dimensions of inequality based on race, ethnicity, political beliefs and socioeconomic variables are associated with attitudes, beliefs, trust and knowledge about science and technology. We also consider the role of conspiracist thinking in shaping trust in science.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
This research uses structural equation and other modelling methods to investigate the mental and physical health of BAME, LBGTQ+ and older people. Collaborators include Paul Stoneman (Goldsmiths College), Darren Thiel (糖心Vlog), Chris Jacobi (University of Oxford) and Kirby King (Ministry of Justice)
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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PhD Colloquium 3: Disseminating Your Research (SC804)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 17/5/2024
Degree type: Occasional Postgraduate Study
Awarded date: 23/4/2023
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 10/12/2021
Degree subject: Survey Methodology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/6/2021
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 1/3/2021
Degree subject: Criminology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 18/2/2020
Degree subject: Survey Methodology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 13/6/2019
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/5/2018
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 7/3/2018
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 19/2/2018
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 9/1/2018
Degree subject: Applied Social and Economic Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 22/11/2017
Degree subject: Sociological Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 16/5/2017
Degree subject: Applied Social and Economic Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/8/2016
Degree subject: Applied Social and Economic Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 24/6/2016
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 22/4/2016
Degree subject: Survey Methodology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 20/1/2016
Degree subject: Survey Methodology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 15/5/2015
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 3/6/2013
Degree subject: Applied Social and Economic Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 8/5/2013
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 19/11/2012
Publications
Publications (4)
Brooker, R. and Allum, N., (2024). Investigating the Links between Questionable Research Practices, Scientific Norms and Organisational Culture - Brooker & Allum
Schneider, JW., Allum, N., Andersen, JP., Petersen, MB., Madsen, EB., Mejlgaard, N. and Zachariae, R., (2023). Is something rotten in the state of Denmark? Cross-national evidence for widespread involvement but not systematic use of questionable research practices across all fields of research.
Sonmez, B., Makarovs, K. and Allum, N., (2022). Public Perception of Scientists: Partisan and Non-Partisan Thinking
Allum, N., Reid, A., Bidoglia, M., Gaskell, G., Aubert Bonn, N., Buljan, I., Fuglsang, S., Horbach, SPJM., Kavouras, P., Marusic, A., Mejlgaard, N., Pizzolato, D., Roje, R., Tijdink, JK. and Veltri, GA., (2022). Researchers on research integrity: a survey of European and American researchers
Journal articles (45)
Sturgis, P., Brunton-Smith, I., Allum, N. and Fuglsang, S., (2024). Testing the cultural-invariance hypothesis: A global analysis of the relationship between scientific knowledge and attitudes to science. PLOS ONE. 19 (2), e0296860-e0296860
