The application deadline is 30 April 2026. Questions about the project can be directed to Plamen Dinev at plamen.dinev@manchester.ac.uk
For more details, see www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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.
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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”.
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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!
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Thanks to the kind readers who made this the most read article on the Judicial Review website in the past year!
Javier was introduced by Prof Jose Manuel Diaz de Valdes, PhD Programme Director, and Prof Gonzalo Rioseco, Dean of the Faculty of Law, and Prof Ximena Marcazzollo, PhD Programme Deputy Director, were amongst the attendees.
Javier's lecture, which was very well-attended, focused on the Law of Torts and Human Rights, and discussed whether the former can be regarded, for some purposes, as a branch of Public Law.
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.
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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.
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Discover why this rule matters, where law remains unclear, and its implications across EU states in his report with Prof. Elaine Dewhurst:
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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.
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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...
'What would you do if your boss instructed you to discriminate against someone?'
Lecturer in Employment Law, Ricardo Buendia, unpacks a little-known corner of EU equality law: the prohibition of instructions to discriminate. 💭⚖️🤔
#LawSky #Legal
Proofs!
For its penultimate event of the academic year, the ManReg Public Law Seminar Series was thrilled to host an illuminating talk by Dr Lewis Graham (lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social) entitled "Our Conservative Supreme Court".
The public law team at UoM, in collaboration with the UKCLA, is pleased to share an upcoming two-day conference titled ‘The Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom’.
The programme and more details are available at ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/20/c... @uomsoss.bsky.social
Honoured to host Attorney General Richard Hermer KC yesterday for @uomlaw.bsky.social Harry Street Lecture at @officialuom.bsky.social.
His inspiring speech highlighted the importance of human rights and rules-based international order
You can view the full speech here: www.gov.uk/government/s...
Our very own @echrhawk.bsky.social will be presenting at a conference organised by the public law team at @uomlaw.bsky.social and @ukcla.bsky.social held 20-21 May 2026, asking, "Are human rights protections universal even in the UK?"
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Our lecturer, Dr Fiona Brimblecombe, recently published the Open-Access article: 'Allegations of sexual misconduct, wrongdoing and the "public interest" in media law' in the Journal of Media Law. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1080/1757...
This is in conjunction with Fiona's position as a George Flannery Visiting Fellow at the University of Sydney Law School, where she is hosted by Professor David Rolph.
Matthew Lewis SC was the discussant, and the event was livestreamed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq8h... 2/2
On Thursday, 19th March, our Lecturer, Dr Fiona Brimblecombe, gave a paper on the public interest defence to defamation to Level 22 Chambers in Sydney: level22.com.au 1/2
Exciting news! The 38th Harry Street Lecture, hosted by the School of Social Sciences and @uomlaw.bsky.social, is on 23 March, featuring Attorney General Richard Hermer KC!
You won’t want to miss this one, full details below 👇
#HarryStreetLecture #AttorneyGeneral #PublicLaw
The ManReg Public Law Seminar Series, in collaboration with the @malg-uom.bsky.social was delighted to host Ayako Hatano (Oxford/EUI) for an excellent presentation on “Regulating Hate Speech in Japan: Developments, Debates, and Challenges”.
Meet the new Fellows from the School of Social Sciences:
Prof @lucyfrith.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social is an internationally recognised bioethicist, her research explores empirical bioethics and the ethical and social implications of reproductive donation and emerging reproductive technologies.
In the twentieth century, this trial-centred perspective was subordinated to that of the new criminal appellate courts. The article traces how, in a series of landmark decisions, the House of Lords developed the modern law of homicide on nineteenth-century foundations.
It focuses on nineteenth-century trials where, as full adversarial process took hold and societal fears about interpersonal violence grew, judges refined malice aforethought to focus on intention and narrowed the excuses of provocation and intoxication.
Our Senior Lecturer Phil Handler published the open-access article 'Malice Aforethought in England, 1785–1967'. The article charts the evolution of malice aforethought—murder’s defining element—from the late eighteenth century to the late twentieth century: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
So very proud of our Professor, Lucy Frith!
Funded PhD studentship on copyright and AI available at The University of Manchester. CreativeAI: Copyright, AI and the Future of Creativity.
Application deadline is 30 March 2026 and the expected start date is September 2026. Find more details here: www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgr...
securing a role as a data protection consultant. Read about Mark’s research and the skills he gained from this project in his showcase here: documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx...
Find out more about this course and how it could benefit your career here: www.manchester.ac.uk/study/online...
