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Congratulations to all our students who received an award at our annual Prize Giving Ceremony last night! 🎉
The event celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our students over the previous academic year.
A huge well done to all the prize winners for their extraordinary achievements!
The event celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our students over the previous academic year.
A huge well done to all the prize winners for their extraordinary achievements!
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congratulations to all our students who received an award at our annual Prize Giving Ceremony last night! 🎉
The event celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our students over the previous academic year.
A huge well done to all the prize winners for their extraordinary achievements!
The event celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our students over the previous academic year.
A huge well done to all the prize winners for their extraordinary achievements!
Are you an Edinburgh Law School graduate based in the Munich area?
Then meet with your fellow alumni at an informal gathering held at Hofbräuhaus München on Friday 21 November, 8pm - 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
Then meet with your fellow alumni at an informal gathering held at Hofbräuhaus München on Friday 21 November, 8pm - 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are you an Edinburgh Law School graduate based in the Munich area?
Then meet with your fellow alumni at an informal gathering held at Hofbräuhaus München on Friday 21 November, 8pm - 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
Then meet with your fellow alumni at an informal gathering held at Hofbräuhaus München on Friday 21 November, 8pm - 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
As part of the LSGL Sustainable Global Value Chains project, Professor Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Edinburgh Law School co-hosted the Conference on Sustainable Global Value Chains with Michael Nietsch from EBS Law School .
Read more: https://edin.ac/4o2ydxN
Read more: https://edin.ac/4o2ydxN
October 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
As part of the LSGL Sustainable Global Value Chains project, Professor Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Edinburgh Law School co-hosted the Conference on Sustainable Global Value Chains with Michael Nietsch from EBS Law School .
Read more: https://edin.ac/4o2ydxN
Read more: https://edin.ac/4o2ydxN
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🚨 UK GGR start-ups: apply to pitch at Innovation Day on 1 October! Part of the UK GGR Event, Innovation Day is where you can pitch for the chance join the UK's 1st dedicated CO2 removal accelerator, a programme from @undaunted-hq.bsky.social & Innovate UK. Apply by 12 Sept! co2re.org/events/the-u...
September 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 UK GGR start-ups: apply to pitch at Innovation Day on 1 October! Part of the UK GGR Event, Innovation Day is where you can pitch for the chance join the UK's 1st dedicated CO2 removal accelerator, a programme from @undaunted-hq.bsky.social & Innovate UK. Apply by 12 Sept! co2re.org/events/the-u...
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What are the latest developments in GGR research? What do they mean for decision-makers? If you're interested in these 2 questions, we invite you to join us for Day 2 of our UK GGR Event on 30 September at @rigb.org in London. Read more & register: co2re.org/events/the-u...
August 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What are the latest developments in GGR research? What do they mean for decision-makers? If you're interested in these 2 questions, we invite you to join us for Day 2 of our UK GGR Event on 30 September at @rigb.org in London. Read more & register: co2re.org/events/the-u...
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Just published! Read our new blog entry by Lorna Richardson @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Error in the Law of Contract: Shaping a Doctrine Fit for the 21st Century. blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
July 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Just published! Read our new blog entry by Lorna Richardson @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Error in the Law of Contract: Shaping a Doctrine Fit for the 21st Century. blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
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📣We are delighted to celebrate the launch of a new report created with our friends at the @uoelawschool.bsky.social titled "Access to Justice for Babies & Young Children Across 12 Jurisdictions"
➡️ togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
➡️ togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
July 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📣We are delighted to celebrate the launch of a new report created with our friends at the @uoelawschool.bsky.social titled "Access to Justice for Babies & Young Children Across 12 Jurisdictions"
➡️ togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
➡️ togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Congratulations to Anna Rutherford (LLB 2004) for winning the inaugural Rat Race between Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and Edinburgh Castle 🏅
Anna completed the 100-mile race in 17 hours and 23 minutes, more than 2 hours ahead of the closest competitor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anna completed the 100-mile race in 17 hours and 23 minutes, more than 2 hours ahead of the closest competitor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish runner finishes ultra-marathon two hours ahead of competitors
Anna Rutherford finished so far ahead in the Bamburgh to Edinburgh race that she was home by the time her rivals crossed the finish line.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Congratulations to Anna Rutherford (LLB 2004) for winning the inaugural Rat Race between Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and Edinburgh Castle 🏅
Anna completed the 100-mile race in 17 hours and 23 minutes, more than 2 hours ahead of the closest competitor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anna completed the 100-mile race in 17 hours and 23 minutes, more than 2 hours ahead of the closest competitor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🎉Delighted to work 'together' with @uoelawschool.bsky.social Human Rights Clinic students on the launch of a NEW research project
Students engaged in global comparative analysis of how babies & young children access justice when their rights are not upheld
The release of the report coming soon!
