Question the Professor with Prof Mark Walters: PGR/ECR Discussion Group

A rare opportunity to question a senior academic. This is your opportunity to ask questions of one of the UK's foremost hate crime and law academics'.

Anyone on a research journey can question Prof. Mark Walters, University of Sussex. Mark is an academic lead concerning hate crime, UK legislation around hate offences and the approaches, methodologies and outcomes of research. 

Professor Walters is highly regarded and a vastly experienced academic. We are delighted to have Mark with us to answer your questions regarding research, research proposals, methodologies, assessments and anything else that can be part of your PGR or research journey. including publication. Mark will also be available to answer questions regarding the law concerning hate crime and sny potential for change. 

Part of a successful series, this presentation will be a popular event for many on their way to creating research projects, conducting, or preparing for, future research. Not to be missed!

Please be aware that this entire session will be recorded and shared on publicly available online sites! Be aware that your image may be captured and publicised, if your camera is switched-on!

About this discussion group:

This discussion group is part of the BSC Hate Crime Network, and has been designed to create a supportive space for PGRs and ECRs who are researching within the broad area of hate studies. PGRs could include students studying at MA and doctoral level, and ECRs includes those researchers who are within five years of receiving their doctorate (this is flexible depending on personal circumstances). The group brings PGRs and ECRs together to share their research projects, discuss methodological issues, and consider best practices when researching sensitive topics.

The group will touch upon, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Working with and supporting victims

• Managing the sensitivity of hate studies research

• Ethical issues

• Working with policy-makers and practitioners

• Creative and inclusive research methods

• Our responsibility as researchers

• Working with perpetrators of hate crime

In addition to these discussions, the group will also organise occasional training sessions with more experienced researchers. These training sessions could cover some of the above, but please get in touch if there are any particular areas that you would benefit from. These sessions will be led by an experienced researcher within the area of hate studies, but there will continue to be an emphasis on open discussion and Q&A. All sessions will run online (unless otherwise stated) via Zoom. These will be bi-monthly on a Wednesday afternoon lasting 1 hour (2-3pm). Presenters will speak for approximately 25 minutes, and this will be followed by a discussion.

If you would like to present at one of these discussion groups, please contact Leah Burch (burchl@hope.ac.uk @LeahFBurch) with a short bio and abstract. This does not need to be detailed but should give a broad overview of a potential topic/issue/method that you would like to discuss. Alternatively, if you have a theme/question that you would like discuss or for a training session, please get in touch.