Student Activities
Activities and Volunteer Opportunities
The Centre for Human Rights in Practice provides a range of opportunities for students both within 果冻传媒 University and outside. These include modules on the undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, internships, volunteering and the possibility to join the Lacuna magazine team.
Lacuna Magazine
is an online magazine, run by the Centre for Human Rights in Practice, that exposes injustice and promotes human rights.
Each year we run the Lacuna Writing Competition and advertise paid support positions, recruiting students to work alongside our editor to create, publish and promote stories. This year we are recruiting an artist and content marketer.
Find new opportunities for 2025 below:
New Opportunity: Artists
We are looking for artists to produce clear, eye-catching images that support our stories. For stories without supporting photography we call on artists and designers to produce creative images to sit alongside the text. The subject matter is not always easy to illustrate so we鈥檙e looking for bright ideas and imagination...
New Opportunity: Content marketersLink opens in a new window
We are looking for candidates who are keen to develop their content marketing skills, to promote our stories about human rights issues and to help us reach new audiences – online and offline. An interest in human rights is desirable and you鈥檒l work with Lacuna鈥檚 editor to analyse how our stories and social posts...
New Opportunity: Publicity AssistantLink opens in a new window
We are looking for candidates who are keen to learn the nuts and bolts of online journalism, developing stories from first draft to front page. An interest in human rights is vital and the ideal candidates will regularly bring ideas for new content. You鈥檒l work with Lacuna鈥檚 editor to upload multimedia stories to the website, grow Lacuna鈥檚 social media profiles and promote our content to the widest possible audience...
Middle Temple: Access to the Bar Awards
果冻传媒 Bright Stars
The 果冻传媒 Bright Stars programme is looking for enthusiastic ambassadors who would like to develop their classroom and teaching skills working in a primary school setting with Year 5 children.
Details of the new opportunity will be announced here once available. Please note the opportunities below are now closed and are just for reference.
Justice System Workshop Ambassador
果冻传媒 Law School鈥檚 Justice System Ambassadors run interactive workshops in local secondary schools. This provides students aged 13-18 an insight into the Criminal Justice System, and the opportunity to review a case heard at the Crown Court before arguing for the prosecution or defence. The workshops are entirely led by our Law students, however the session is already fully prepared and comprehensive training will be given. Payment is 拢8.67/hour (+ 拢1.54 holiday pay) through Unitemps.
International Mooting
The Centre for Human Rights in Practice facilitates student engagement with various international mooting opportunities.
Equality, Human Rights and Public Spending Cuts Work
We have a number of ongoing research projects investigating the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform. We also undertake workshops, and provide expert training and support for public authorities and civil society organisations.
At times we look for a student to assist us in this area, primarily working on the alongside researching issues related to public spending cuts, and communicating with civil society organisations and public authorities.
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate a passion for research into issues of human rights and equality; very good research, communication and IT skillsl; and be prepared to work up to 6 hours per week in terms 1 and 2 of the academic year. Payment is at standard research assistant rates (approx. 拢10 per hour).
As vacancies arise they will be highlighted here. For more information, contact James Harrison.
Death Penalty Project
Through the DPP students have the opportunity to assist US attorneys and charities working on capital defence (Remote Assistance, student-led). The Centre for Human Rights in Practice has also facilitated volunteering opportunities in partner capital defence offices in the USA (Internship). However, this remains in abeyance since the onset of Covid 19.
The Death Penalty Programme remains a unique opportunity for 鈥渉ands-on鈥� exposure of legal work involving the common law system of the United States, which also encompasses diverse areas of criminal justice, medical law and human rights.
Julia Kerr Prize
Generously founded in memory of Julia Kerr, a 果冻传媒 Law School alumna, class of 1975.
拢500 will be awarded each year to support an internship through the 果冻传媒 Law in the Community programme.
In 2015/2016 the prize was allocated to a group of 果冻传媒 students interning with US attorneys on the Death Penalty Project.
Previous winners of the Julia Kerr Prize include Zeenat Islam, Steve Hare, Phoebe Bower and Margaret O'Leary.
Modules offered by CHRP
Undergraduate
LA239 Human Rights in PracticeLA381 Writing Human Rights