Socio-legal news
Welcome to the news section of the SLSA website. This area is divided into the following categories:
- Events
- Publications
- Research and funding
- Vacancies
- Consultations, inquiries and surveys
- Other announcements
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News
Events
Recognise Platform Launch, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Art and the Market: Examining the Intersections between Museums, Philanthropy, Commerce and the Law, York
Egalitarian Digital Privacy: SICCL author meets readers, University of Sheffield and online
Oxford Centre: Annual Lecture 2023, Wolfson College, Oxford
VSR Yearly Conference 2023: The next generation, Amsterdam: call for papers and panels
Tax Research Network Conference 2023, University of Cambridge: call for papers
SLSA events and co-sponsored events
SLSA 2023 University of Ulster: online registration; accommodation and travel: registration closes on 24 March at noon
Prevent, Surveil and Protect: The fight against terrorism, online one-day symposium
Fantasy Legal Exhibitions, London: call for participants
Publications
New contribution to the JLS Blog: Meet the book author – Dr Jaime Lindsey
New book: Egalitarian Digital Privacy: Image-Based Abuse and Beyond, by Tsachi Keren-Paz
Research and funding
British Academy Additional Needs Funding: open for applications
Vacancies
Lecturer in criminology and research associate in criminology, University of Sheffield
Other
Network for Empirical Legal Studies in Intellectual Property (NELSIP)
Vacancies
Lecturer in criminology and research associate in criminology, University of Sheffield
Applications are invited for these two vacancies. Both are two-year fixed-term posts.
- lecturer in criminology: closing date: 5 April 2023
- research associate in criminology: closing date 24 April 2023
UKRI Policy Fellowships 2023: open for applications
Apply for funding to collaborate with a UK or devolved government host or What Works Network centre on research activity to address pressing national and global challenges. See website for details. Closing date: 20 April 2023.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
Applications are invited for this full-time fixed-term post on the Swiss National Science Foundation-funded project, 'Reversing the Gaze', at Edinburgh Law School. See website for details. Closing date: 31 March 2023.
Research Associate: Protecting Girls from Online Harm (PGOH) project, Open University
Applications are invited for this part-time fixed-term post. See website for details. Closing date: 30 March 2023.
Lecturer in law x 3, University of Sussex
Applications are invited for these three posts in any field of law. See website for details. Closing date: 4 April 2023.
Professor of Law (Education & Scholarship) (Permanent), University of Sussex
Applications are invited for the above post in the School of Law, Politics and Sociology/ Sussex Law School. See website for details. Closing date: 11 April 2023.
Deputy Editors, Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law
Applications are invited for these two positions. See website for details. Closing date: 31 March 2023.
Vacancy for a postdoctoral researcher in the domain of human rights and accountability, Ghent
Applications are invited for the above post. See website for details. Closing date: 9 April 2023.
Just AI Lab, University of Stirling: 3-year full-time equivalent PhD studentships
Applications are invited for a number of studentships at the newly established JUST AI Lab which is aimed at contributing to the just transition to socially just, trustworthy, responsible, open, inclusive and sustainable AI. See website for details and click on JUST AI Lawb. Closing date for expressions of interest: 14 April 2023. Closing date for formal applications: 15 June 2023. Prospective applicants are encouraged to reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Director of the Just AI Lab) for informal inquiries.
PhD Studentships, University of Plymouth
The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business at the University of Plymouth is offering eight funded PhD studentships across arts, humanities and social sciences, including criminology and law, starting on 1 October 2023. See website for details. Closing date: 17 April 2023.
Scientific Director of the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Onati for the 2024–2026 term
The Research Committee on Sociology of Law invites expressions of interest are invited for this position. See announcement for details. Closing date: 31 March 2023.
Commissioner in the Law Commission of England & Wales
The Law Commission invites applications for this forthcoming vacancy. Please see the letter from Sir Nicholas Green, Chair of the Law Commission, for details. Further details will be released in early 2023.
Visitors' Programme, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford, call for applications
Each year, the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford invites doctoral students and faculty members to pursue their research as visitors and engage with our vibrant community of scholars for one or several terms. Applications must be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in accordance with the procedure and before the deadlines specified. The next two deadlines are: 24 March and 14 July 2023. See website for full details.
Consultations, inquiries and surveys
Other announcements
Network for Empirical Legal Studies in Intellectual Property (NELSIP)
The network for empirical legal studies in Intellectual Property seeks to bring together academics undertaking or interested in undertaking empirical research with a bearing on IP law. This new international network aims to facilitate the dissemination of empirical studies in IP and provide a forum for dialogue, networking, and collaboration amongst its members. Full details and membership form can be found here.
Bullying or Harassment in Vacation Placements/Mini-Pupillages: call for participants in scoping project
Vanessa Munro and Sadie Chana (Warwick) are working on a scoping project exploring students’ experiences of, and structures for reporting and oversight of, bullying and/or harassment during legal vacation placements/mini-pupillages. The study will involve interviews with a range of stakeholders and has secured approval from the University of Warwick Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee. If you have thoughts or experiences to share around this topic, do please get in touch with the research team on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and they will give you more information about the study and about what your participation would involve.
Law Society Legal Heroes Awards: open for nominations
The Law Society of England and Wales’ Legal Heroes 2023 are now open for nominations. This is an opportunity to recognise the solicitors who have made the biggest difference to the lives of others, their local communities and society over the last two years. See website for details. Closing date for nominations: 30 April 2023.
Academy of Social Science: 56 new fellows announced
The Academy of Social Sciences has announced that fifty-six leading social scientists have been conferred Fellowship of the Academy this spring. Thenewly elected Fellows are highly accomplished individuals recognised for excellence in their fields and their wider contributions to the social sciences for public benefit. See website for details.
PRESERVERE Network: on the more effective implementation of the EU anti-racism legal framework
PRESERVERE is concerned with fighting intolerance, racism, xenophobia and discrimination against vulnerable ethnic groups and, in particular, Roma, Jews, Muslims and people of African descent. Starting from the premise that any system tasked with protecting the vulnerable from discrimination must, first and foremost, rely on an effective legal framework, the project implements activities concerned with the better enforcement of the law. See announcement for details.
Philip Leverhulme Prizes: open for nominations
Nominations are now open for these prestigious prizes worth £100,000 each. The eligible subject areas rotate on a three-year cycle and this year law is included in the list. The scheme is for researchers at an early stage of their careers whose work has had international impact and whose future research career is exceptionally promising. Funding can be used for any research purpose. See website for details. Closing date: 17 May 2023.
British Institute of International and Comparative Law: Training Courses 2022
BIICL training combines world-leading research with an applied perspective. Thecourses are convened and taught by international experts from BIICL’s own team in collaboration with external partners, combining academic expertise with practical experience. They are designed to enable legal practitioners, government officials, students, academics, and civil society organisations to gain expert insights and to deepen their knowledge in areas of international law. See website for full details of this year's varied programme.
Academic Support Network for Ukrainian students and scholars
The IVR section in Poland has prepared an Academic Support Network for Ukrainian students and scholars who work on legal and social philosophy. 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 2027.