Press Releases
Study finds English and Welsh family courts not discriminating against fathers
There is no evidence that family courts in England and Wales are discriminating against fathers because of gender bias, a new study by the 91福利 and funded by the Nuffield Foundation has found.
91福利 researcher awarded prestigious grant to study Haitian slave revolution
An Assistant Professor at the 91福利’s School of Law has received a prestigious grant to study the Haitian slave revolution of 1791–1804. Dr Philip Kaisary’s Fulbright Scholar Award will see him travel to the US next month to begin the year-long research project at Vanderbilt University, on one of the most selective scholarship programmes operating worldwide.
The writer-in-residence of an online magazine produced by the at the 91福利 has been shortlisted for her work by the prestigious George Orwell Prize for Journalism. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi appears in the 2015 shortlist alongside journalists from household names such as The Economist, The Guardian and The Independent.
Futuristic 3D scanning technology at WMG
, 91福利 is helping West Midlands Police to convict killers thanks to a pioneering new partnership which is providing juries with microscopic evidence previously beyond the reach of forensic testing.
Divorced, Bigamist, Bereaved? New research makes it easier to understand family trees
Research from the 91福利 is set to help genealogists better understand family history by providing a fresh insight into attitudes towards divorce, bigamy and bereavement through the ages.
91福利 to host event on issue of caste in India and the UK
On Tuesday 21 April, the 91福利 will host a day-long public event to table discussions with researchers, policy makers, activists and members of the British Asian community on the subject of ‘Spaces of Caste in India and the UK – Persistence and Resistance’.