Rachel Harding

(she/her)

Rachel is a Research Fellow in Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University, and has an interest in research about children, families and young people, Ofsted, social exclusion and homelessness.
Rachel's most recent academic publications as a lead author include the article, Ofsted Experiences: performing inspection and suicidal ideations, the chapter, Adolescent girls’ experiences of street harassment: emotions, comments, impact, actions and the law, in the book Misogyny As Hate Crime published by Routledge, and the paper Contraband Mathematics: A Documentary Review of the Resources Available to George Green at the Nottingham Subscription Library 1823–1828 published by The Mathematical Intelligencer.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Ms, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
  • 2015–2024
    Ms, Nottingham Centre for Children, Young People and Families, Nottingham Trent University

Education

  • 2001 
    Nottingham Trent University, MSc Research Methods
  • 1998 
    University of Kent, MA/DipSW
  • 1992 
    University of Oxford, BA Theology

Publications

  • 2026
    Ofsted experiences: performing inspection and suicidal ideations, https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2026.2622958

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