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Clifford Stott is a Professor of Social Psychology at Keele University and serves as Dean of Research in the Faculty of Natural Sciences. He leads Keele’s Policing Academic Collaboration (KPAC) and has held roles such as Principal Research Fellow at the University of Leeds and Visiting Professorships globally. His research focuses on social identity processes in crowd behavior, public order policing, and riot dynamics. Notably, he advised on policing strategies for UEFA Euro 2004 and led the Pan-European Football Police Training Project.
- Roles: Professor, Dean of Research, Director of KPAC
- Previous Positions: Lecturerships at Bath, Abertay Dundee, and Liverpool; Visiting roles at Aarhus University, Leeds Business School, and others.
- Research Interests: Crowd psychology, intergroup dynamics, policing strategies, and policy impact.
- Awards: ESRC Impact Prize (2014), ESRC Top 50 Achievement (2015), Leeds Vice Chancellor’s Award (2015).
His research has influenced UK and international policing policies, including guidelines for crowd management by the College of Policing and Home Office. He has secured over £5M in research funding, leading projects on riot dynamics (ESRC) and everyday police-citizen encounters.
Teaching includes modules on group behavior, social psychology, and applied criminology. He supervises undergraduate and MSc projects.
Labs/Teams: Director of ENABLE (evidence-based football crowd policing), KPAC.