Schneider, JW., Allum, N., Andersen, JP., Petersen, MB., Madsen, EB., Mejlgaard, N. and Zachariae, R., (2024). Is something rotten in the state of Denmark? Cross-national evidence for widespread involvement but not systematic use of questionable research practices across all fields of research. PLOS ONE. 19 (8), e0304342-e0304342
Brooker, R. and Allum, N., (2024). Investigating the links between questionable research practices, scientific norms and organisational culture. Research Integrity and Peer Review. 9 (1), 12-
Makarovs, K. and Allum, N., (2023). . Public Understanding of Science. 32 (3), 373-388
King, K., Allum, N., Stoneman, P. and Cernat, A., (2023). . Psychological Medicine. 53 (5), 1778-1786
Allum, N., Reid, A., Bidoglia, M., Gaskell, G., Aubert-Bonn, N., Buljan, I., Fuglsang, S., Horbach, S., Kavouras, P., Maru拧i膰, A., Mejlgaard, N., Pizzolato, D., Roje, R., Tijdink, J. and Veltri, G., (2023). Researchers on research integrity: a survey of European and American researchers. F1000Research. 12, 187-187
Horbach, SPJM., S酶rensen, MP., Allum, N. and Reid, A-K., (2023). . Science and Public Policy. 50 (4), 695-706
Sonmez, B., Makarovs, K. and Allum, N., (2023). . PLoS One. 18 (7), e0287572-e0287572
Horbach, SPJM., Bouter, LM., Gaskell, G., Hiney, M., Kavouras, P., Mejlgaard, N., Allum, N., Aubert Bonn, N., Bendtsen, A-K., Charitidis, CA., Claesen, N., Dierickx, K., Domaradzka, A., Elizondo, AR., F枚ger, N., Kaltenbrunner, W., Konach, T., Labib, K., Maru拧i膰, A., Pizzolato, D., Ravn, T., Roje, R., S酶rensen, MP., Taraj, B., Veltri, GA. and Tijdink, JK., (2022). . PLoS Biology. 20 (8), e3001773-e3001773
Jacobi, CJ., Thiel, D. and Allum, N., (2020). . PLoS One. 15 (9), e0237432-e0237432
Mejlgaard, N., Bouter, LM., Gaskell, G., Kavouras, P., Allum, N., Bendtsen, A-K., Charitidis, CA., Claesen, N., Dierickx, K., Domaradzka, A., Reyes Elizondo, A., Foeger, N., Hiney, M., Kaltenbrunner, W., Labib, K., Maru拧i膰, A., S酶rensen, MP., Ravn, T., 艩膷epanovi膰, R., Tijdink, JK. and Veltri, GA., (2020). . Nature. 586 (7829), 358-360
Stoneman, P., Allum, N., Hazeldine, N. and King, A., (2020). Vigilance Within the LGBTQ+ Community and its Effect on Mental Wellbeing
Roberts, C., Gilbert, E., Allum, N. and Eisner, L., (2019). . Public Opinion Quarterly. 83 (3), 598-626
Allum, N., Conrad, F. and Wenz, A., (2018). . Survey Research Methods. 12 (1), 43-58
Allum, N., Besley, J., Gomez, L. and Brunton-Smith, I., (2018). . Science. 360 (6391), 861-861
Allum, N., Allansdottir, A., Gaskell, G., Hampel, J., Jackson, J., Moldovan, A., Priest, S., Stares, S. and Stoneman, P., (2017). . PLoS ONE. 12 (4), e0176274-e0176274
Allum, N., (2013). . Public Understanding of Science. 22 (7), 850-868
Stoneman, P., Sturgis, P., Allum, N. and Sibley, E., (2013). . PLoS ONE. 8 (1), e53174-e53174
Stoneman, P., Sturgis, P. and Allum, N., (2013). . Health:. 17 (5), 512-529
Allum, N. and Stoneman, P., (2012). Beliefs about Astrology across Europe. The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science Across the Globe. 15, 301-301
Sturgis, P., Brunton-Smith, I., Read, S. and Allum, N., (2011). . British Journal of Political Science. 41 (01), 57-82
Gaskell, G., Allansdottir, A., Allum, N., Castro, P., Esmer, Y., Fischler, C., Jackson, J., Kronberger, N., Hampel, J., Mejlgaard, N. and others, (2011). The 2010 Eurobarometer on the life sciences. Nature biotechnology. 29 (2), 113-114
Gaskell, G., Allansdottir, A., Allum, N., Castro, P., Esmer, Y., Fischler, C., Jackson, J., Kronberger, N., Hampel, J., Mejlgaard, N. and others, (2011). Winds of change? The European public and biotechnology. Nature Biotechnology
Allum, N., (2011). . Science Communication. 33 (3), 341-366
Gaskell, G., Stares, S., Allansdottir, A., Allum, N., Castro, P. and others, (2010).
