Professor Nicholas Biddle is Head of the School of Politics and International Relations. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director of the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, and head of the methods, survey, and evaluation programs in the centre.

He has a Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Education from Monash University. He also has a PhD in Public Policy from the ANU where he wrote his thesis on the benefits of and participation in education of Indigenous Australians.

He previously held a Senior Research Officer and Assistant Director position in the Methodology Division of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

He is currently a Fellow of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute.

Professor Biddle is a member of the Behavioural Economics Team for Australia (BETA) Academic Advisory Panel, (Prime Minister and Cabinet) and the Australian Statistics Advisory Council (Australian Bureau of Statistics).

Nick has no musical ability, but spends a lot of his spare time listening to live music (including by his two children who do have some talent). He runs marathons and ultramarathons (usually on trails and very slowly) and tries to maintain some abilities in basketball and indoor climbing.

Bachelor of Economics (Hons) University of Sydney Master of Education (Monash University) PhD in Public Policy (ANU)