Group
Hate Crime Research Group
Unit(s) of assessment: Social Work and Social Policy
School: School of Social Sciences
Overview
Set up in September 2023, the Hate Crime Research Group aims to contribute to academic knowledge on hate crime, and inform policy and practice in order to tackle the problem of hate crime. The group provides a forum for NTU academics, researchers, ECRs and PGR students who work in diverse disciplines such as criminology, law, sociology, psychology, education, politics and international relations to share information about hate crime, with a view to developing critical analysis and debate, and offer opportunities for collaboration. The group promotes knowledge exchange activities with policy makers and practitioners in order to inform policy and practice on hate crime.
The aims of the Hate Crime Research Group include:
The Hate Crime Research Group brings together NTU academics, researchers, ECRs and PGR students to discuss research, develop research ideas and facilitate collaboration on hate crime. Specifically, the group focuses on examining the causes, consequences and responses to hate crime both nationally and internationally. Correspondingly, the Hate Crime Research Group has two key aims: advance understanding of hate crime and promote knowledge exchange:
Aim 1: Advance understanding of hate crime by producing and disseminating theoretical and evidence-led research.
Aim 2: Knowledge exchange with policy makers, practitioners and diverse communities.
Please contact the Lead of the Hate Crime Research Group, Dr Irene Zempi (irene.zempi@ntu.ac.uk) for more information about the research group including enquiries about PhD study opportunities.
Events organised for the 2025/26 academic year
The Hate Crime Research Group is pleased to announce its 2026–2027 webinar series.
Across five events, leading researchers will explore contemporary issues in hate crime, policing, disability, gender, race and social justice. Each webinar is held online via Microsoft Teams.
| Date and time | Event | Title and speaker | Teams Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 13 October 2026, 1–2pm | Black History Month | Anti-colonialism, Abolition and the Nationalist Backlash Speaker: Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper, Queen Mary University of London | Join |
| Wednesday 18 November 2026, 12–1pm | UK Disability History Month | Disabled Witness Project Speaker: Dr Louise Hewitt, University of Greenwich | Join |
| Tuesday 2 February 2027, 12–1pm | LGBT History Month | Hate crime against trans people in the aftermath of the 2025 For Women Scotland Supreme Court decision Speaker: Professor Sarah Lamble, Birkbeck, University of London | Join |
| Monday 8 March 2027, 12–1pm | International Women's Day | Understanding Hate Crime against Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming and Intersex (TGNCI) people: Structural factors and social norms Speaker: Professor Surya Monro, Loughborough University | Join |
| Thursday 22 April 2027, 12–1pm | Stephen Lawrence Day |
Intergenerational Experiences of Racialised Policing Speaker: Dr Bisi Akintoye, University of Roehampton | Join |
Collaboration
The Hate Crime Research Group is associated with Centre for Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE) and works in collaboration with other research groups within the School of Social Sciences.
The Hate Crime Research Group is also collaborating with the BSC Hate Crime Network, University of Leicester Hate Crime Centre, and International Network of Hate Studies.
Our members
Core members
Professor Loretta Trickett (Nottingham Law School)
Dr Kat Krulisova (Social and Political Sciences)
Amanda Hanson, Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJ)
Affiliate members
Gary Markham LLM PGCE Solicitor (Non-Practising), Senior Lecturer, Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJ)
Jo Reynolds, Senior Lecturer Youth Justice
Steven King, Professor of Economic and Social History, Heritage and Global Cultures (HLI)
Daisy Richards, Lecturer in Media and Communications, Journalism and Media (JAM)
David Wright, Associate Professor English, Linguistics and Philosophy (ECM)
Naeem Naeem, Animal and Equine Science (AEQ)
Gill Richards, HPL Nottingham Institute of Education (NIE)
Stefan Hunt, Senior Lecturer Accounting and Finance (ACF)
Tine Munk, Senior Lecturer Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJ)
Ophelie Castellani, Lecturer Nottingham Institute of Languages and Intercultural Communication (NILIC)
Angie Bartoli, Principal Lecturer School of Social Sciences (SOC)
Krishan Sood, Senior Lecturer Nottingham Institute of Education (NIE)
Bilal Akbar, Senior Lecturer Marketing (MRO)
Beth Jones, Senior Lecturer Psychology (PSY)
PhD students
Elinor Rowlands, Art and Design Coms Collab & OGC (AOI)
Marwa Mustafa, AAH School Office (AAH)
Kerry Manning, HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist, DPsych Forensic Psychology Student
Related staff
Related projects
Members of the Hate Crime Research Group have carried out a range of projects including:
- Islamophobia
- Misogyny
- Hegemonic Masculinity
- Sexual violence
- Disability Hate Crime
- Intersectionality
- Policing