Sturgis, P., Read, S. and Allum, N., (2010). . Intelligence. 38 (1), 45-54
Allum, N., (2009). . People & Science, creators-Allum=3ANick=3A=3A
Allum, N., Sturgis, P., Tabourazi, D. and Brunton-Smith, I., (2008). . Public Understanding of Science. 17 (1), 35-54
Bauer, MW., Allum, N. and Miller, S., (2007). . Public understanding of science. 16 (1), 79-95
Sturgis, P., Allum, N., Smith, P. and Woods, A., (2007). An experiment on the measurement of political knowledge in surveys. Public Opinion Quarterly. 72 (1), 90-102
Allum, N., (2007). . Risk Analysis. 27 (4), 935-946
Mejlgaard, N., Gaskill, G., Stares, S., Allansdottir, A., Allum, N., Corchero, C., Fischler, C., Hampel, J., Jackson, J., Kronberger, N. and others, (2006). Europeans and Biotechnology in 2005: Paterns and Trends. Final report on Eurobarometer. 64
Sturgis, P. and Allum, N., (2006). A literature review of research conducted on public interest, knowledge and attitudes to biomedical science: a report published by the Wellcome Trust
Sturgis, P., Roberts, C. and Allum, N., (2005). . Public Opinion Quarterly. 69 (1), 30-65
Jackson, J., Allum, N. and Gaskell, G., (2005). Perceptions of risk in cyberspace. Trust and Crime in Information Societies, 245-245
Sturgis, P. and Allum, N., (2004). . Public understanding of science. 13 (1), 55-74
Gaskell, G., Allum, N., Wagner, W., Kronberger, N., Torgersen, H., Hampel, J. and Bardes, J., (2004). . Risk analysis. 24 (1), 185-194
Gaskell, G., Allum, N., Bauer, M., Jackson, J., Howard, S. and Lindsey, N., (2003). Climate change for biotechnology? UK public opinion 1991-2002. AgBioForum. 6 (1-2), 55-67
Allum, N., Boy, D. and Bauer, M., (2002). European regions and the knowledge deficit model
Gaskell, G. and Allum, N., (2001). . Politeia. 17, 13-25
Sturgis, PJ. and Allum, N., (2001). . Public Understanding of Science. 10 (4), 427-430
Kronberger, N., Dahinden, U., Allansdottir, A., Seger, N., Pfenning, U., Gaskell, G., Allum, N., Rusanen, T., Montali, L., Wagner, W. and others, (2001). . Notizie di politeia. 17, 26-36
Gaskell, G., Allum, N., Bauer, M., Durant, J., Allansdottir, A., Bonfadelli, H., Boy, D., De Cheveign茅, S., Fjaestad, B., Gutteling, JM. and others, (2000). . Nature biotechnology. 18 (9), 935-938
Gaskell, G., Bauer, MW., Durant, J. and Allum, NC., (1999). . Science. 285 (5426), 384-384
Gaskell, G., Bauer, MW., Allum, N., Lindsey, N., Durant, J. and Lueginger, J., (1996). United Kingdom: spilling the beans on genes. Biotechnology. 2000, 292-306
Books (2)
Bauer, MW., Shukla, R. and Allum, N., (2012). The culture of science: How the public relates to science across the globe. Routledge
Bulmer, M., Sturgis, P. and Allum, N., (2009). . Sage. 9781412903844
Book chapters (24)
(2018). Cross-Cultural Analysis. In: Cross-Cultural Analysis: Methods and Applications, 2nd Edition. Editors: Davidov, E., Schmidt, P., Billiet, J. and Meuleman, B., . Routledge. 45- 64
Sturgis, P., Patulny, R., Allum, N. and Buscha, F., (2015). Social connectedness and generalized trust: a longitudinal perspective. In: Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Social Capital. Editors: Li, Y., . Edward Elgar Publishing. 76- 90. 0857935852. 9780857935854
Sturgis, P., Patulny, R., Allum, N. and Buscha, F., (2015). Social connectedness and generalized trust: a longitudinal perspective. In: Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Social Capital: Handbooks of Research Methods and Applications. 76- 90
Roberts, C., Allum, N. and Sturgis, P., (2014). . In: Online Panel Research. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 337- 362. 9781118763520
