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Helen Margetts is a Professor of Society and the Internet at the Oxford Internet Institute (University of Oxford) and a Professorial Fellow at Mansfield College. She specializes in digital technology's impact on governance, public policy, and political behavior. Her research bridges political science, computational social science, and policy analysis. Margetts leads the Public Policy Programme at the Alan Turing Institute, focusing on data science and AI applications in policy-making.
Education:
- BSc in Mathematics, University of Bristol
- MSc in Politics and Public Policy, LSE (1990)
- PhD in Government, LSE (1996)
Research Interests:
- Role of social media in collective action
- Ethical use of AI in government
- Policy implications of data science
- Electoral systems and political extremism
Awards:
- Fellow of the British Academy (2019)
- OBE (2019)
- Friedrich Schiedel Prize (2018)
- W.J.Mckenzie Prize (2017)
Advising & Grants: Supervised doctoral students including Thomas Vogl and Bertie Vidgen. Led major research initiatives like the Alan Turing Institute's Public Policy Programme involving 60 researchers across 10 universities.
Labs/Teams: Director of the Public Policy Programme at the Alan Turing Institute, leading projects on hate speech, social information, and criminal justice AI applications.
