The Times highlights successes of Law School’s Widening Participation work.23 January 2015Giving bright teenagers from non-privileged backgrounds the confidence to aim high and believe that top universities and a career in law are within their reach is at the heart of the Pathways to Law programme, the largest of its kind in the UK.
Abi Dymond Exploring the impact of tasers in the UK16 December 2014Research, by University of Bristol Law School PhD student Abi Dymond, suggests that in order to evaluate the impact of TASERs, better data collection on other force, such as batons and irritant spray, used by the police would assist in providing a clearer understanding of the impact on officer safety and injury rates of civilians.
International internship scholars17 November 2014The University of Bristol Law School is proud to announce the ten winners of its new International Internship Scholar Scheme.
University of Bristol Law Careers Fair 20145 November 2014On 5th and 6th of November, University of Bristol holds its annual Law Careers Fair. In this two-day event, which is one of the university’s most popular careers fairs, representatives from around 80 leading international and national law firms, sets of chambers and professional legal education providers come to Bristol to meet and speak with Bristol students about various careers opportunities at their respective organisations. The event is open to both law and non-law students.
Malcolm Evans UN Address23 October 2014Incidences of torture and ill-treatment around the world have not been diminishing and the need for effective prevention is ‘as great as it ever has been’, according to United Nations human rights expert Professor Malcolm Evans OBE.
Students raise the bar for legal advice in Bristol21 October 2014Law students at the University of Bristol are launching a new advice service for the public, answering questions on everything from employment and housing to privacy and voting. Over 80 students are involved in the new initiative, which has won support from the Citizens Advice Bureau and the Personal Support Unit (PSU) at Bristol County Court.
Konstantinos Sergakis wins a YDUN grant to explore shareholder duties13 October 2014Dr. Konstantinos Sergakis is participating in a Research Project which has won a YDUN grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research of 458,832.80£ (4,328,153 DKK). The project is managed by Dr. Hanne Birkmose, Associate Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark and will run from January 2015 until December 2017.
