Nottingham Trent University has suspended a student over a picture which circulated on social media.
According to the university, the picture on the student's personal profile had a Palestinian flag superimposed onto an image of a sleeping Jewish man.
The university said the student, who had not yet started his first year, was immediately suspended.
A spokesman for the university said it does not "tolerate any form of hate crime, including anti-Semitism."
He said: “We launched an immediate investigation the moment we were made aware of a screen grab circulating on social media, in which NTU was mentioned in an individual’s personal profile.
“We acted very quickly to identify an individual who had not yet started his first year at the university.
“An investigatory officer interviewed this individual and they were immediately suspended.
“As part of this investigation we have been told that a Palestinian flag had been super-imposed onto the image.
“A disciplinary panel will now decide on appropriate action.
“We are proud of our diverse and inclusive community and do not tolerate any form of hate crime, including anti-Semitism.”
