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Congratulations, Criminology graduates! 🎓 It has been a pleasure to see you reach this milestone. Best wishes for the exciting opportunities ahead.
Our staff Carolyn Abbot, Kirsty Keywood, Alex Mullock, Rachael Ntongho, Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu, Geoff Pearson and Sarah Devaney had the privilege to join Lady Brenda Hale in conversation with Afua Hirsch for the IAWJ event in London yesterday: In the Company of Justice. iawj.org
@manchester.ac.uk has been ranked the world's number one university for #sustainability impact in the @timeshighered.bsky.social Education Impact Rankings. We are proud to be a part of bringing people and ideas together to make improvements in #technological, #environmental and #social change.
Researchers have played a key role in unveiling the most detailed photo ever made of our galaxy’s heart. Containing more than 60 million stars, it offers an unprecedented view of the galactic bulge and could help confirm the existence of exoplanets. @esa.int www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...
The trade deals promising prosperity to billions — why they're failing, and what it really takes to make them work. Check out the recent book of Professor Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu: www.cambridge.org/core/books/r... @uomsoss.bsky.social
Regional Trade Agreements, Prosperity and the Global South
Cambridge Core - International Trade Law - Regional Trade Agreements, Prosperity and the Global South
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Prof Simona Giordano @uomlaw.bsky.social presented work on the clinical management of transgender and gender-diverse young people. Her research explores ethics, evidence standards, and harm reduction in collaboration with clinicians, advocates, and policymakers.
Laura O’Donovan, Sarah Devaney, Alexandra Mullock and Victoria L Moore discussed how evidence from recent maternity care scandals is explored to reveal how epistemic injustice is contributing to harmful outcomes 1/2
📝 New article from Petra Nordqvist and @lucyfrith.bsky.social on how legislation on egg & sperm donation should adapt to the changing donation landscape created by at-home DNA testing. @uomlaw.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2026/0...
The University of Manchester Law Department, in collaboration with the UK Constitutional Law Association, was delighted to host a conference on the Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom on 20-21 May 2026. 1/2
New work by Alan Cunningham on speculative universal relational frameworks in property theory and the question of how we 'house' ourselves and others - or not - within society: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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We're at @alliancembs.bsky.social for today's event, "Labour's wobbling Jenga tower: The 2024 general election two years on" A special event marking @robfordmancs.bsky.social new book, 'The British General Election of 2024' and a night of insight into British politics today. Stay tuned 🧵👇
Danielle Griffiths, Alex Mullock, Barry Lyons and Ian Freckleton discuss how people are being seriously harmed by invasive cosmetic procedures, and why better regulation is needed to address this problem: www.bmj.com/content/392/... @uomsoss.bsky.social
What human rights obligations exist to protect the population as a whole? Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social explores this question in a thought provoking paper in Judicial Review: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @uomsoss.bsky.social
Positive Obligations to Protect the Population under Human Rights Law
Published in Judicial Review (Vol. 30, No. 3, 2025)
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Who has, and who should enjoy access to the right to strike in the new world of work? Our lecturer, Ricardo Buendia @ricardobuendiae.bsky.social and Prof. Nicola Contouris (UCL) have published the chapter 'Access to the Right to Strike Through the Employment Relationship and its Problems'
The Right to Strike Reimagined
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Join Prof. Alejandro del Valle-Gálvez for a discussion of European and American values in international law and their role in shaping democracy in a multipolar world. ⚖️ 📅 6 May 2026, 4–5.30 pm 📍 University Place 5.206 All welcome. Co-organised by ManReg & MILC.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the book launch — it was wonderful to see such a great turnout! 📚 Congratulations again to our brilliant faculty members, Professor Jean d'Aspremont, Professor John Haskell, Professor Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu, and Dr Yusra Suedi, on their new books.
Supporting Law students in their use of AI Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate student registered for a Law programme at the University of Manchester? Do you use AI to support your studies (excluding use for assessment)? 1/4
Roundtable on the Magna Carta and Common Law Rights with Lord Mance, Lord Carnwath, Dinah Rose KC, Prof David Feldman, Prof Javier Garcia Oliva and Rev’d Prof Helen Hall 1/3
Following @manchester.ac.uk’s victory in University Challenge, I am jumping on the bandwagon to share that I will be back at Manchester from September to study for a PhD in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence! Exciting times ahead! @uomlaw.bsky.social
Funded PhD studentship on copyright and AI available at The University of Manchester: The project is fully funded for 3.5 years and includes tuition fees, an annual stipend (£21,805 per year), and additional funds for training and support. Please note that the project is open to UK students only.
CreativeAI Studentships 2026 entry | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester
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📢 A new report led by Prof @robertthomas223.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social and funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org finds councils delivering SEND support are being “set up to fail”. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/o...
Inspired by Harry Street’s legacy? Learn how law can shape a better world with Attorney General Richard Hermer KC's insights from @uomlaw.bsky.social Harry Street Lecture! 📰 https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/attorney-general-makes-case-for-international-rules-based-order/ #HarryStreet
Thanks to the kind readers who made this the most read article on the Judicial Review website in the past year!
Professor Javier Garcia Oliva, Head of Law at the University of Manchester, was invited to deliver the inaugural lecture of the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Law at the Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile) on Thursday, 9th April.
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Amir Paz-Fuchs has been appointed as the new Head of @uomlaw.bsky.social in the School of Social Sciences at @manchester.ac.uk. 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
Discover why this rule matters, where law remains unclear, and its implications across EU states in his report with Prof. Elaine Dewhurst: data.europa.eu/doi/10.2838/... @uomlaw.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk
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🌟 Research Spotlight Our own Dr Alexandra Mullock features in a new LBC Opinion piece analysing why the Assisted Dying Bill has stalled in the House of Lords. @manchester.ac.uk @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social #UoMResearch 🧵1/
Attorney General Richard Hermer KC recently joined us at @officialuom.bsky.social for the @uomlaw.bsky.social Annual Harry Street Lecture, sharing why rules-based law matters and its lasting impact on us all. Catch his insights below! Read the full speech here: www.gov.uk/government/s...