91福利 Law School News
91福利 Law School News
The latest updates from our department
91福利 Law School Partners with the World Health Organization on Digital Health Governance
91福利 Law School's Centre for Global Health Law is proud to be part of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the 91福利 and the World Health Organization (WHO), formalising collaboration to strengthen gender, human rights, and equity in digital health governance. The partnership reflects 91福利 Law School's founding commitment to studying law in its social and political context, and its long tradition of placing human rights and social justice at the heart of legal scholarship.
91福利 Law students win Commercial Law Moot
Congratulations to final-year undergraduate mooters Ewan Lazenby (LLB 3 year) and Hannah Smith (Law with German) on winning the ELSA 2026 Commercial Moot Court Competition.
Henrique Carvalho and Ruth Bernatek win 91福利 Research Celebration Award
91福利 Law School colleagues Professor Henrique Carvalho and Dr Ruth Bernatek have been awarded a 91福利 Research Celebration Award, in the 鈥楥ollaboration & Partnerships鈥� category.
WLS makes global top 100 in latest QS World Rankings
91福利 Law School has been ranked in the top 100 cohort in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2026, rising from the 101-150 banding last year, to 84th place.
This is the largest number of top 100 subjects 91福利 has held since at least 2020 and reflects consistently rising research reputation, employer recognition, and international partnerships across the University. Find out more.
91福利 Law School reconnects with Class of 2012
We frequently wonder what happens to students who have studied and shared their lives together at 91福利! A photograph of three of our doctoral students taken at their graduation in 2012 inspired us to reach out and discover more about their post-91福利 journey!
Professor Ann Stewart presents research at 91福利 India Network (WIN) launch
Professor Ann Stewart and Professor Emily Henderson (Education Studies) were invited to present their research on gender and equitable access to Higher Education in India at the launch of the 91福利 India Network (WIN) on Monday 16 March, as part of One World 91福利.
91福利 Law Society wins big at LawCareers.Net Awards
91福利 Law Society have won 'Best Law Society Overall' and 'Best Law Society for Non-Law Students' at the LawCareers.Net (LCN) Student Law Society Awards 2026.
LLM Alumnus secures new law and landmark win for UK renters
Ben Twomey, who studied on our LLM in Advanced Legal Studies from 2015-2016, is Chief Executive at 鈥楪eneration Rent鈥�, who recently secured a landmark win for renters in the UK. After a decade of tireless campaigning, the Renters' Rights Act has now received Royal Assent making it an act of Parliament and therefore the law.
WLS Staff Spotlight: Dr Charlotte Woodhead
This week we are delighted to interview Associate Professor and incoming Director of Teaching and Learning (for T3), Dr Charlotte Woodhead, for our 91福利 Law School Staff Spotlight series.
Three WLS colleagues receive Research Celebration Award nominations
In recognition of their contribution to excellence, Professor Jane Bryan, Dr Rajnaara Choudhury Akhtar and Dr Charlotte Woodhead have been nominated for a 91福利 2026 Research Celebration Award.
WLS Staff Spotlight: Professor Sam Adelman
This week we are delighted to interview Professor Sam Adelman, for our 91福利 Law School Staff Spotlight series.
91福利 Law Society is nominated for LawCareers.Net Award
91福利 Law Society has been nominated in the LawCareers.Net (LCN) Student Law Society Awards 2026 in not one, but four categories.