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SLSA events

Interpretation in Courts in Wales and the Republic of Ireland – simultaneous and consecutive interpretation compared, Cardiff

Other events

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium, Paris: call for applications from ECRs

1st European Conference of the International Association of Consumer Law, Girton College, Cambridge

Challenging Punishment as the Justice Norm within and Beyond International Criminal Law, Queen's University Belfast

Reimagine Ageing Showcase, University of Leeds

Shame and Medical History Seminar, Wellcome Centre, Exeter, and online

A Power Trip: Guided London walk on the theme of power, politics & law, starts at Somerset House, London

Slavery’s Long Goodbye: A Wilberforce Institute Lecture, Kingston upon Hull

Conference on Supporting Families within the Family Justice System, University of Essex and on Zoom: call for papers

JUSTICE Annual Conference 2024: Protecting the Rule of Law, London

Being a Judge in Israel; Taking judging seriously, online guest lecture from Global South Network, University of Leicester

Vacancies

Assistant professor in criminal law

Applications are invited for this full-time permanent post at Durham Law School. See website for details. Closing date: 24 July 2024.

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Consultations, inquiries and surveys

Sentencing Council: Consultation on draft sentencing guideline for non-fatal strangulation and suffocation

The Sentencing Council is consulting on a new sentencing guideline for two new offences – non-fatal strangulation and non-fatal suffocation. See website for details. Closing date: 14 August 2024.

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Other announcements

Nuffield Foundation Emerging Researchers Network launched

As part of its 80th-anniversary programme, the Nuffield Foundation has launched this new network to invest in the research community of the future. The network supports early career researchers to develop successful careers and build skills in achieving impact, so their findings can influence real-world change. See website for details.

Research Study on the International Reach of Policy Clinics and Policy Work in Law Schools: invitation to participate

Rachel Dunn (Leeds Beckett University), Lyndsey Bengtsson and Siobhan McConnell (Northumbria University) are conducting research on the reach of policy and law reform clinics in law schools. In policy clinics, students conduct desk-based and/or empirical research for clients that aims to influence policy and/or law reform. This work may be done inside or outside of a law school clinic and may or may not be credit bearing. The research team would be very grateful if you could complete a short survey which is accessible here.

'You be the judge': new Sentencing Council website

You be the Judge is an interactive platform created by the Sentencing Council, and supported by the Judiciary of England and Wales, that allows users to put themselves in the role of a judge or magistrate to make decisions based on real-life cases and decide what they think the sentence should be. See press release and 'You be the judge' website for details.

Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2024: open for nominations

Nominations are now open for the Next 100 Years project International Women in Law Awards. See website and nomination form for details. Closing date: 15 September 2024.

Survey: Parenting and/or Caring Responsibilities in UKHE – call for participants

Principal Investigator, Dr Elizabeth A Faulkner, Keele University, is seeking participants for a study entitled 'Higher Education: Maternity, Parenthood and Fertility in the UK'. See invitation for details and survey link in this PowerPoint slide.

Professor Jiří Přibáň appointed Judge of the Czech Constitutional Court

Professor Jiří Přibáň has been appointed to serve as a Judge of the Czech Constitutional Court. Professor Přibáň is Director of the Centre of Law and Society, University of Cardiff, and an editor of the Journal of Law and Society. An eminent socio-legal scholar and long-standing member of the SLSA, he has won both the Socio-Legal Article Prize (2006) and Socio-Legal Theory and History Prize (2016). His research interests span social theory and philosophy of law; systems theory of law; law, ethics and social values; legitimacy and legality; constitutional theory, EU constitutionalism; and social justice and political dissent. See Learned Society of the Czech Republic website for further details.

2024 CSLS Annual Lecture Recording released online and openly accessible

The Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies has released the video of its 2024 annual lecture is now accessible on an open access basis. This year's lecture was delivered by Professor Annelise Riles. See website for details.

How is your research evaluated? Invitation to Springer Nature global survey

Springer Nature is carrying out an anonymous global study to gather researchers’ views about the way their work is evaluated, and how they would like to see this develop in the future. See announcement for details. There is the option to sign up for a $250 prize draw. Closing date: 26 July 2024.

Springer Nature: Book publishing essentials – free mini-course

Springer Nature’s free mini-course on book publishing consists of five modules emailed to you every week for five weeks. See website for details.

Academic Mentoring: Professor Didi Herman

Professor Didi Herman has retired from Kent Law School and is now offering confidential help to individuals and universities looking to improve scholarship for publication, mentoring, and the REF. See her website for details.

Professor Herman is now also offering expert consultancy to law schools for advance preparation for REF 2028.