A passion for politics: Rebecca Partos

A passion for politics: Rebecca Partos. English student Rebecca Partos satisfied her passion for politics by studying with top researchers while still an undergraduate during her summer holidays under a special University scheme - now she's won funding to continue her studies as a political scientist. Rebecca, who graduates with a first-class degree in English, won a University of Sussex Junior Research Associate bursary while in her second year of her English degree. The bursary allowed her to stay on at university during the summer vacation and experience research first hand as an undergraduate. During that time she worked with Professor Tim Bale and James Hampshire on the development of the UK Conservative Party's immigration and asylum policy since 2005. Her research supported an academic paper given by her supervisors, while Rebecca used her findings for a presentation at the first-ever British Conference of Undergraduate Research. Rebecca has since co-written a soon-to-be-published article with Professor Bale, a leading commentator on Conservative Party politics, and Hampshire, an authority on migration.