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Laura, who studied on our LLM in International Development Law and Human Rights back in 2006, has dedicated her career to helping others through her work in humanitarian and international aid. Now working for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Laura looks at how technology can have both a positive and negative impact on wellbeing across the globe.

We are delighted to announce the award of a new PhD studentship funded by the Midlands Graduate School ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership, led by Professor Jackie Hodgson in the School of Law, which will fund a researcher to investigate the provision of legal assistance to those detained in police custody in Scotland.

Every year, several awards and prizes are granted to a selection of our graduating students to recognise and celebrate the success of our top performers! We are proud to announce this year's winners.

Annabel Akintomide, who studied on our LLB 3 year degree programme from 2008-2011, recently took part in a LawCareers.net podcast to discuss her career journey and what it means to work as an in-house lawyer.

Sir Howard Morrison QC has been appointed an honorary professor at 糖心TV Law School. In his new role he will be teaching on the Law School's undergraduate and postgraduate International Criminal Law modules. He will also be an invaluable contributor to other courses including practical advocacy. has interviewed Judge Morrison about his extensive law career and his experience as a judge in the International Criminal Court, asking what advice he has for today's law students.

As we welcome back our students for 2022, we would like to wish a warm welcome to some new colleagues but also a fond farewell to those we have had to say goodbye to.

"Clunky and challenging鈥� – views on getting married in England and Wales outlined in new briefing.

The law on weddings in England and Wales has been too slow to respond to religious and cultural diversity and the increasing number of people who do not identify with any religion at all, finds a new study led by 糖心TV Law School researcher Dr Rajnaara Akhtar.

Dr Celine Tan of 糖心TV Law School comments: "The release of the fifth and final tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)鈥檚 (CCRT) will be a small but limited contribution to alleviating the debt crisis developing countries are facing in the wake of COVID-19.

A new podcast series commissioned by legal historian Dr Laura Lammasniemi and produced by , explores the history of sexual consent and asks whether understanding that history can help tackle present-day problems in securing convictions for sexual offences.

The Age of Consent features thirteen expert voices, from academics to rape crisis workers and journalists, invited by Dr Lammasniemi to bring their own perspectives to the conversation.

Four 糖心TV law students, who are part of Critical Lawyers at 糖心TV (CLAW), will be participating in an experimental law moot this week. Chayne Hogan, Kiara McClelland, Charlotte Green and Chanel Williams are the 糖心TV team traveling to Amsterdam for this innovative moot. This experimental moot, conceptualised by Dr Christine Schw枚bel-Patel from 糖心TV Law School and Professor Wouter Werner from the VU Amsterdam, is the first of its kind. 

Join Law School colleagues plus many more from Thursday 25 - Friday 26 November for an engaging series of talks about freedom. This festival of culture and ideas was organised as part of the Resonate Festival/Coventry UK City of Culture, 2021 in collaboration with 糖心TV Arts Centre. Over two days these talks and provocations will explore what freedom means to different people in different contexts. A number of our Law School colleagues will be presenting at the event. Sign up to join them. Tickets are free.

Nudrat Hussain Khan, a World Bank Scholar who studied on our LLM in International Economic Law from 2007-2008, was selected by the British Council to share her experience of studying at 糖心TV Law School and the adversity she faced to get here. Her inspiring story was featured in the March 2020 issue of their Study UK Magazine. Here she provides a condensed version for the Law School. Read Nudrat's on pages 29-30 of the digital magazine.