Sturgis, P., Patulny, R., Allum, N. and Buscha, F., (2012). . In: Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Social Capital. Editors: . Edward Elgar Publishing. 76- 90. 9780857935847
Bauer, MW., Shukla, R., Allum, N., Bauer, MW., Shukla, R. and Allum, N., (2012). Towards cultural indicators of science with global validity. Routledge New York, NY. 39- 54
Wang, K., Ren, F., He, W., Zhang, C., Bauer, MW., Shukla, R. and Allum, N., (2012). Adult Scientific Literacy and its Surveys in China since 1992. 126- 137
Allum, N., Patulny, R., Read, S. and Sturgis, P., (2010). . In: Spatial and social disparities. Springer Netherlands. 199- 215. 9789048187492
Allum, N., Sturgis, P. and Read, S., (2010). . In: Methods for Cross-Cultural Analysis: Basic Strategies and Applications. Editors: Davidov, E., Schmidt, P. and Billiet, J., . Taylor & Francis. 35- 53. 9781848728226
Sturgis, P., Allum, N. and Brunton-Smith, I., (2009). . In: Methodology of Longitudinal Surveys. Wiley Hoboken, NJ. 113- 126. 9780470018712
Allum, N. and Arber, S., (2008). . In: Researching Social Life (Third Edition). Editors: Gilbert, N., . Sage. 9781412946612
Einsiedel, E., Allansdottir, A., Allum, N., Bauer, MW., Berthomier, A., Chatjouli, A., de Cheveign茅, S., Downey, R., Gutteling, JM., Kohring, M. and others, (2002). . Cambridge University Press. 9780521774390
Wagner, W., Kronberger, N., Allum, N., de Cheveign茅, S., Diego, C., Gaskell, G., Hein脽en, M., Midden, C., Odegaard, M., Olsson, S., Rizzo, B., Rusannen, T. and Stathopoulou, A., (2002). . In: Biotechnology - the Making of a Global Controversy. Editors: Bauer, MW. and Gaskell, G., . Cambridge University Press. 978-0521774390
Gaskell, G., Thompson, P. and Allum, N., (2002). . Cambridge Univ Pr. 351- 351. 9780521774390
Gaskell, G., Allum, NC., Bauer, MW. and Durant, J., (2002). The origins of the consumer revolt in Europe: A transatlantic comparison. Cambridge University Press
Bauer, MW., Gaskell, G. and Allum, NC., (2002). Qualidade, quantidade e interesses do conhecimento: evitando confus oes. 17- 35
Allum, N., Boy, D. and Bauer, M., (2002). . In: Biotechnology: the making of a global controversy. Editors: Bauer, MW. and Gaskell, G., . Cambridge University Press. 224- 243. 9780521774390
Wagner, W., Kronberger, N., Allum, N., de Cheveign茅, S., Diego, C., Gaskell, G., Hein脽en, M., Midden, C., Odegaard, M., Olsson, S., Rizzo, B., Rusannen, T. and Stathopoulou, A., (2002). . In: Biotechnology - the Making of a Global Controversy. Editors: Bauer, MW. and Gaskell, G., . Cambridge University Press
Jels酶e, E., Gaskell, G., Allum, N., Nielsen, TH., Kohring, M. and Bauer, M., (2001). In the public eye: representations of biotechnology in Europe. In: Biotechnology 1996-2000. Science Museum
Gaskell, G., Torgersen, H., Allum, N. and Bauer, MW., (2001). Biotechnology, technoscience and the public sphere. NMSI Trading Limited, Science Museum
Mortensen, AT., Wagner, W., Kronberger, N., Gaskell, G., Allansdottir, A., Allum, N., de Cheveign茅, S., Dahinden, U., Diego, C., Montali, L. and others, (2001). Nature in disorder. In: Biotechnology 1996-2000. Science Museum
Bauer, MW., Gaskell, G. and Allum, NC., (2000). . 3- 17. 9780761964810
Wagner, W., Kronberger, N., Gaskell, G., Allum, N., Allansdottir, A., Cheveigne, SD., Dahinden, U., Diego, C., Montali, L., Mortensen, A. and others, (1996). Nature in disorder: the troubled public of biotechnology. 80- 95
Gaskell, G., Einsiedel, E., Priest, S., Ten Eyck, T., Allum, N. and Torgersen, H., (1996). Troubled waters: the Atlantic divide on biotechnology policy. 96- 115
Conferences (1)
Jackson, J., Allum, N. and Gaskell, G., (2006).
