Topic Champions provide expert advice to Understanding Society on their specialist field and encourage use of data from the Study in their discipline.
| Dr Yanchun Bao | Topic Champion – Genetics and Statistics | Profile page |
| Professor Andy Charlwood | Topic Champion – Employment | Profile page |
| Professor Kiron Chatterjee | Topic Champion – Transport | Profile page |
| Dr Roxanne Connelly | Topic Champion – Social Stratification | Profile page |
| Dr Rory Coulter | Topic Champion – Housing | Profile page |
| Dr Stuart Fox | Topic Champion – Civil and Political Engagement | Profile page |
| Professor Emily Grundy | Topic Champion – Intergenerational Research | Profile page |
| Professor Susan Harkness | Topic Champion – Social policy | Profile page |
| Dr Amanda Hughes | Topic Champion – Genetics and Social Science | Profile page |
| Professor Hamish Low | Topic Champion – Economic risks | Profile page |
| Professor Wouter Poortinga | Topic Champion – Environmental Behaviour | Profile page |
| Professor Stephen Pudney | Topic Champion – Ageing and social policy | Profile page |
| Professor Birgitta Rabe | Topic Champion – Education | Profile page |
| Professor Ingrid Schoon | Topic Champion – Youth | Profile page |
| Professor Karl Taylor | Topic Champion – Household Finances | Profile page |