Students engaged in global comparative analysis of how babies & young children access justice when their rights are not upheld
The release of the report coming soon!
June 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎉Delighted to work 'together' with @uoelawschool.bsky.social Human Rights Clinic students on the launch of a NEW research project
Students engaged in global comparative analysis of how babies & young children access justice when their rights are not upheld
The release of the report coming soon!
Students engaged in global comparative analysis of how babies & young children access justice when their rights are not upheld
The release of the report coming soon!
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Criminological highlights at the annual @uoelawschool.bsky.social research and impact celebration.
Alistair Henry on the development of research ideas in the Sociology of Policing, and @susanmcvie.bsky.social on turning research and research relationships into change in the world (1 of 3)
Alistair Henry on the development of research ideas in the Sociology of Policing, and @susanmcvie.bsky.social on turning research and research relationships into change in the world (1 of 3)
June 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Criminological highlights at the annual @uoelawschool.bsky.social research and impact celebration.
Alistair Henry on the development of research ideas in the Sociology of Policing, and @susanmcvie.bsky.social on turning research and research relationships into change in the world (1 of 3)
Alistair Henry on the development of research ideas in the Sociology of Policing, and @susanmcvie.bsky.social on turning research and research relationships into change in the world (1 of 3)
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🚨New CO2RE policy briefing! Current UK waste law hinders biochar's scale-up as a method of greenhouse gas removal, argue Navraj Singh Ghaleigh & Luka Štrubelj. But it doesn't have to be this way. Find out how regulations can be improved in their briefing: co2re.org/wp-content/u...
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June 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🚨New CO2RE policy briefing! Current UK waste law hinders biochar's scale-up as a method of greenhouse gas removal, argue Navraj Singh Ghaleigh & Luka Štrubelj. But it doesn't have to be this way. Find out how regulations can be improved in their briefing: co2re.org/wp-content/u...
Apply now to the Leiden-Edinburgh Global Law Summer School: Public Interest Dispute Resolution and Advocacy.
It offers legal practitioners and advanced law students the opportunity to discover new depths of global law and public interest.
Find out more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
It offers legal practitioners and advanced law students the opportunity to discover new depths of global law and public interest.
Find out more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
May 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Apply now to the Leiden-Edinburgh Global Law Summer School: Public Interest Dispute Resolution and Advocacy.
It offers legal practitioners and advanced law students the opportunity to discover new depths of global law and public interest.
Find out more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
It offers legal practitioners and advanced law students the opportunity to discover new depths of global law and public interest.
Find out more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
Join us on 26 May for our 'Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life' event where Nathan Schneider (Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder), will present his book where he argues that the internet has been plagued by "implicit feudalism".
Register now: edin.ac/3FjjxsS
Register now: edin.ac/3FjjxsS
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Join us on 26 May for our 'Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life' event where Nathan Schneider (Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder), will present his book where he argues that the internet has been plagued by "implicit feudalism".
Register now: edin.ac/3FjjxsS
Register now: edin.ac/3FjjxsS
Professor Nehal Buhta discussed the legal and ethical implications of AI-driven weapons systems on ABC Radio, following the recent UN General Assembly meeting aimed at reviving efforts to regulate autonomous weapons increasingly deployed in modern warfare.
Read more: edin.ac/4j9Ddxo
Read more: edin.ac/4j9Ddxo
May 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Professor Nehal Buhta discussed the legal and ethical implications of AI-driven weapons systems on ABC Radio, following the recent UN General Assembly meeting aimed at reviving efforts to regulate autonomous weapons increasingly deployed in modern warfare.
Read more: edin.ac/4j9Ddxo
Read more: edin.ac/4j9Ddxo
Congratulations to the Edinburgh Law School team, consisting of Hannah Kroker, Shefali Maini, Jan Mais, Keito Mizuno and Marie Moens, who won multiple prizes at the 2025 Day of Crisis Competition 🎉
Read more: edin.ac/4kdLUYZ
Read more: edin.ac/4kdLUYZ
May 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Congratulations to the Edinburgh Law School team, consisting of Hannah Kroker, Shefali Maini, Jan Mais, Keito Mizuno and Marie Moens, who won multiple prizes at the 2025 Day of Crisis Competition 🎉
Read more: edin.ac/4kdLUYZ
Read more: edin.ac/4kdLUYZ
Sign up for our 'Masterclass: Khashoggi, Assange and Congestion Charge: Current Topics in Diplomatic and Consular Law'. This two-day (9 and 10 July) online short course will explore some of the most fascinating questions of the law of diplomatic and consular relations.
