Tiffany is a sociologist and cultural commentator. A visiting fellow at the London School of Economics in the Department of Law, her academic research explores contested authority in the cultural sector, concepts of cultural value, cultural policy, and cultural property issues such as repatriation. Her research also examines the symbolic meanings and strategic use of human remains, and how the body becomes a locale for so many cultural, political, and ethical debates.

Tiffany is arts and society director at the Institute of Ideas. She is a co-convener of the British Sociological Association study group, Sociologists Outside Academia, which aims to raise the status of sociological work undertaken beyond an academic context. She is a frequent contributor to the broadsheet press, writing comment and features on cultural issues.