Eleanor joined Opinionpanel in 2008 after eight years in social and education research at the Home Office, the Office for National Statistics, the Learning and Skills Network and the Hansard Society. Eleanor is a skilled quantitative and qualitative researcher. She has led the way in developing Opinionpanel’s work with online discussion forums and pioneered the build and management of our publically funded research panel, The Learner Panel, the UK’s only dedicated large scale panel of learners in further education. Eleanor has worked with over thirty universities on custom and syndicated research projects with topics ranging from bursaries and scholarships to student accommodation, course development and university brand image.