Albert Ward
Research Topic:
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 PhD research looks at the political effects of geographic identity, using observational and experimental data, panel studies and micro-level electoral data.
In the past, I’ve been a stipendiary lecturer at Jesus College and Hertford College. I’ve also been a visiting fellow at Harvard University and have worked for the BBC as a political analyst, as well as on a number of different research projects.
Before coming to Oxford, I completed an MSc in Comparative Government at the London School of Economics.
Teaching
I teach tutorials for Political Sociology (UG); Practice of Politics Prelims (UG) and Comparative Government (UG)
I've also delivered lectures for Political Sociology.
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
Survey science
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 (Jan and May 2024)
Nuffield College CESS subvention (2025)
Jesus College Major Research Grant Award (2024)

Publications
Public reports
- 2025. Regional spending does not affect support for the European Union. Journal of European Public Policy (w/ James Tilley and Sara Hobolt)
- 2024. Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024. New York: United Nations Development Programme. Available: undp.org/publications/peoples-climate-vote-2024 (w/ Steve Fisher and others)