Professor Taylor (pictured), who was Associate Dean at Nottingham Business School, has a PhD in Economics and has directed research projects related to online teaching of Economics and the wider Social Sciences.
She is an Associate Director of the Economics Network at the University of Bristol, and has worked with the Economic and Social Research Council and the Higher Education Academy on addressing the identified skills deficit in quantitative methods across the Social Sciences.
Professor Taylor said she felt 'very privileged' to have joined the OU. For full OU news release click here.