Register now: edin.ac/44xjKmJ
Register now: edin.ac/44xjKmJ
May 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sign up for our 'Masterclass: Khashoggi, Assange and Congestion Charge: Current Topics in Diplomatic and Consular Law'. This two-day (9 and 10 July) online short course will explore some of the most fascinating questions of the law of diplomatic and consular relations.
Register now: edin.ac/44xjKmJ
Register now: edin.ac/44xjKmJ
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Delighted to be part of the successful bid for the Scottish Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (SPACE). Looking forward to working with colleagues at ENU, GCU & St Andrews to support @policescotland.bsky.social & the Scottish Prevention Hub.
@uoelawschool.bsky.social
#ChallengeCreateChange
@uoelawschool.bsky.social
#ChallengeCreateChange
🎉 We did it! SIPR is now officially a UKRI-funded Centre of Excellence — and we’re leading Scotland’s only P-ACE at ENU! 💥
Shaping the future of policing through research, tech & training.
See links in comments 👇
#FutureOfPolicing #SIPR #UKRI
Shaping the future of policing through research, tech & training.
See links in comments 👇
#FutureOfPolicing #SIPR #UKRI
May 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Delighted to be part of the successful bid for the Scottish Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (SPACE). Looking forward to working with colleagues at ENU, GCU & St Andrews to support @policescotland.bsky.social & the Scottish Prevention Hub.
@uoelawschool.bsky.social
#ChallengeCreateChange
@uoelawschool.bsky.social
#ChallengeCreateChange
Join us online on 6 May, 2-3:30pm for our Case C-181/23 Commission v Malta (Investor Citizenship) Discussion Panel.
Our online panel will provide an initial reaction to the judgment that Malta's citizenship scheme is contrary to European law and discuss its possible implications.
edin.ac/42UQEv6
Our online panel will provide an initial reaction to the judgment that Malta's citizenship scheme is contrary to European law and discuss its possible implications.
edin.ac/42UQEv6
April 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Join us online on 6 May, 2-3:30pm for our Case C-181/23 Commission v Malta (Investor Citizenship) Discussion Panel.
Our online panel will provide an initial reaction to the judgment that Malta's citizenship scheme is contrary to European law and discuss its possible implications.
edin.ac/42UQEv6
Our online panel will provide an initial reaction to the judgment that Malta's citizenship scheme is contrary to European law and discuss its possible implications.
edin.ac/42UQEv6
Join us on 6 May, 3.30 - 5pm, for "The Respective Roles of Public and Private Competition Law Enforcement to attain the Goals of Antitrust: Beyond Optimal Enforcement Theory?"
Speakers include Olivier Guersent, Director General, DG Competition and Professor Arianna Andreangeli.
edin.ac/4jTuIqL
Speakers include Olivier Guersent, Director General, DG Competition and Professor Arianna Andreangeli.
edin.ac/4jTuIqL
April 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Join us on 6 May, 3.30 - 5pm, for "The Respective Roles of Public and Private Competition Law Enforcement to attain the Goals of Antitrust: Beyond Optimal Enforcement Theory?"
Speakers include Olivier Guersent, Director General, DG Competition and Professor Arianna Andreangeli.
edin.ac/4jTuIqL
Speakers include Olivier Guersent, Director General, DG Competition and Professor Arianna Andreangeli.
edin.ac/4jTuIqL
Congratulations to @smitakheria.bsky.social who has been elected as the Chair of the SLSA! (@slsauk.bsky.social)
Dr Kheria was elected during the SLSA’s annual conference and is the first woman of colour to hold the position since the association was established.
Read more: edin.ac/4iH7JhP
Dr Kheria was elected during the SLSA’s annual conference and is the first woman of colour to hold the position since the association was established.
Read more: edin.ac/4iH7JhP
April 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Congratulations to @smitakheria.bsky.social who has been elected as the Chair of the SLSA! (@slsauk.bsky.social)
Dr Kheria was elected during the SLSA’s annual conference and is the first woman of colour to hold the position since the association was established.
