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UK Covid-19 Inquiry publishes expert report by Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells
11 March 2025
An expert report written by the Law School’s Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells sheds light on the way procurement was conducted by the government during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- UK Covid-19 Inquiry publishes expert report by Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells 11 March 2025 An expert report written by the Law School’s Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells sheds light on the way procurement was conducted by the government during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Professor Catherine Kelly elected as Governor to International Association of Law Schools 27 February 2025 Professor Catherine Kelly, Head of the University of Bristol Law School, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the International Association of Law Schools (IALS), a collaborative learned society dedicated to serving the worldwide legal education community.
- University of Bristol Law School rises in World University Rankings by Subject 18 February 2025 The University of Bristol has risen to 68th place in The Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2025, with the Law School leaping to 60th place in the THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025.
- A year in legal research: 2024 in review 9 January 2025 As we launch into the new year, we look back at some of the national and global issues the Law School's experts were tackling in 2024. The past year saw our academics being appointed to expert advisory positions, presenting at the UK Supreme Court and international courts, creating policy briefs for better health, hosting international conferences and launching new centres of research excellence.
- Law School signs Memorandum of Understanding with Cardozo School of Law 11 December 2024 The University of Bristol Law School is delighted to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cardozo School of Law in New York.
- Professor Joanne Conaghan awarded SLSA Prize for Contributions to the Legal Community 6 December 2024 The Law School’s Professor Joanne Conaghan has been awarded the prestigious Socio-Legal Studies Association’s Prize for Contributions to the Legal Community in recognition of her outstanding contributions to scholarship and impact on the legal academy.
- Professor Rachel Murray presents on Model Law at the Pan-African Parliament 21 November 2024 The Law School’s Professor Rachel Murray was invited to speak at the Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Pan-African Parliament on 6 November 2024, presenting on the development of a Model Law on the implementation of African human rights bodies' decisions.
- Professor Paula Giliker wins Legal Academic of the Year Award at the Inspirational Women in Law Awards 8 November 2024 The Law School’s Professor Paula Giliker was awarded the Legal Academic of the Year Award at the prestigious Next 100 Years’ Inspirational Women in Law Awards this week.
- Professors Catherine Kelly and Gwen Seabourne appointed Fellows of the Royal Historical Society 17 October 2024 The Law School’s Professors Catherine Kelly and Gwen Seabourne have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of their outstanding contributions to historical scholarship.
- New Policy Bristol briefing on improving support for Nearest Relatives under the Mental Health Act 10 October 2024 Today on World Mental Health Day, Policy Bristol has published a new Research Briefing, ‘How to improve support for Nearest Relatives under the Mental Health Act’, by the Law School’s Judy Laing, Professor of Mental Health Law, Rights and Policy, together with Dr Jeremy Dixon (Cardiff University) and Dr Kevin Stone (University of Warwick).