Dr Dr. Hannah Bunting from Exeter Politics will be helping to run BBC Radio 4 PM 's "Election Tombola"! Listen over the next few weeks to discover what the statistics from the University of Exeter 's Election Centre say about voting across the country 🗳️ #GeneralElection24 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

📢 This Wednesday: Join us in-person or online to discuss Dividing Lines: Understanding British Voters with NatCen and Sir John Curtice. Book your place: bbk.ac.uk/events/event/4…

Birkbeck Politics with NatCen and John Curtice

Great to see the work of our Derek Jarman Lab featured in The The Guardian this week 👏 theguardian.com/film/article/2…

Join us for an evening with Mihir Bose! open.substack.com/pub/bbkbritpol…

Why we might be heading for the lowest turnout election - Guest post by Dr. Hannah Bunting The Elections Centre ✍️ bbkbritpol.substack.com/p/why-we-might…

Professor Susan Banducci from Exeter Politics spoke to BBC News (UK) about why the public want to see more female politicians elected #GeneralElection24 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Thread on some of the Birkbeck, University of London alumni who stood in the last election, most standing again today, including several Birkbeck Politics graduates:

Birkbeck School of Social Sciences ben worthy Brendan McGeever Laszlo Horvath @ProfRosieCamp @bourke_joanna Yep we have a list of all Bbk alumni who are candidates and will be writing to them again and inviting them in lieu election, with so much at stake and saving accessible quality HE such a vital endeavour

Doomed or author of his own misfortune? My piece for openDemocracy on Sunak's legacy opendemocracy.net/en/rishi-sunak…

'Labour could ban cornettos and weekends with a majority like that' Me earlier this year Chart via Institute for Government

📣UK Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign🗳️ Free report featuring more than 100 contributions from leading UK academics, with snap analysis and early research insights on the 2024 UK General Election. 🔗electionanalysis.uk 📄bit.ly/UKElectionAnal…

There are now more Birkbeckians than Etonians in government - here are some thoughts on the political reach of Birkbeck, University of London alumni blogs.bbk.ac.uk/bbkcomments/20…

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Evaluating civic technologies for local political engagement led by Laszlo Horvath, which ask can civic technologies enhance public inclusion? digitalgood.net/dg-research/ev… ben worthy

📢 join us tomorrow evening to discuss Starmer's Labour and the journey from New Labour to today w/ Karl Pike book for online event: bbk.ac.uk/events/event/4…

Birkbeck, University of London is seeking a Research Assistant to support community research (interviews and focus groups) on the ‘Evaluating civic technologies for local political engagement’ project funded by the ERSC Digital Good Network. Deadline: 1st Dec jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS493/res… #academicjobs

Applications have opened for our Digital Good Network Summer School 2025. PhD students have until 27 January to get their applications in! See: digitalgood.net/opportunities/… #digitalgood Prof Helen Kennedy, @[email protected] @ginasu ros williams The University of Sheffield SocStudiesShef Economic and Social Research Council

Join Nancy Baym, Senior Principle Research Manager at Microsoft Research, for her talk 'Bridging disciplines, academics, and industry: lessons from years of trying' 📅6 March 2025, 15:45 📍 BBC MediaCityUK or online 🔗Sign up: digitalgood.net/bridging-disci… Prof Helen Kennedy, @[email protected] ros williams Prof Gina Neff