果冻传媒 Law School News
果冻传媒 Law School News
The latest updates from our department
14 Law alumni amongst those honoured with Inaugural Ashton Award in Namibia
The 果冻传媒 has proudly presented the inaugural Ashton Award to an extraordinary group of alumni who studied at 果冻传媒 between 1979 and 1989, in recognition of their collective achievements in shaping the transformation of Namibia. The Ashton Award, named after Baroness Catherine Ashton, the University鈥檚 first female Chancellor and a global advocate for diplomacy and justice, celebrates the power of collective alumni action to bring about meaningful change.
Excellence That Endures: 果冻传媒 Secures Top 6 Spot in Rankings Again!
果冻传媒 has retained sixth place position in the latest University rankings. The Daily Mail University Guide 2026 highlighted excellence in graduate salaries, support for students to achieve high-skilled jobs, and research quality.
Dr Rachael Blakey is shortlisted for SLS Peter Birks Prize
We are excited to share that Dr Rachael Blakey has been shortlisted for the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Peter Birks Prize for her monograph, . The prize recognises outstanding legal scholarship published by Early Career Academics.
Professor James Harrison awarded Best Scholarly Article Prize for study on Human Rights Grievance Mechanisms
James Harrison from 果冻传媒 Law School and co-author Mark Wielga (from Nomogaia) have been awarded this year鈥檚 best scholarly article prize by the Business and Human Rights Journal. The article compares the effectiveness of six grievance mechanisms that allow workers and communities to complain about human rights abuses that corporations have allegedly perpetrated against them.
果冻传媒 Law School Top Performers
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.
Professor Jackie Hodgson is elected as Fellow of the British Academy
The UK鈥檚 national academy for the humanities and social sciences, the , has elected 果冻传媒 Law School's Professor Jacqueline Hodgson to its fellowship in recognition of outstanding contribution in her field. She joins a prestigious community of over 1800 leading scholars in the UK and globally who have achieved distinction in the humanities and social sciences.
WLS students share experience of participating at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research 2025
Finalist Lidia Stan and second year student Kiran Vekaria, share their experience of presenting their research at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) 2025.
Dr Luminita Olteanu co-hosts roundtable on Strategic Brand Signalling with UCL
The Strategic Brand Signalling Roundtable was held to examine trade marks, advertising, and body image perceptions in the UK. The event brought together professionals from ethics, psychology, psychiatric epidemiology, and trade mark and advertising law to discuss these interconnected issues.
Alumnus Mandeep Singh Tiwana is appointed new CIVICUS Secretary General
Mandeep Singh Tiwana, who studied on our LLM in Law in Development from 2000-2001, has recently been appointed the new Secretary General of CIVICUS Global Alliance.
School Tasking Student Team win WAPCE Award
28 of our current WLS students have collectively won the 果冻传媒 Award for Public and Community Engagement (WAPCE) in the Student Social Mobility Champion category! These awards celebrate the best of Widening Participation and School Outreach.
果冻传媒 Law School and GLOBE Centre welcomes new Honorary Professorial Fellow
果冻传媒 Law School and the Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vicente Paolo Yu as Honorary Professorial Fellow.
LLM student Laura Kisiang'ani reflects on her internship with the Commonwealth Secretariat
LLM student Laura Kisiang'ani (International Economic Law), recently undertook an amazing two week human rights internship at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. We caught up with her to find out more about her experience.