Bobby Duffy

Real mix of university and FE leaders in packed room for panel with Skills Minister on how we need to work together to deliver the skills strategy, great to do this jointly with @et-foundation.bsky.social @hepi-news.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

Starting in 20 mins in Leonardo hotel, with Minister for Skills Baroness Jacqui Smith, lots to discuss on HE given the week's announcements... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @hepi-news.bsky.social

🚨Starting soon! 🚨

Join us at 12pm in the Leonardo Hotel, Liverpool, for our discussion on the future of HE and skills, hosted with the Education Training Foundation ⬇️

'No such thing as society'? Just 11% support Thatcher's view on anniversary of famous interview, study finds New research tests public attitudes to four influential political statements

'No such thing as society'? Just 11% support Thatcher's view

Margaret Thatcher's interview with Woman's Own was this day in 1987 - the furore over the quote annoyed her, as she thought she was getting across subtle Hayekian ideas. These cut-through quotes are rare but interesting - we tested Starmer, Gove and Mandelson versions...

“Ignorance is Strength”. Was Orwell’s Big Brother right? Yes – for populists. Parties like Reform rely on voters overstating the scale of today’s problems

“Countless experiments show that around 10 per cent of the public don’t understand simple percentages”
— Prof @bobbyduffy.bsky.social, quoted on Peter Kellner’s blog.
kellnerp.substack.com/p/ignorance-...

He could have said one in ten , but I guess Bobby is a take-no-prisoners kind of a guy.

King's College London shortlisted for two Times Higher Education Awards | King's College London King’s has been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Awards, recognising its leadership in environmental sustainability and commitment to supporting local communit...

🤞 We're delighted to be part of a team that's been nominated for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community in the @timeshighered.bsky.social awards, for our work documenting the impact of the London Living Wage ⬇️

💡 "There’s substantial evidence of independent benefits on skills development, self-esteem, sense of wellbeing, civic engagement and openness to diversity."

💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to the Guardian about whether it still pays to go to university

➡️ www.theguardian.com/education/20...

🇬🇧 ⚠️ 72% of Reform UK supporters say people like them are powerless to change things in the country – a higher proportion than even non-voters, and well above Conservative and Labour supporters

From our latest study into democratic disconnect in the UK ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/big-dec...

From protest to power? Inside Reform UK's changing support base - UK in a changing Europe Reform has steadily grown in popularity over the last year and topped More in Common’s vote intention polling since May. This report from UK in a Changing Europe and Reform UK makes clear, however, th...

Out today - which is what I'd call timely - our work with @moreincommonuk.bsky.social on who Reform voters and Reform considerers are. And the challenges they'll face keeping this coalition together. Pleasure working with you @luketryl.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/from...

🚨 POLLING ALERT 🚨

We asked more than 4,000 Reform voters what makes them tick. And found 5 segments within a very broad Reform coalition. Many disagree with each other on fundamental issues.

We’ve just published a unique new study to really understand why more people are considering voting Reform UK

‘Decoding Populism’ was a joint effort with
@yougov.co.uk @policyatkings.bsky.social Faster Horses &
@liambyrnemp.bsky.social

Read it in @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/9657...

📣 Calling all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social doctoral & postdoctoral researchers - applications are now open for the The King’s Parliamentary Research Internships programme to engage directly with the inner workings of parliament & policy.

➡️ Apply by 17 Aug: kcl.targetconnect.net/user/app/job...

🎙️ New podcast alert!

In episode 1 of the School for Government Podcast, @michael-sanders.bsky.social sits down with Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB to explore what it takes to make good evidence based policy with lasting impact.

➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-sch...

This is just very poor - and likely affects perceptions: we asked people to estimate what % of prisoners are foreign born in 2017, and average guess in GB was 34%, nearly 3x actual of 12% then (and now!)

