Roundtable: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence and its impact

Join in the discussion on Technology-facilitated gender-based violence and its impact – taking place on Thursday, 27 November 2025, 12:00 to 14:30, Room LASS B18, Law & Social Sciences building, University Park, University of Nottingham.

Misogynistic, anti-feminist and sexist online speech, along with threats of violence against women in social media, games and virtual reality spaces, impact women’s participation in digital online spheres. but also have broader implications for the wellbeing of all genders.

This roundtable discussion is being held as part of the “Gendernet” project and organised by Horizon Digital Economy Research, in collaboration with the Law and Tech Research Centre, School of Law, University of Nottingham

During the session, academics and representatives from NGO’s will present their research and discuss the impacts of technology-facilitated gender-based violence, along with key findings emerging from the “Gendernet” project.

Please note this event is in-person only. If you are interested in participating, please register by using this form.

For further information please contact anna-maria.piskopani@nottingham.ac.uk

We look forward to seeing you there!

Programme for the day:

12:00 – 12:15 Coffee

12:15 – 13:00 Online misogyny and exclusion. Research and impact.

• Professor Kim Parker, University of Lincoln.
• Felicity Mulford, Centre for Internet Resilience.
• Robin Wilton, Internet Society.

13:00 – 13:15   Break

13:15 – 13:30   Presenting “Gendernet” project and findings

13:30 – 14:00   Discussion:  research challenges and next steps

14:00 – 14:30   Light Lunch

The event is part of the “Gendernet” project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Council project Horizon: Trusted Data-Driven Products [grant EP/T022493/1].