Human Geography taster session: Electoral Geographies, Youth Voting and Digital Technology

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Join this session to explore how lowering the voting age to 16 could impact elections. We'll examine youth political engagement, voting patterns, and the role of digital technology in shaping election campaigns and geographies. Can digital tools motivate newly enfranchised young voters to participate in democracy?

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13th November 2025

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In a major change to policy, sixteen-year-olds are to be given the right to vote in all UK elections. In this session we will explore Electoral Geographies and the Youth Vote, as well as how elections are being changed by Digital Technology. We will discuss questions like:

How do young people vote? What difference will this change in policy have?
How does where you live influence your politics and voting?
Why do political campaigns target different people in different places?
How does the voting system make a difference?
Does digital technology help more people get involved in elections and campaigning?

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Available dates

13th November 2025

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Events for individuals (enquiry not required to be through a school)

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