Ralph joined WISERD as a Postdoctoral Fellow in September 2022, working with Prof Melanie Jones and Prof Nigel O’Leary on the Identity and Civic Divides project.
He recently completed his PhD in Politics at the University of Manchester, in which he estimated the effect of attending university on political values, through analysis of longitudinal data. In addition to his role at WISERD he is a Research Associate on the British Election Study.
Prior to his doctoral studies, he pursued a career in research and policy, including roles at Teach First, The Challenge and at the think-tank Demos.