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Find out what's been happening in the Law department.
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Fintech has a gender problem – here’s why you should care
9 Apr 2024
Fintech (financial technology) is everywhere. It’s the catch-all term for technology-enabled financial services innovation.
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Innovative ‘Uncertain Futures’ project highlighted in recent WHO report
8 Dec 2023
Life expectancy has increased globally - however, in employment, healthcare and communities, older people face significant challenges which can ...
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Assisted dying ethical review published by Jersey’s government
7 Nov 2023
Jersey’s government has published a report into assisted dying after an ethical review was undertaken by three experts, including one from The ...
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Racial Bias and the Bench - one year on, has progress been made in the legal system?
31 Oct 2023
An event is set to take place that will assess whether progress has been made in meeting the challenges outlined by a groundbreaking report into ...
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Post Office scandal among miscarriages of justice explored by podcast series
4 Apr 2023
Broadcaster Kylie Pentelow has teamed up with the University's Manchester Innocence Project to host their second series of true crime podcasts which ...
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Professor Javier García Oliva Appointed Head of Law from April 2023
22 Feb 2023
Professor Javier García Oliva will succeed Professor Aristea Koukiadaki as Head of Law effective from 1st April 2023. Professor Aristea Koukiadaki ...
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Dr Amber Darr recognised in UPSIGN’s list of 75 notable British-Pakistani academics, trainers, and teachers
7 Feb 2023
Dr Amber Darr from the University of Manchester Law Department has been recognised in UPSIGN’s list of 75 notable British Pakistani academics, ...
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Professor Aristea Koukiadaki awarded €2m by the ERC for research on remedies in comparative labour law
31 Jan 2023
Professor Aristea Koukiadaki has been awarded a €2 million Consolidator grant by the European Research Council for a 5-year, inter-disciplinary ...
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Leading Labour MP welcomes report into racial bias in justice system
24 Jan 2023
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP has welcomed a report by experts from The University of Manchester which highlighted the issue of racial bias ...
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Uncertain Futures team Win Manchester Culture Award
28 Nov 2022
The Uncertain Futures team has won the Manchester Culture Award 2022 in the category of Protection of Equality and Social Justice. The Manchester ...
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International Commercial and Technology Law LLM champions a new kind of professional for a new world of commerce
24 Oct 2022
As a digital transformation storms the world of commerce, the legal framework must evolve to keep up. New and emerging technologies such as big data,...
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Uncertain Futures team nominated for a Manchester Culture Award
20 Oct 2022
The Uncertain Futures team has been nominated for a Manchester Culture Award 2022 in the category of Protection of Equality and Social Justice. ...
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New report uncovers ‘institutional racism’ in the justice system
18 Oct 2022
A new report by experts from The University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC has raised urgent questions about racial attitudes and ...
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Jeremy Corbyn speaks at launch of clothing poverty campaign
23 Sep 2022
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP has spoken at the launch of a new campaign to expose clothing poverty during the current cost of living crisis, ...
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Revised undergraduate LLB Law programmes
5 Sep 2022
The University of Manchester Law School are delighted to launch revised versions of their four undergraduate LLB Law programmes LLB Law LLB Law with...
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Law School Academic Awarded Sir Anthony Hart Prize
12 Jul 2022
A Manchester academic has been awarded a prestigious, early career prize by the Irish Legal History Society on the occasion of the 25th British Legal...
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Law researcher secures Hallsworth Conference Funding
27 Jun 2022
A cross faculty application has been successful in securing Hallsworth Conference Funding. This funding aims to fund landmark events that draw ...
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The University of Manchester to co-host the UK's first-ever public legal education conference
6 May 2022
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 ...
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New podcast examines rapidly growing movement to overturn false convictions
29 Apr 2022
Broadcaster Kylie Pentelow and producer Lucy McDaid have partnered with the University's Manchester Innocence Project to launch a new true crime ...
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