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Prof. Eric Jensen

Professor Jensen is a social scientist and research impact expert with a PhD from the University of Cambridge in sociology. He is CEO and co-founder of the Institute for Methods Innovation and lead facilitator at Fast Track Impact.

Track record

Professional background that speaks for itself.

By the numbers

+25,000
researchers trained
+120
research, evaluation & impact projects
+200
peer-reviewed articles
US $17M
secured institutional funding

Jensen was a sociology professor at the University of Warwick from 2010-2025, where he led courses on public and policy engagement, audience research, science and technology studies, environmental sociology and social research methods (including quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, research ethics and research impact). He is a doctoral research supervisor for the University of Oxford and a visiting researcher at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois.

Professor Jensen consults for many of the world’s leading research institutions, research funders and public policy bodies. He has delivered hundreds of training workshops on evidence‑based engagement and impact evaluation, and trained over 25,000 researchers, policy and impact professionals. He facilitates Fast Track Impact workshops on research impact evaluation methodology, REF impact case studies, and strategic impact planning.

Funded projects

Professor Jensen has directed or co‑directed more than 120 research, evaluation, and impact projects, securing more than US$17 million for his institutions (total project value more than $65 million). His roles span study design, data collection strategy, ethics and data management, participatory process design, theory of change, stakeholder research and engagement and the translation of findings into societal impact.

His work on evidence-based research impact has been funded by the US National Science Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Dana Foundation, European Commission (Horizon), Wellcome Trust, Research Ireland / Science Foundation Ireland, UK Research and Innovation (AHRC, ESRC, NERC), multiple UK government departments (including Defra, DCMS), Nuffield Foundation, Arts Council England, Disney Conservation Fund, Abbott Fund, Microsoft, the German government (BMBF), the UN Environment Programme and UNESCO, amongst many others.

Trusted by leading institutions

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Publications

Professor Jensen has authored 200+ peer‑reviewed articles (3,000+ citations) in outlets such as PLOS ONE, Public Understanding of Science, Nature Scientific Data, PNAS, and Nature and commissioned reports for policy institutions such as UNESCO, the UN Environment Programme, Scottish Government, UK Government and the European Space Agency.

Academic and professional background

  • Professor of sociology at the University of Warwick from 2010 to 2025, leading courses in public and policy engagement, environmental sociology and social research methods.
  • Doctoral research supervisor at the University of Oxford.
  • Visiting research scientist at the University of Illinois, National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
  • PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge, focusing on public engagement with science and technology.

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