Archive 2019-20

Pathways Opportunities Programme 2019
FOCUS ON STUDENTS | 8 August, 2019
Whetting the legal appetite and widening participation.

Belfast Pride Law Lecture 2019
FOCUS ON EVENTS | 5 August, 2019
‘Popularism, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, and the ECHR'

Law Senior Status Excellence Scholarship Competition
Focus on Students | 27 September, 2019
Scholarship opportunity for Senior Status Offer holders

QUB research on minority languages in the UK discussed on BBC Radio Ulster
FOCUS ON STAFF | 2 October, 2019
Language policy and Brexit
Student success celebrated at the Law School Prizegiving
Focus on Students | 9 October, 2019
Highlighting student attainment in the Law School

Lawyers Without Borders Student Division at QUB – Panel Discussion with Emma DeSouza
Focus on Events | 14 October, 2019
Lawyers Without Borders Student Division inaugural event.

Linklaters at QUB – Commercial Awareness Workshop
Focus on Students | 11 November, 2019
Leading law firm provides an interactive Commercial Awareness Workshop.

QUB Street Law 2020 Project now recruiting
FOCUS ON SKILLS | 12 November, 2019
Great opportunity for skills development.

Lawyers Without Borders QUB Student Division – Women in Law Panel Discussion
Focus on Events | 14 November, 2019
Experiences of Women in Law.

School of Law Launches Scholarships for Students from Hong Kong
FOCUS ON STUDENTS | 14 November, 2019
Undergraduate scholarship opportunity.

Dr Katharine Fortin – Lecture on Non-State Armed Groups and International Law
FOCUS ON EVENTS | 20 November, 2019
Engaging on Values and Building Ownership

Silent Crisis - Films relating to the Human Rights among Refugees and Asylum Seekers
FOCUS ON EVENTS | 21 November, 2019
Human rights issues of refugees and asylum seekers through film

Stephen Livingstone Annual Lecture 2019: Professor Brice Dickson
FOCUS ON EVENTS | 25 November, 2019
The Problems with Human Rights

Dr Heather Roberts – Examining the History of Women Judges in Australia
Focus on Events | 27 November, 2019

Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden wins the Kevin Boyle Book Prize 2019
Focus on staff | 28 November, 2019
The Irish Association of Law Teachers awards the Kevin Boyle Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship every two years.

ESRC NINE Postdoctoral Fellowships 2020
FOCUS ON STUDENTS | 5 December, 2019
Apply now for ESRC NINE Postdoctoral Fellowships 2020

The international day for the right to truth: 20th anniversary of an emerging human right
FOCUS ON RESEARCH | 13 December, 2019

Pathway Opportunity Programme Celebration
Focus on Students | 13 December, 2019
Helping students to reach their full potential.

Queen’s Law students attend Sakharov Prize Ceremony at the European Parliament
FOCUS ON STUDENTS | 19 December, 2019
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded by the European Parliament annually since 1988.

New Masters in Law and Technology Launched at Queen’s University Belfast
FOCUS ON LEARNING | 19 December, 2019
Explore technology, law and innovation.

QUB Law PhD SRN Collaborative Research Symposium
Focus on Students | 9 December, 2019
Learning to collaborate, collaborate to learn.

Global Skills tackles Law Reform in the UK
Focus on Students | 16 December, 2019
Learning about Law Reform

Human Rights in Practice
Focus on Human Rights | 16 December, 2019
Exploring the practice of human rights.

New GCRF Research Hub on Gender, Justice and Security
FOCUS ON RESEARCH | 17 January, 2020
Prof Fionnuala Ní Aoláin (QUB) is co-director of the Hub’s Transformation and Empowerment stream.


QUB Gender Network receives Annual Fund Award
FOCUS ON STAFF | 24 January, 2020
Enhancing the student experience

Linklaters at QUB – Life as a Trainee at a Commercial Law Firm
Focus on Careers | 30 January, 2020
Finding out about life as a trainee solicitor.

Seminar: Borders and Boundaries - – Dr Prosper Maguchu
focus on research | 5 February, 2020
Importing Asset Recovery “Duty Free” in Transitional Justice Process

Careers in Law Insight Programme (CLIP) 2020 Launched in the Hub
Focus on Careers | 3 February, 2020
Supporting student skills development

The Life Experience of an International Co-Investing Judge
Focus on Research | 9 February, 2020
Professor Michael Bohlander shares his experiences.

DLA Piper Employer Presentation and Networking Afternoon
Focus on Careers | 3 February, 2020
Providing students with potential career paathways

Athena SWAN Career Development Workshop – Mentoring in Queen’s
Focus on Staff | 12 February, 2020
Embedding Athena Swan in the working life of the school.

Dr Conor McCormick wins the Delivering Excellence Award
FOCUS ON STAFF | 10 February, 2020
Delivering Excellence in the Law School

Seminar: Dr Colleen Murphy
Focus on Research | 13 February, 2020
Principled Compromises: When does a Process of Transitional Justice Qualify as Just?

Law School students triumph in Philpot Curran Moot
Focus on students | 11 February, 2020
Mooting Win

Eversheds Sutherland Launch Postgraduate Prize at Queens
Focus on Partnerships | 4 February, 2020
Eversheds Sutherland, a top global law practice with offices in Belfast, have launched a student prize in partnership with the School of Law in Queen’s University Belfast.
Semester 1

Successful School of Law Event Strengthens Links with Employers
FOCUS ON Employers | 28 February, 2020
A successful Employer Roundtable event, hosted by the School of Law within Queen’s University, has strengthened university-industry links
Seminar: Citizen Science and DIY Diabetes
FOCUS ON RESEARCH | 20 February, 2020
Ethical and Regulatory Challenges of Patient-led Innovation
Women in Law – An Insight into Law Graduate Careers
FOCUS ON WOMEN IN LAW | 24 February, 2020
QUB Woman in Law is a Lean In Circle

Global Norms in a Divided World Interdisciplinary Symposium
Focus on Events | 2 March, 2020
The symposium addressed the impact of growing nationalism on the global normative order.

Inaugural “Health Law and Ethics” Seminar by Dr Aisling McMahon
Focus on events | 3 March, 2020
Biotechnology, Patents and Licensing for ‘Ethical’ Use – A Regulatory Opportunity?

Wellcome Trust Research Workshop: Patient Safety and Redress
Focus on Workshops | 9 March, 2020
On Friday 6 March, the School of Law hosted the Wellcome Trust Research Workshop.

Dr. Cheryl Lawther receives a Fulbright Irish Scholar Award
Focus on Staff | 9 April, 2020
Human Rights Scholar Success

All-Island Conversation around Covid-19 and Human Rights Seminar Series
FOCUS ON EVENTS | 22 April, 2020
Topics include emergency powers; health and the dead; and gender.