Press release issued:
31 January 2018
Jonny Rees, a PhD student from the Centre for Health, Law, and Society (CHLS) at the University of Bristol, spent November and December on a research visit to the Centre for Health Law at the University of Sydney Law School.
The visit was taken as part of Jonny Rees’ PhD (supervised by CHLS Co-Director Professor John Coggon, and Dr Oliver Quick), and funded by a World Universities Network / Institute for Advanced Studies Research Mobility Award.
Hosted at Sydney Law School by Professor Cameron Stewart, the visit focused mainly on research for Jonny’s PhD thesis, entitled ‘How should doping be defined and regulated in elite / professional sport?’
During his time in Sydney, Jonny conducted research on Australian domestic anti-doping regulation, which differs from regulation in the UK in some significant ways; for example, the CEO of the Australian Anti-Doping Authority has the equivalent of criminal coercive powers.
Jonny was also able to meet with a number of world-leading scholars, including Professor Joellen Riley, Head and Dean of the Law School at Sydney and a recent contributor to a leading international text on doping in sport ('Doping in Sport and the Law'), which Jonny had previously reviewed for the Entertainment and Sports Law Journal.
The visit also served to strengthen existing links for collaboration between the Centre for Health, Law, and Society at the University of Bristol Law School, and the Centre for Health Law at the University of Sydney Law School.
Further information
Jonny Rees is a PhD student from the Centre of Health, Law, and Society. His thesis, ‘How should doping be defined and regulated in elite / professional sport?’, is supervised by Professor John Coggon and Dr Oliver Quick. He is interested in Law and Bioethics, with a particular focus on enhancement in sport. Jonny has taught Contract Law at Southampton University, and run and taught a Bioethics module at Chichester University.
The Centre for Health, Law, and Society (CHLS) promotes cross-disciplinary and cross-sector perspectives on the impacts of law and governance on physical, mental and social wellbeing. Based within the University of Bristol Law School, the CHLS comprises leading scholars whose work focuses on wide-ranging practical areas from within and far beyond health care systems, including clinical medicine, reproductive care, mental health, social care, and public and global health.
For more information about the Centre and its members, projects and opportunities please visit the CHLS website.
