Twitter helps predict hung parliament

Researchers from Cardiff and Manchester have used Twitter to predict election result

A group of researchers from Cardiff and Manchester Universities have used Twitter to predict a hung parliament on 7 May.

Dr Pete Burnap, Dr Luke Sloan, and Dr Matthew Williams from Cardiff, along with colleagues from Manchester University, make up one of twelve groups of leading academics who are showcasing their findings today at a major LSE conference.

You can read the full story on the Cardiff University news pages.