Read more: edin.ac/4iH7JhP
Dr Kheria was elected during the SLSA’s annual conference and is the first woman of colour to hold the position since the association was established.
Read more: edin.ac/4iH7JhP
Professor Arianna Andreangeli will be speaking at the seminar along with Peter Sellar, Partner, Brussels office of Squire Patton Boggs global law firm and David Martin, former Labour MEP for Scotland, and Vice-President of the European Parliament.
Full details in the link below 👇
Full details in the link below 👇
How should Europe respond to the challenges of Trump, and the growing economic power of China? Can Europe be more competitive? What is the future for the European single market? Big questions for the EU - and UK/Scotland. Find out more at our event, Sun 11 May www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...
The future for the economy, industry and business in Europe
The seminar will led by a number of expert speakers. There will be plenty of opportunity for discussion.
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April 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Professor Arianna Andreangeli will be speaking at the seminar along with Peter Sellar, Partner, Brussels office of Squire Patton Boggs global law firm and David Martin, former Labour MEP for Scotland, and Vice-President of the European Parliament.
Full details in the link below 👇
Full details in the link below 👇
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@uoelawschool.bsky.social is hiring a Teaching & Research Fellow in AI, Data & the Rule of Law.
The post will include:
✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
🤝working closely with our CTMF team!
Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9
The post will include:
✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
🤝working closely with our CTMF team!
Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9
Teaching and Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence, Data and the Rule of Law
The Teaching and Research Fellow in in Artificial Intelligence, Data and the Rule of Law will pursue a research and teaching agenda addressing the interdisciplinary area linking together artificial intelligence, data and the rule of law, incorporating the legal, sociological, philosophical, ethical, cognitive and technical questions surrounding the use of computational data in areas implicating the rule of law and justice.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
@uoelawschool.bsky.social is hiring a Teaching & Research Fellow in AI, Data & the Rule of Law.
The post will include:
✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
🤝working closely with our CTMF team!
Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9
The post will include:
✨teaching responsibilities @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
↔️collaboration across @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
🤝working closely with our CTMF team!
Apply by 2 May ▶️ edin.ac/4ih5dP9
Supported by the FCDO, we brought together over 20 global experts in Responsible AI in the military domain appointed to the GC REAIM.
Workshop attendees discussed draft policy notes which will serve as inputs for the GC REAIM’s final strategic guidance report.
Read more: edin.ac/4jzkT1c
Workshop attendees discussed draft policy notes which will serve as inputs for the GC REAIM’s final strategic guidance report.
Read more: edin.ac/4jzkT1c
April 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Supported by the FCDO, we brought together over 20 global experts in Responsible AI in the military domain appointed to the GC REAIM.
Workshop attendees discussed draft policy notes which will serve as inputs for the GC REAIM’s final strategic guidance report.
Read more: edin.ac/4jzkT1c
Workshop attendees discussed draft policy notes which will serve as inputs for the GC REAIM’s final strategic guidance report.
Read more: edin.ac/4jzkT1c
Join us next week, 11 April, 5:30-7pm to hear from Professor Lisa Ramsey, University of San Diego School of Law, on ‘Balancing Trademark and Free Speech Rights in Trademark Registration and Enforcement Laws’.
Find out more: edin.ac/3CA98b8
Find out more: edin.ac/3CA98b8
Balancing Trademark and Free Speech Rights in Trademark Registration and Enforcement Laws | Edinburgh Law School
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April 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Join us next week, 11 April, 5:30-7pm to hear from Professor Lisa Ramsey, University of San Diego School of Law, on ‘Balancing Trademark and Free Speech Rights in Trademark Registration and Enforcement Laws’.
Find out more: edin.ac/3CA98b8
Find out more: edin.ac/3CA98b8
Join us on Monday 31 March for this year's Charles Smith Memorial Lecture, "Energy Transition: Opportunities and Challenges - Legal, Policy and Practical".
We are delighted to host this event with Brodies LLP which will take the form of a panel discussion.
Find out more: edin.ac/4ihVVmB
We are delighted to host this event with Brodies LLP which will take the form of a panel discussion.
Find out more: edin.ac/4ihVVmB
March 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Join us on Monday 31 March for this year's Charles Smith Memorial Lecture, "Energy Transition: Opportunities and Challenges - Legal, Policy and Practical".
We are delighted to host this event with Brodies LLP which will take the form of a panel discussion.
Find out more: edin.ac/4ihVVmB
We are delighted to host this event with Brodies LLP which will take the form of a panel discussion.
Find out more: edin.ac/4ihVVmB