Irresponsible to turn non-story into scary sounding headline @benpageresearch.bsky.social

Lord Grade on the clearly documented harms to children from online platforms “I don’t know how the tech leaders sleep at night. Maybe they just count the clicks” - key lecture at @strandgroup.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

YouTube video by Keele World Affairs Generations - Does When You are Born Shape Who You Are? Professor Bobby Duffy Kings College

Does when you were born shape who you are? @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUh...

The government should not ban public servants from speaking in public | Institute for Government New guidance will damage the quality of government and public discourse.

‘The No10 communications team has banned any official from speaking at events that include question and answer sessions, or where the media are expected to be in attendance’. Ridiculous. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...

NHS research and innovation at risk if academic partnerships deprioritised, report warns There is urgent need to prioritise university health partnerships now to deliver the 10 year health plan for the NHS, King’s Health Partners Executive Director says

NEW: NHS research and innovation at risk if academic partnerships deprioritised

Our new report with King’s Health Partners warns university health partnerships are being sidelined — despite saving lives and boosting the economy.

➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/nhs-res...

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NHS innovation ‘at risk’ as university partnerships deprioritised Report highlights fragmentation of academic links with health system as research drops off NHS agenda

New report from @kingshealth.bsky.social and @policyatkings.bsky.social - clinical academics have declined as a % of the medical workforce just when we really need their innovation and the better care outcomes they produce
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nhs-inn...

Generation X: the middle-aged voters politics forgot Why are the Conservatives heading for electoral disaster? They obsessed over boomers and millennials and neglected us 45 to 58-year-olds, says Professor Bobby Duffy

Yep we're the "forgotten middle child", for all sorts of reasons, not least having two v noisy siblings, one with all the money, one that got all the attention. Tried to make case that our hinge status makes us important in here, but not sure I really believed it...

www.thetimes.com/magazines/th...

Brilliant panel of European university leaders in conversation with Alison Wolf on common and distinct challenges - such a variety of systems driven by long histories, but just about all facing political, leadership or financial crises @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social

Packed house for the great Prof Jim Fishkin talking about his new book on how deliberation can help cure the ills of democracy, joint event with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social and @policyatkings.bsky.social

Thinking back to @bobbyduffy.bsky.social visit in Nov ‘23…Does When You Were Born Shape Who You Are?
www.kwaku.org.uk/Video.html

❓Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy?

Join us, @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social and Prof James Fishkin to discuss how deliberative democracy can bridge divides, counter misinformation and rebuild trust in politics.

📅 Monday 9th June

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UKICE Lunch Hour: A new era of UK-EU relations YouTube video by UK in a Changing Europe

Our event with the two Ambassadors - of the UK to the EU and the EU to the UK - discussing the summit and what was achieved, is now available to view online. So view it... www.youtube.com/live/RTS7hGu...

How the war of the sexes is changing politics forever Differences in education, pay and media habits are dividing men and women’s voting behaviour. But the consequences go beyond the ballot box

"Generations tend to move together – not go in different directions, across gender lines...This is a new development. There's a very unusual trend of a split within a cohort, Gen Z."

@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to the Telegraph about the gender divide in political attitudes among young people

Chinese education and the plan for technology dominance China's 5 million STEM graduates are its greatest asset and key to its plan for a high-tech, developed economic model

"The 5 million STEM subject graduates that are produced each year – twice as many as its nearest competitor, India, and 10 times more than the US – are the single most important asset that the country now has"

@bkerrychina.bsky.social writes for us on the growing strength of China's HE system

'You can't ignore the complexity' – how do we debate immigration? Speakers interrogated the challenges to debating views on immigration as part of a new event series by the Global Cultures Institute.

🗣️ @sundersays.bsky.social, @greenmirandahere.bsky.social and David Goodhart explored how we can argue better about immigration for the first in a new events series by the Global Cultures Institute, chaired by‪ Professor @bobbyduffy.bsky.social.

Read more 🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/you-can...

Thanks Jeanette, that's v kind