Law research

Distinctive in our cross-cutting capacity, applied focus and interdisciplinary nature.

We are a community of scholars whose outstanding research crosses disciplines and defines new research paradigms.

Collaboration is a natural and central aspect of our research activities. We have extensive networks both nationally and internationally to assess, inform and influence the operation of law in society through applied and practically-grounded research.

Research strengths

Our research coheres around six main themes, under which colleagues engage in high quality, impactful, multidisciplinary research at national and international levels.

Social Welfare and Administrative Justice

Law and AI

Human Rights, Global Justice and Public Law

Crime, Security and Justice

Law, Health and Care

Markets, Property and Legal History

Impact and engagement

The impact of our research is particularly felt through influencing and shaping law, policy and practice; but it is not limited to that.

We are driven by a shared commitment to the impact of scholarly research outside academia and the positive differences it can make to the lives of individuals and communities, particularly those who are marginalised and/or disadvantaged.

Highlights

Centres and initiatives

We're home to and collaborate with several cross-disciplinary research centres that bring together colleagues from various disciplines to produce collaborative and innovative research.