Dr Elisabeth Loose

Working to make positive change | Research & External Engagement Officer @JohnSmithCentre | Board member @SWBG

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

Happy New Year 2026! 🥳🎉

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Can't wait to spend this year with you 🙌

[Dr Elisabeth Loose @LooseElisabeth]

Thank you to @campbellclaret and @RoryStewartUK at the @RestIsPolitics to giving the @JohnSmithCentre a shout out during tonight's live show in #Glasgow ❤️

Thank you for supporting our work! 🙏

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

Why are some young people disengaging from politics? 🤔

📻 Listen to @LooseElisabeth discussing #UKYouthPoll2025 findings on political engagement, social media, optimism & more on @VoiceOfIslamUK's Drive Time programme on Monday.

#UKYouthPoll @UofGSocSci @UofGSPS

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Thank you all who joined our panel on #GenZ and Politics at #FoP2025 yesterday with @dannydorling, @LooseElisabeth, @EllieMSYP & @amandaamaeshi chaired by Liam McArthur MSP! 🙏

Great insights into young people's attitudes to politics - look out for the recording coming soon! 👀

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

“Especially young people from underrepresented backgrounds are more likely to feel that formal politics is detached from their lives. @LooseElisabeth at the Festival of Politics panel “Gen Z and Politics”, live now @ScotParl chaired by Deputy Presiding Officer Liam McArthur MSP.

[Eddie Barnes @EddieBarnes23]

Watching ⁦@LooseElisabeth⁩ from the ⁦@JohnSmithCentre⁩ at the Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics. Elli explaining all about our core subject - Gen Z and politics - drawing on our UK Youth Poll.

[Dr Elisabeth Loose @LooseElisabeth]

@scotgov have published latest data on Wealth Inequality in Scotland.

Top 1% down 📉
Top 10 down 📉
Middle 50% up 📈
Bottom 40% up 📈

Over the decades, the Middle 50% have seen the highest increase, the poorest 40% have not seen a significant increase at all.

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

📢 ICYMI: In yesterday's blog post, Dr Elisabeth Loose took a closer look at recent polls - including our own #UKYouthPoll - to find out whether young people in the UK would REALLY prefer dictatorship over democracy.

Read it here:🔗 https://t.co/66wwSMFMhZ

#GenZ @UofGSocSci

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

Are Britain's young people really falling for dictators? 🤔

In our latest blog, @LooseElisabeth discusses what youth polls tell us, and why we shouldn't ignore uncertainty.

Read it here: 🔗https://t.co/66wwSMFMhZ

#GenZ #UKYouthPoll2025

https://t.co/LWi148XXYB

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

We’re finishing the week with an away day, reflecting and planning for the next year - watch this space 😃

Happy weekend from us at the Centre to all of you! ☀️

@EddieBarnes23 @niceonecombo @iain_w_anderson

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

❗️CALLING RESEARCHERS AND THOUGHT LEADERS❗️

Our new-look Research & Insights platform can bring your work to life for a broader audience and generate impact.

📢Let’s bring research out of the ivory tower — and into public life!

Find out more & submit: https://t.co/XdpUTu0rEv

[Visit the Scottish Parliament @VisitScotParl]

Are #GenZ disillusioned - or redefining politics? From activism to anxiety over housing and debt, join the conversation on trust, change, and the future of democracy.

🗣️ @dannydorling, @LooseElisabeth, @EllieMSYP
🤝 in partnership w/ @JohnSmithCentre

🎟️ https://t.co/hwShRfMRmN

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

🚨 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Gen Z and Politics at @ScotParl's Festival of Politics!

Join @LooseElisabeth, @dannydorling and @EllieMSYP for a panel discussion on what and how young people really think of and engage with politics 💭

📅 21 Aug 2025
📍 Scottish Parliament
👉 https://t.co/JB5yHDaEX2

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Governments around the world are debating social media bans for under-16s - but what do young people actually think?📱

Drawing on data from the #UKYouthPoll2025, @LooseElisabeth explores young people's views on social media in our latest blog.

Read now: https://t.co/zxWxpzze7N

[YouthLink Scotland @YouthLinkScot]

@ScotParl First up, @LooseElisabeth presents the Youth Poll 2025 findings:
📰 58% of 16-29 y/o use social media to stay informed about news
📢 27% used social media to advocate for an issue in past year
🙍 14% see social media as biggest contributor to anxiety

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

Yesterday at @ScotParl, @LooseElisabeth presented findings from our UK Youth Poll 2025 at the Cross-Party Group on Children & Young People.

📰58% use social media for news
🙍67% want it banned for under 16s

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/PVeAxin4qv

@YouthLinkScot

[UofG Social Sciences @UofGSocSci]

The UK Youth Poll surveyed attitudes and priorities of young people aged 16-29 across the country.

https://t.co/zTCbRUrBZ5

@UofGlasgow @EddieBarnes23 @LooseElisabeth

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

Yesterday, @EddieBarnes23 & @LooseElisabeth spoke to young people about whether or not they were voting and why ahead of the Hamilton by-election 🗳️

Here's what they had to say!

Find out more:🔗https://t.co/iKzBr2jnzB

#GenZ #ScottishPolitics @UofGSocSci

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Thank you to everyone who joined us last night at the inaugural John Smith Memorial Lecture, delivered by former Prime Minister @GordonBrown! 🙏

Find out more: 🔗 https://t.co/YZ30amEFT6

#Politics #UKpolitics #JohnSmithCentreAt10 @UofGSocSci

[John Smith Centre @JohnSmithCentre]

We are delighted to announce today that @LooseElisabeth has taken up the role of Research and Engagement Manager! 🎉

Elli will oversee and deliver our communications strategy, build up our networks, and lead all our research activities.

Learn more:🔗https://t.co/pF5BBKNt0f