Albert Ward

I am a DPhil (PhD) candidate in politics at St Peter's College and the DPIR, where I focus mainly on political behaviour and public opinion. My doctoral research looks at the political effects of attachment to place, particularly on how we participate in politics, and how we evaluate social groups and candidates, using panel studies, census data and experiments.

Before coming to Oxford, I completed an MSc in Comparative Government at the London School of Economics. I have also worked in research and related roles for Labour Members of Parliament in the UK, and for local government.

From August 2024 I will also be a visiting fellow at Harvard University.

Teaching

• I have been a stipendiary lecturer at Jesus College

• I teach tutorials for Political Sociology (UG); Practice of Politics Prelims (UG) and Comparative Government (UG)

• I have been a graduate teaching assistant for Q-Step 1 labs (UG)

• I have taught PPE tutorials for the Oxford UNIQ summer school

Research

Most of my work involves observational surveys and experiments. My research interests include:

• Political sociology

• Social / political psychology

• Electoral behaviour

• Local politics

• Political geography

Awards and scholarships

• Black Heart Foundation Scholarship (2021–2024)

• Institute for Humane Studies Fellowship (2024)

• Institute for Humane Studies Research grant (2024)

Previous posts

In addition to teaching, I work as a researcher on different projects here at the University.