Does higher education politicise today’s students?

This webinar will launch the ESRC-funded ‘Students and Politics’ project, run by Rachel Brooks (University of Oxford), Tom Fryer (University of Manchester) and Rille Raaper (Durham University).

Talk 1
Degrees of separation: The rise of education as a political divide
Rob Ford (University of Manchester)

Talk 2
Is higher education a new political cleavage in British politics?
Ralph Scott (University of Bristol), with co-authors Hannah Bunting (University of Exeter), Rob Ford (University of Manchester) and Maria Sobolewska (University of Manchester)

Talk 3
Policing student protests: safety, free speech and calls for ‘stocking foot activism’ at Danish universities
Gritt Nielsen (Aarhus University)

Talk 4
Higher education’s responsibility to nurture political sensibilities
Jan McArthur (Lancaster University)