Ford has 25 years of experience conducting health promotion and HIV related research among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. He is the lead researcher of the UK Gay Men’s Sex Survey (1993-2015), and led on the implementation of the original EMIS for the United Kingdom in 2010. His is currently analysing data arising from the 2014 Gay Men’s Sex Survey. Dr Hickson will contribute his expertise in the development of online surveys of MSM including questionnaire design (WP2), survey execution (WP3) and data management and analysis (WP4). ResearchGate Profile for Ford Hickson.