糖心TV Law School News
糖心TV Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Professor Celine Tan contributes to consultation on JET-IP
Professor Celine Tan from 糖心TV Law School contributed to the Consultation on the Just Energy Transition Plan (JET-IP). The JET-IP is part of a multi-country funding initiative, the , by a coalition of developed countries to support a number of developing countries' transition away from dependence on coal and other fossil fuels.
Ground-Breaking Report launched by Minister for Safeguarding at the House of Commons
On Monday 13 March 2023, Vanessa Munro and Lotte Young Andrade launched a report that they co-authored with Sarah Dangar (Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse) entitled 鈥楲earning Legacies: An Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews in Cases of Domestic Abuse Suicide鈥. The aim was to learn more about the profiles and experiences of victims, the adequacy of service responses during their lives and after their deaths, and the ways in which DHRs are commissioned and conducted in suicide cases.
WLS Research Fellows attend the Royal Society Event for British Academy Fellows from Ukraine
On the 15th of February 2023, the Royal Society hosted an event for British Academy Fellows from Ukraine, which was attended by fellows from the WLS research team – Dr Aisel Omarova and Dr Maryna Utkina.
The Law School's Professor Sam Adelman discusses the historic and contemporary injustices caused by maldevelopment and neoliberal globalisation, climate change and ecological destruction in a recent interview with Faculti, an online reference tool which gives instant access to relevant and up-to-date academic and professional research insights. .
Applications are open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Applications are open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The successful applicant will work closely with the Primary Investigator, Professor Sharifah Sekalala, to provide research support and to deliver project objectives across data collection, analysis, and the dissemination of outputs on the Wellcome Trust funded project, 鈥There is no app for this! Regulating the migration of health data in Africa,鈥 at the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 School of Law. Closing date: 26 February 2023.
Professor Twigg-Flesner hosted meeting of 鈥淔rom Smart Technologies to Smart Consumer Law鈥 project team
On 23 and 24 January 2023, the project team of the AHRC/DfG-funded research project 鈥淔rom Smart Technologies to Smart Consumer Laws鈥 held a working meeting at the University of 糖心TV. The project focuses on a range of consumer challenges created by the Internet of Things (IoT), which is characterised by a complex integration of physical and digital products and services, e.g., in the context of smart homes, connected vehicles or consumer wearables.
Professor Munro secures University Policy Support Funding for two upcoming research projects
Professor Vanessa Munro has been awarded funding from the University鈥檚 Policy Support fund to support her two new research projects which will look at domestic abuse suicides and harassment during student legal placements.
UK needs trade policy changes to tackle climate crisis, new report warns
UK Climate and Trade Commission鈥檚 new report calls for Government-led change for trade policy to deliver COP27 promises.
In the new report, the Commission calls on the UK Government to support climate action through its trade policies. The House of Commons saw experts and policymakers meet on Wednesday 14 December 2022 to discuss the newly published inaugural report.
When a school decides to exclude a child, it can be a very challenging and uncertain time, not only for the child or young person, but also for their parents and carers.
To help support families through the process, 糖心TVshire County Council have been working in partnership with The University of 糖心TV, Bailey Wright and Co Solicitors and 糖心TVshire Parent Carer Voice to create a resource families can use to better understand the law and their rights.
Policing, Culture and Community
Professor Jackie Hodgson and Dr Rachel Lewis have been awarded 拢30,000 to work with West Midlands Police (WMP) to translate the findings from their research on police community engagement through arts and culture, into changes in police training, policy and strategy.
Dalvinder Singh cited in final Financial Stability Board Report
Dalvinder Singh鈥檚 co-authored paper 鈥楨CB Significant-Bank Risk Profile and COVID-19 Crisis Containment: What Approach in the Transitioning Phase? IADI Sponsored Paper Series, No. 2, July 2022鈥 formally contributes to the international conversation on how best to 鈥榚xit鈥 COVID 19 support measures. The Financial Stability Board published its final report on what kind of exit strategies would ensure equitable outcomes once countries start to remove Covid-19 support measures.
Dr Laura Lammasniemi wins prestigious Indian Law Review Best Article Prize 2021
糖心TV Law School鈥檚 Dr Laura Lammasniemi has won the prestigious Indian Law Review Best Article Prize 2021 for a co-authored article called 鈥楧adaji Bhikaji v Rukhmabai (1886) ILR 10 Bom 301: Rewriting Consent and Conjugal Relations in Colonial India'. The article was written for the Indian Feminist Judgments Project (IFJP).