Coming up next week! Our Ulster University Law Clinic will host a drop-in session at 2 Royal Avenue in Belfast City Centre. Call in and meet our staff and students!
โ๏ธโญ As we celebrate ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ over the weekend, at Ulster University School of Law, we recognise all the amazing women who are part of our law school community. This year's theme is '๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป' and in that spirit, we recognise the contribution of so many! โญโ๏ธ
#IWD2026 #GiveToGain
Last week, our migration policy clinic students met with Martina Caterina from UNHCR (Divsion of International Protection) for a really interesting discussion on policy work in the realm of migration law.
We had a great day today at our Belfast campus applicant event, meeting lots of future legal professionals! Looking forward to seeing many applicants join us in lectures and seminars next academic year!
The School of Law is proud to support our wider community. One of our lecturers Naomi Mainwaring is proud to be a Mentor on the SistersIn women in leadership programme this year. The #jobshadowday for all Ulster University SistersIn Mentors and their Mentees 2025/26 took place on Wednesday.
Ulster University Law Clinic will be out in the community tomorrow! Call in to see us at 2 Royal Avenue from 10am -2pm!
Earlier today, our international migration law LLM students had the chance to hear about migration law in practice, with input from experts in the field. Many thanks to Sinead Marmion (Phoenix Law), Karl McKenna (MacElahtton Solicitors), Andrew Chisholm (IOM UK), and รna Boyd (CAJ) for joining us!
It was an historic day today as we welcomed Ireland's President, Catherine Connolly, to our Belfast campus.
President Connolly met with some of our law students, researchers and staff in our state of the art Moot Court. She said "Clearly this is a special place designed to foster community".
๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ก
๐Congratulations to Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick who, along with Dr Alexandra Chapman, has been awarded an EPIC Futures NI Award to undertake a collaborative project with YouthStart Consortium! For more, see: www.ulster.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ
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Wednesday 4th February
๐๏ธ 1-2pm
๐ Linen Hall Library
For more details and to register (for free), head to linenhall.com/event/candou...
๐ As teaching recommenced yesterday, we were delighted to welcome a panel of practitioners to our first public law lecture of the semester on our Belfast campus. Students heard valuable insights and reflections on public law. Thank you to each of our panellists for taking the time to share with us!
As we wrap up a busy semester, we wish all our students, staff, alumni, and friends a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! We'll be back in 2026 ready to celebrate the achievements and successes of our law school community!
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โ๏ธ โ๏ธ
๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ: ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐
๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ
๐ Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Getafe Campus and online
๐๏ธ 15-16 December 2025
๐ from 9am (Madrid), 8am (Belfast)
To join online, head to: www.youtube.com/@sdicUC3M
We invite you to attend a forthcoming online seminar on 16 February 2026 from 1pm โ 3pm hosted by our Dr Sarah Craig and Dr Katie Nolan (TU Dublin) on behalf of the Doing Feminist Legal Work Network.
For more details, and to register, head to: dflw.ie/event-doing-....
๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก, ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐! ๐ก
Information on Ulster University and British Council-funded GREAT opportunities is available at www.ulster.ac.uk/global/apply....
๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐! ๐ฃ
We have lots of events coming up at the TJI, including some that are taking place as part of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival. Check it out at: www.ulster.ac.uk/transitional...
Jason Elliott (Deputy Head of School) and Melissa McKee (Lecturer in Law) recently travelled to City University Qatar and engaged with staff, students and the wider legal profession within Doha.
Great to have Paddy McLaughlin, our DLD employability consultant, in the Introduction to Law lecture at DLD this week. Great attendance and engagement. Thankย youย Paddy!
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐
Ulster University School of Law was delighted to host the annual IALT conference from 21st -23rd November 2025. We had a fantastic few days on our DLD campus, with presentations on a wide range of topics!
Join us in extending a warm welcome to Lauren. Her research examines how female survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Northern Uganda conceptualize, access, and navigate justice amid an ongoing 'implementation gapโ between national transitional justice policy and lived reality.
๐ก ๐๐น๐น-๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎr ๐ก
Join the AISSN team for a virtual webinar where to discuss the recent welfare reform proposals in the UK and RoI in a discussion chaired by our own Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick!
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ: www.eventbrite.ie/e/all-island...
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต: โ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐: ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ตโ (๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ) ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ญฤฑ๐คฤฑ
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12 December 2025
โฐ 14:00-15:30 (followed by refreshments)
๐ Ulster University (Belfast Campus) BC-00-306
To register, head to: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-tra...
๐๐ป Halloween Trivia: In which country is it illegal to dress up as a police officer or soldier even for Halloween? Post your answers in the comments! ๐๐ป
๐๐ป Happy Halloween from all of us at Ulster University School of Law! May your costumes be clever ๐ง, your treats be plentiful๐ญ, and your evenings free from any unexpected legal trickery! Stay safe, look after one another, and tag us โ weโd love to see your creativity!
The School of Law would like to extend a warm welcome to Jonathan Boyle who joins us as a PhD Researcher. His research project will focus on the ongoing integrated truth investigation into Mother and Baby institutions, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland from 1922-1995.
Call for Abstracts: International Workshop on Global Justice in a Changing Global Order: Existing Models and Future Frameworks, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 15-16 December 2025. Deadline for abstracts: 27 October.
For full details please see ruc.dk/en/cfa-globa... .
Calling all Ulster University LLB & LLM Law Students! This UU Law Employer Networking Event will be on Wednesday 22nd October 11.30am-2.30pm Belfast BC Level 3 Foyer and is a brilliant networking opportunity! (all students and graduates MUST register to attend using the QR code).
Our very own Dr Georgia Stanley's article received a gold medal for the best overall article in the Cork Law Review! You can read it here www.corkonlinelawreview.com
๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐: ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป!
Read more here: opiniojuris.org/2025/10/07/r...
๐ก ๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ก๐๐ช๐ฆ! ๐ก
Our Dr Gillian Kane has recently published (together with Devota Nuwe and Prof. Siobhรกn Mullally) an article entitled '๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด? ๐จ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐', which can be accessed at: www.uitgeverijparis.nl/en/reader/20...
