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Senior Lecturer Carol Edwards, discusses how she took the opportunity to push beyond her comfort zone, and how she gained some valuable reflections from the conference on the use of AI and how we prepare students for the legal world of the future.
This blog from Associate Lecturer Ash Odedra highlights that while digital communication has expanded access and reach, face-to-face outreach remains essential for building genuine relationships, trust, and engagement with prospective students and communities.
In this article, Law school student Harry explores the stance of various jurisdictions on AI, describing the recent copyright infringement claim brought by Getty Images, and discussing the importance of AI legislation for British citizens.
A blog post from Law student Kaleab Kiros Bereket discussing the question of should citizenship be understood as a right, or a privilege?
A blog post by Legal Intern Rebecca Tyler-Squires on how she never expected a sixteen-week placement to make her feel truly part of a national research programme.
A blog post by Sebastian Weir on how International law can play a crucial role in shaping how states behave, how disputes are resolved, and how human dignity is protected.
When we imagine colonialism, we picture a distant past of empires claiming lands and imposing their will. But what if colonialism never ended? What if its core structures simply transformed, shaping our world under a new name: coloniality?
The Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, calmly addressed the House on 2 December 2025 with some ‘bold’ new reforms… and ‘bold’ they were.
In this blog post, final year law student Rebekah Zammett reflects on an experience that took her inside 10 Downing Street to mark the enactment of the Employment Rights Bill.
In this blog post, Law student N. L. Ojinnaka shares his personal journey toward earning a law degree in England, highlighting the formidable obstacles he had to overcome to secure permission to live, work, and study in the UK.