Andrea Nicholson

Andrea Nicholson is a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab, specializing in survivor testimony and antislavery research. She collaborates with government bodies and NGOs to improve victim support systems and policy frameworks.

Her research focuses on:

• A Survivor-Informed Study of Modern Slavery
• Examining the Reality of Liberation for Individuals Receiving Support Provisions in India and Ethiopia
• Male and Trans Forced Sexual Exploitation
• Pathways Through Liberation: Revealing Survivors' Support Journeys Outside of the UK National Referral Mechanism
• Survivor Voices and the Sustainable Development Goals
• The Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Andrea's work centers on survivors' experiences of formal and informal support systems, their perceptions of justice, and the development of antislavery policies informed by survivor narratives. She operates within the Rights Lab's Health and Communities Programme, conducting cross-border research in the UK, India, and Ethiopia.