About

We combine expertise in research and technology to support organisations working for social good to make evidence-based decisions.

We develop and interpret the evidence base to help the public sector and other organisations deliver better services to the public.

We are a ‘spin-out’ consultancy from the University of Oxford, and over the last two decades have worked with more than 250 public and community sector organisations from local to international level.

Our research and services are based on unrivaled knowledge and use of place-based social, economic and demographic data.

Timeline

Meet the team

Stefan Noble

Director and Head of Research: Stefan joined OCSI in 2004 after completing…
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Luke Murray

Director and Head of Finance and Internal Operations: Luke is in charge…
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Kimberley Gregory

Head of Marketing & Communications: Kim deals with all things communications and…
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David Avenell

Director: David is co-founder of OCSI, and specialist in Geographic Information Systems…
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David McLennan

Director: David’s main research interests are in relation to poverty, deprivation and…
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Graham Lally

Director Graham has worked with technology, data and policy for over 25…
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Alex Mclean

Senior Software Developer: On the development team, Alexs work covers all parts…
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Ben Summerhayes

Head of Tech: Ben is responsible for overseeing and leading our technical…
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Emma Plunkett

Senior Researcher: Emma supports the research team in providing high quality and…
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Flo Pollock

User Support Manager & Product Manager: Flo is the main port of…
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Gael Beddoes

Finance Manager: Gael maintains the accounting systems for OCSI, and has 20…
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Gregor Beedie

Sys Admin: Gregor’s background is a Fine Art degree specialising in sculpture…
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Hon Mond Ng

Software Developer: Hon Mond is a member of the dev team with…
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Jasmine Reeve

User Support & Communications Officer Jasmine is the main point of contact…
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Katie Leach

Research Communications Officer Katie studied Psychology at the University of Sussex and…
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Mary Silk

Researcher Mary studied Economics and International Development at the University of Sussex….
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Resources and data

How do councils present Census 2021 data?

The census is one of the most important data releases for policymakers…
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Data analysis

Research for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for left behind neighbourhoods

Local Trust and OCSI developed a quantitative measure of left behind neighbourhoods…
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Resources and data

How to use the ONS Open Geography Portal

The ONS Open Geography Portal is a useful resource for anybody working…
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Data analysis

List of ‘left-behind’ neighbourhoods

  OCSI and Local Trust have developed a quantitative measure of ‘left-behind’…
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