Company Profile & Biographies

Knowledge Perspectives is an ambitious, dynamic research consultancy specialising in research development and empirical research using innovative research designs.

We are committed to undertaking:

• Ground-breaking projects that survey existing research and policy, thus laying a firm foundation on which to accurately target and resource future work
• In-depth, rigorous data analyses linked, where appropriate, to academic research

We aim to achieve these by:

• Taking full account of the needs of policy-makers and research participants and facilitating effective communication across institutions and environments
• Working closely with clients, gathering precise information about their requirements and gaining support from stakeholders at an early stage of the project
• Engaging with the current equalities agenda and taking actions to mainstream equalities in our work as enshrined in recent and forthcoming UK and European legislation

Biography of Diane Bebbington

Dr Diane Bebbington Director, Knowledge Perspectives   Diane is a social scientist with interests in the sociology of the labour market particularly in relation to higher education, equality and leadership and management, the sociology of science, research policy and qualitative research methodology.   In 2004 Diane set up Knowledge Perspectives, a company focusing on equality issues within the public and private sectors. She is currently diversity advisor to the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education   Diane has worked on many national, European and international projects including for the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the University of Cambridge, Equality Challenge Unit, the Athena Project, the InterAcademy Council and Roehampton University/European Commission.   She has a PhD in sociology from the University of London’s Institute of Education and an MSc in human communication from City University.