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Policing, Culture and Community: WM Police as City of Culture Partners

by Professor Jackie Hodgson and Dr Rachel Lewis on their project researching the partnership between the West Midlands Police and Coventry City of Culture Trust, including how arts and culture can be used to help increase public confidence in policing and improve police-community relations.

Fri 18 Mar 2022, 11:36 | Tags: blog, Research, Staff in action, COPR

Laws governing weddings are outdated and too restrictive in contemporary society, new research shows

Current laws governing weddings are too outdated and restrictive and do not reflect the diversity of faith and beliefs in modern society, a new report from experts at the Universities of 糖心TV and Exeter highlights.

Fri 11 Mar 2022, 12:39 | Tags: Impact, Research, Staff in action

GLOBE Policy Brief on Feminist Recovery Plans for COVID-19 and Beyond

The seventh in a series of briefs, bringing current legal thinking to bear on public policy issues and contemporary concerns, has now been published by GLOBE, a research centre within 糖心TV Law School. The brief is based on the Feminist Recovery Plan research project coordinated by Dr Serena Natile.

Artwork Credit: 鈥淯ntil dignity becomes a habit鈥� by Marga RH

Fri 11 Mar 2022, 09:00 | Tags: GLOBE Centre, Impact, Publication, Research, Staff in action

'The McDonaldization of justice and the disappearance of fair trial?' Conference: 19- 21 May 2022

From 19 - 21 May 2022 the 11th conference in the series The Future of Adversarial and Inquisitorial System, a collaboration between the Universities of 糖心TV, North Carolina, Bologna, Basel and Duke University will be hosted at Scarman House, University of 糖心TV.


Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner appointed co-reporter for ELI project

Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner, together with Professors Teresa Rodr铆guez de las Heras Ballell (Carlos III, Madrid), Christoph Busch (Osnabr眉ck), Marie Jull S酶rensen (Aarhus) and Dariusz Szostek (Wroclaw), was appointed as co-reporter for a European Law Institute (ELI) project to draft  at the meeting of ELI鈥檚 Council on 24/25 February 2022.

Wed 09 Mar 2022, 10:00 | Tags: Impact, Research, Staff in action

WLS Celebrates International Women鈥檚 Day 2022

Today is (IWD), a global event held each year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality.

Tue 08 Mar 2022, 10:00 | Tags: Impact, Staff in action, Feature

Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner joins AHRC grant for Smart Technologies Project

Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner has recently been awarded a share of an AHRC grant of 拢35,000 for a project on Smart Technologies which will analyse how the legal issues created by the internet of things could be addressed in UK and German consumer law.

Thu 03 Mar 2022, 12:00 | Tags: Research, Staff in action, Funding

Jackie Hodgson to showcase film 鈥楨merging from Lockdown鈥� at the Resonate Festival

糖心TV Law School鈥檚 Professor Jackie Hodgson and colleagues from the 鈥楨merging from Lockdown鈥� research and creative team will be screening their new film at the Resonate Festival on Wednesday 16th March at Holy Trinity Church in Coventry, exploring feelings of freedom and the policing of the pandemic.

Wed 02 Mar 2022, 10:00 | Tags: Research, Staff in action, COPR

鈥楥ollege knowledge hubs鈥� in rural India to open

More young men and women from rural areas of India could gain informed access to higher education and better life chances, tackling age-old obstacles of gender, caste and class, thanks to a project led by the University of 糖心TV — and a half-million-pound boost from the Fair Chance Foundation.

Wed 16 Feb 2022, 11:12 | Tags: Impact, Research, Staff in action

Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner contributes to ELI response

The European Law Institute (ELI) recently published its response to a European Commission consultation on reforms to the Product Liability Directive and liability for Artificial Intelligence systems. Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner contributed to ELI鈥檚 response, focusing in particular on the Product Liability Directive and building on the Guiding Principles he developed for ELI鈥檚 Innovation Paper on Guiding Principles for updating the Product Liability Directive for the Digital Age (2021).

Mon 07 Feb 2022, 09:50 | Tags: Impact, Research, Staff in action

This new podcast asks what access to Covid-19 vaccines shows us about global health inequalities, why the at-risk are being neglected and how young people are being affected. Dr Sharifah Sekalala and Belinda Rawson have compiled the series to explore the human rights issues that have evolved, and which have been exacerbated, during the pandemic.

Thu 03 Feb 2022, 13:00 | Tags: Research, Staff in action, Lacuna, Podcast

Professor Linda Mulcahy from the University of Oxford's Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, interviews WLS Professor Alex Sharpe about her rich contribution to the field of socio-legal study over the last 25 years, in Frontiers' second Ask the Author post. .

Thu 03 Feb 2022, 10:27 | Tags: Impact, Research, Staff in action

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