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2022
06
May
2022
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11:27
Europe/London
Legal charity The Defendant and education project The Law in 60 Seconds are coming together to host the UK’s first-ever public legal education conference from 10am – 4pm on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at The University of Manchester. This event is also av...
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29
April
2022
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14:16
Europe/London
Broadcaster Kylie Pentelow and producer Lucy McDaid have partnered with the University's Manchester Innocence Project to launch a new true crime podcast that explores wrongful convictions....
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23
March
2022
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14:47
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is delighted to announce an exciting new scholarship scheme aimed at widening access for students applying to its Law and Earth and Environmental Science (EES) courses. The Graham McKenna-Mayes Memorial Fund, launched by ...
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25
February
2022
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09:29
Europe/London
Journalist and author of 'The Great Post Office Scandal’, Nick Wallis, joined us for the official launch of the Manchester Innocence Project with a talk detailing over ten years of his experiences following the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, which s...
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21
February
2022
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03:06
Europe/London
On Friday 11th February, in collaboration with the School of Social Sciences, the Law School hosted a Making a Difference event which saw the public screening of the film ‘Clothing Poverty: Exposed’ and welcomed Sharewear to the University of Manches...
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28
January
2022
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14:39
Europe/London
The University of Manchester Law school is pleased to announce the University of Manchester Legal Research Paper Series. The series features a wide-ranging collection of legal scholarship in core research areas such as:bioethics, health and law;law a...
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11
January
2022
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14:12
Europe/London
Professor Jean d’Aspremont’s monograph titled ‘After Meaning: The Sovereignty of Forms in International Law’ is published by Elgar Studies in Legal theory. After Meaning provides a radical challenge to the way in which international law is thought an...
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2021
15
December
2021
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14:29
Europe/London
A joint application by several academics in The University of Manchester Law School has been successful in securing ‘British Council Global Partnership’ funding to work with China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) in Beijing and Capital ...
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24
June
2021
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09:55
Europe/London
Supported by the Attorney General, the LawWorks Student Pro Bono awards celebrate the best pro bono activities undertaken by law students and law schools and the positive impact on those assisted.Whilst law schools and students across the country hav...
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18
June
2021
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14:12
Europe/London
Students in the School of Social Sciences have the opportunity to work with qualified legal practitioners and academic staff to provide pro bono legal advice to members of the public, who are not able to access free legal aid elsewhere. In summer 202...
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07
April
2021
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16:14
Europe/London
Congratulations to the Manchester University Law Society (MULS) and the Manchester University Pro Bono Society for taking home three awards, out of five nominations, at the prestigious LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards!The Student Law Society...
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2020
09
October
2020
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09:54
Europe/London
The University of Manchester Law School, one of the UK’s top-ranked law schools, has partnered with BARBRI, the global legal education provider, to offer the University’s students and alumni a comprehensive preparation programme for the Solicitors Qu...
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02
October
2020
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09:55
Europe/London
The University of Manchester Law School is pleased to announce the winner of the McCollum Consultants Prize for the academic year 2019 - 2020. This year the student winner was Amelia Davis.
The course, Principles of Law, Medicine and Ethics, analy...
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19
August
2020
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09:15
Europe/London
Seventy per cent of parents who have experienced child and adolescent-to-parent violence saw an increase in violent episodes during lockdown, according to a new report from researchers at the Universities of Manchester and Oxford.
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13
July
2020
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10:46
Europe/London
Researchers from The University of Manchester have published a new book which examines the characteristics and dynamics of the most common type of murder - an adult male killing another adult male.
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29
June
2020
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11:46
Europe/London
Experts from The University of Manchester and The University of Bristol are calling for permanent laws allowing so-called ‘pills by post’ abortion services to be enacted in Great Britain and the USA, in order to address barriers to care highlighted b...
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29
May
2020
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09:42
Europe/London
A group of 40 law students from The University of Manchester are set to volunteer their services during their holidays to help people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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14
February
2020
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08:57
Europe/London
An academic from The University of Manchester has called for reform to English pregnancy law, as part of her research into ‘artificial womb technology’ - which would partially facilitate the process of gestation outside the body - and the implication...
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2019
20
November
2019
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16:55
Europe/London
The School of Social Sciences is celebrating the opening of the Justice Hub, a network that includes our Legal Advice Clinics, Miscarriages of Justice Review Centre and cutting edge teaching and research within legal technology. The Justice Hub allow...
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20
November
2019
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16:25
Europe/London
The Law and Technology Initiative at The University of Manchester won the award for 'Alliance of the Year' at the British Legal Technology Awards. The initiative brings together academics in Law, Business and the School of Computer Sciences, alongsid...
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24
October
2019
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09:00
Europe/London
The English Football League (EFL) has announced a new research-led crowd management project, which could help transform the way in which future matches are policed and stewarded.
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25
September
2019
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15:17
Europe/London
Lady Hale, first female President of the UK Supreme Court and lecturer at The University of Manchester Law School between 1966 and 1984, yesterday handed down the judgement in a landmark case brought against the Prime Minister for his decision to pro...
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19
July
2019
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15:18
Europe/London
Two brothers, who have both graduated from The University of Manchester, are aiming to build on their world-leading rankings in basketball by being selected for the Irish 2020/2024 Olympic team.
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01
July
2019
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15:58
Europe/London
The rise and rise of medical technology is breaking down barriers in healthcare, but with a new wave of innovation comes a tide of ethical and legal questions that need to be answered.
Responding to this brave new world, The University of Manchest...
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25
June
2019
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12:01
Europe/London
Four Law students gave a musical performance at a key legal networking event held in Manchester. An exclusive drinks reception, hosted by Lincoln House Chambers, celebrated 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which allowed wo...
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06
June
2019
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12:42
Europe/London
A lecturer at the University of Manchester’s School of Law has presented his research into policing football hooliganism at the Department of Civil Defence in Queretaro, Mexico.
Dr Geoff Pearson, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Law, spoke to an audien...
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20
May
2019
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09:46
Europe/London
The University of Manchester School of Law scooped five prizes in four categories at the Making a Difference Award, recognising the real-world impact the School is making on the community and beyond.The University of Manchester School of Law was one ...
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30
April
2019
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14:48
Europe/London
‘Reflections on air quality challenges: governance and good health’ was an interdisciplinary piece co-authored by a third-year atmospheric science PhD student, Jessica Slater.
The article was a summary of presentations and discussions at the UKELA...
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28
March
2019
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12:05
Europe/London
A University of Manchester School of Law reader in Criminology has brought his leading knowledge to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010.
Dr Nicholas Lord was the principal investigator on a project established in 2016 to de...
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08
March
2019
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11:54
Europe/London
Violent crime among young people has reached a worrying high in parts of the UK over recent years. There’s been a year-on-year increase in knife offences committed by young people since March 2014. In 2017/18 alone, there were more than 100 knife-rel...
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