Katerina Strani

Katerina Strani is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department in Languages & Intercultural Studies at Heriot-Watt University. She leads the Migration Theme at the Intercultural Research Centre (IRC) and holds roles such as Senate member and Chartered Linguist (French, Greek, Russian). Her research focuses on multilingualism, migration, intercultural dialogue, and hate speech with a theoretical foundation in Habermasian public sphere theory.

• Educations: PhD in Languages and Political Theory (Heriot-Watt University, 2011), MSc in Political Culture (University of Edinburgh, 2002), MA in Translation (Heriot-Watt University, 2001)
• Teaching: International Politics of Europe, Intercultural Management, Global Englishes

Research interests include:

• Discursive strategies in online hate speech
• Language policies for migrant integration
• Cultural heritage as contested space
• Racism and discrimination mechanisms

Recent projects:

• EU-funded IndyLan app for indigenous languages (2019-2021)
• British Academy grants on hate speech (2021-2025)
• Migration discourse comparison between UK and Poland

Awards include British Academy funding for collaborative research networks and EU Horizon grants.