Reports and Papers (8)
Al Baghal, T., Bryson, C., Fisher, H., Hanson, T., Jessop, C., Low, H., Lynn, P., Martin, N., McKay, S., Sloan, L. and Sobolewska, M., Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 10: results from methodological experiments
Creighton, M., Dykema, J., Gaia, A., Cernat, A., Garbarski, D., Jamal, A., Kaminska, O., Keusch, F., Lynn, P., Oberski, D., Schaeffer, NC., Uhrig, SCN. and Yan, T., Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 8: results from methodological experiments
Jacobi, C., Thiel, D. and Allum, N., (2019). Enabling and constraining successful reablement: Individual and neighbourhood factors
Allum, N., Auspurg, K., Blake, M., Booker, CL., Crossley, TF., d'Ardenne, J., Fairbrother, M., Iacovou, M., Jackle, AE., Kaminska, O., Lynn, P., Nicoletti, C., Oldfield, Z., Pudney, S., Schnettler, S., Uhrig, SCN., Winter, J. and Al Baghal, T., (2014).
Semir, VD., Revuelta, G., Dimopoulos, K., Peters, HP., Allansdottir, A., Allum, N., Burri, RV., Castro, P., Corti nas Rovira, S., Chabay, I. and others, (2011). Toolkit for the Impact Assessment of Science Communication Initiatives and Policies
Roberts, C., Eva, G., Allum, N. and Lynn, P., (2010).
Gaskell, G., Allum, N., Bauer, M., Jackson, J., Howard, S. and Lindsey, N., (2003). Ambivalent GM Nation?: Public Attitudes to Biotechnology in the UK, 1991-2002: Life Sciences in European Society Report
Gaskell, G. and Allum, N., (2001). Two cultures of risk
Scholarly Editions (1)
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, (2016). Science Literacy Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences
Dataset (1)
Allum, N. and Reid, A., (2022).International Research Integrity Survey (IRIS)
Thesis dissertation (2)
Allum, NC., (2005).
Allum, N., (1998). . PhD Thesis
Other (3)
Allum, N., (2010).Science literacy. Encyclopedia of science and technology communication
Gaskell, G., Allum, N., Stares, S. and others, (2003).Europeans and biotechnology in 2002: Eurobarometer 58.0. Brussels: European Commission,The Directorate
Allum, NC., (2000).An introduction to qualitative research. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY. 51(2)
Grants and funding
2019
Standard Operating Procedures for Research Integrity
European Commission
2014
WP1 - Impact Acceleration Account 2014
Economic & Social Research Council
2013
Understanding the nature and prevalence of unreported domestic abuse
糖心Vlog County Council
2012
Public Perception of Biomedical Science: Analysing the Wellcome Trust Monitor Surveys
Wellcome Trust
2010
Novel Segmentation of Young & Old People
Wellcome Trust
2008
STEPE
European Commission (FP7)
Survey Resource Network - Sociology
Economic & Social Research Council
Survey Resource Network - ISER
Economic & Social Research Council
Survey Resource Network - Data Archive
Economic & Social Research Council
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