Research Seminar Series
Welcome to our 2026/2027 Public Opinion & Survey Methodology Seminar Series calendar. Join us for engaging discussions with leading researchers in political behavior, public opinion, and survey methodology. Zoom links will be provided upon request.
POAL Seminars 2026/2027
Autumn term
POAL 2026/2027 Seminar Series – Autumn
October
Luca Bernardi (University of Liverpool)
8 Oct • 16:00-17:00
Stephen Gardiner (University of Washington)
Philosophical issues and climate governance
14 Oct • 13:00-14:00
Justin de Benedictis-Kessner (Harvard University)
15 Oct • 16:00-17:00
Prof Paul Webb (University of Sussex)
Personality, populism and party: support for 'dark triad' leaders in the UK
20 Oct • 14:00-15:00
Matthew Barnfield (Queen Mary)
Why communicating consensus on climate change probably doesn't increase support for climate action
21 Oct • 13:00-14:00
Peter Hall (Harvard University)
22 Oct • 12:00-13:30
Martin Vinaes Larsen (Aarhus University)
22 Oct • 16:00-17:00
Dr. Marta Miori (Nuffield College, Oxford)
Not so fast on fragmentation: local two-party competition in a five-party Britain
27 Oct • 14:00-15:00
Ariadne Vromen (Glasgow)
At risk and risky young people: problematising online safety policy and social media bans
28 Oct • 13:00-14:00
Mik Laver (NYU/LSE)
29 Oct • 16:00-17:00
November
Dr. Jonathan Benson (University of Manchester)
Is ideological polarization bad for democracy?
10 Nov • 14:00–15:00
Oda Nedregård (King's College London)
12 Nov • 16:00–17:00
Mona Morgan-Collins (King's College London)
19 Nov • 16:00–17:00
Prof Kristin Bakke (University College London)
Geopolitical orientations in Russia's neighbouring states
24 Nov • 14:00–15:00
Yara Sleiman (LSE)
26 Nov • 16:00–17:00
December
Liam Beiser-McGrath (LSE)
3 Dec • 16:00–17:00
Dr Irene Rodríguez (University of Reading)
Economic Inequality, Social Insulation, and Political Polarization in the UK
8 Dec • 14:00–15:00
Ilka Gleibs (LSE)
10 Dec • 16:00–17:00
Past seminars
Spring 2026 Term
Elisa Wirsching (LSE)
5 Feb
Tak Huen Chau (LSE)
12 Feb
Sirianne Dahlum (Oslo University)
19 Feb
Dr Tom O’Grady (UCL)
24 Feb
Gizem Arikan (Trinity College Dublin)
25 Feb
Petra Schleiter (University of Oxford)
4 Mar
Jorge Mangonnet (Vanderbilt University)
5 Mar
Simon Chauchard (University Carlos III Madrid)
11 Mar
Gaetano Inglese (LSE)
12 Mar
Alex Coppock (Northwestern University)
26 Mar
Simon Hix (EUI)
2 Apr
Dr Sarah Brierley (LSE)
28 Apr
Vittorio Merola (Virginia Tech)
29 Apr
Dr Vanessa Cheng Matsuno (Southampton)
5 May
Konstantin Bogatyrev (LSE)
6 May
Adam Berinsky (MIT)
7 May
Paula Rettl (Harvard)
21 May
Autumn 2025 term
Lala Muradova (University of Southampton)
Thursday, 16 October 2025 • 16:00-17:00
Ala Alrababah (Bocconi University)
Thursday, 23 October 2025 • 16:00-17:00
Tom O'Grady (University College London)
Deterrence and Retribution as Motives for Supporting Punitive Public Policies
Tuesday, 28 October 2025 • 13:00–14:00
Peter Dinesen (Copenhagen)
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 • 12:00-13:30
Florian Foos (LSE)
Thursday, 30 October 2025 • 16:00-17:00
Daphne Hakilopolou (York)
Wednesday, 5 November 2025 • 12:00-13:30
Sofia Collignon (Queen Mary)
Can violence contain the far-right?
Tuesday, 11 November 2025 • 13:00–14:00
Maria Sobolewska (Manchester)
Wednesday, 12 November 2025 • 12:00-13:30
Helen Milner (Princeton University)
Thursday, 13 November 2025 • 16:00-17:00
Aliz Toth (LSE)
Thursday, 20 November 2025 • 16:00-17:00
Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte (SOTON)
The Rainbow Vote: Identifying and explaining the emergence of an LGBTQ+ electoral constituency
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 • 13:00–14:00
Lotte Hargrave (Manchester)
Wednesday, 26 November 2025 • 12:00-13:30
Dominik Hangartner (ETH Zurich)
Thursday, 27 November 2025 • 16:00-17:00
Malu Gatto (University College London)
Wednesday, 3 December 2025 • 12:00-13:30
Elisa Wirsching (LSE)
Thursday, 4 December 2025 • 16:00-17:00
Matthias Dilling (Trinity College Dublin)
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 • 12:00-13:30
Rosie Campbell (King's College London)
Thursday, 11 December 2025 • 16:00-17:00