Senior Research Fellow
Policy Research Institute
t.bickerstaffe@leedsmet.ac.uk
0113 8121960

Qualifications
BA (Hons) 1:1 Politics and sociology, University of Leeds
PhD Sociology, University of Leeds

Responsibilities
Tim joined PRI in 2005 and has experience of working in different research contexts, including government policy consultations in the UK and Europe, NGO lobbying and campaigning, and policy evaluation research.  At PRI Tim has chiefly been involved in evaluating active labour market policies and interventions.  He also leads the postgraduate research methods course in the Faculty of Business and Law at Leeds Metropolitan University. Areas of Expertise

Summary
2009-2010 Department for Children, Schools and Families Evaluation of Entry to Learning Pilots

2008-2010 Institute for Enterprise, LMU
Evaluation of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

2009 - UK Commission for Employment and Skills Review of Best Practice in Teaching and Assessing Employability Skills

2008 - Department for Work and Pensions
International Review of Performance Management
Systems in Public Employment Service

2007 - Department for Work and Pensions
Factors Influencing Social Mobility

2006 - Department for Work and Pensions
Working Neighbourhood Pilots

2005 - Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Social Research in Bradford

Teaching
2007 "present: Module Leader, Postgraduate Research Methods, Faculty of Business and Law, Leeds Metropolitan University

1998 "2001: Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds

Expertise
UK and EU Labour Market Policy
Pure and Applied Social Research and Evaluation Methods Project Management Research Methods Lecturing and Training

Conference papers
~Temporary Agency Workers Developments in Work and Welfare Conference, University of Leeds, September 2008

"The EU Temporary Agency Worker Directive European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Committee December 2003

Other publications
Bickerstaffe, T & Walton, F (forthcoming) Evaluation of Entry to Learning Pilots London: DCSF

Nunn, A., Bickerstaffe, T. & Mitchell, B. (2009) International Review of Performance Management Systems in Public Employment Services London: Department for Work & Pensions

Nunn, A., Bickerstaffe, T. & Wymer, P. (2008) Explaining Levels of Customer Satisfaction London: Department for Work & Pensions

Nunn, A., Bickerstaffe, T. et al. (2008) Review of Evidence on Best Practice in Teaching and Assessing Employability Skills London: UKCES

Nunn, A., Bickerstaffe, T. et al. (2007) Factors Influencing Social Mobility DWP Research Report No 450, Leeds: Corporate Document Services

Nunn, A., Bickerstaffe, T. & Johnson, S. (2007) Working with JOT 18 Months On: Qualitative Research in Former Option 1 Districts London: Department for Work & Pensions

Bickerstaffe, T., Darlow, A., Gore, T. & Fletcher, D. (2007) Evaluation of the Working Neighbourhoods Pilots Leeds: Corporate Document Services
Bickerstaffe, T. (2005) Education, Skills and the Labour Market in Darlow, A. (ed.) (2005) A Review of Social Research in Bradford York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation