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Convict Lives on Cockatoo Island
Dr Katherine Roscoe, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, discusses her recent public lecture for New South Wales History Week 2020 - 'Convict Lives on Cockatoo Island'.
Posted on: 16 September 2020
Teaching Photography in Sociology
Terence Heng, senior lecturer in sociology, reflects on designing, developing and delivering modules in photography as a social research method.
Posted on: 2 September 2020
A Victim of Human Trafficking, the Home Office and the Hostile Environment
World Day Against Trafficking Persons takes place annually on the 30th July, it serves as a reminder of the millions of people across the globe who are victims of human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Jo Bezzano, an in-house solicitor at the Liverpool Law Clinic, provides legal assistance and support to victims of trafficking. In this blog, Jo discusses the difficulties victims of trafficking face when dealing with government systems, the complex nature of their situation and why the provision of legal aid is imperative in helping to protect and support victims of trafficking.
Posted on: 30 July 2020
Crime, Justice and the Sex Industry
Dr Gemma Ahearne is University Teacher in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology. In this blog, Gemma discusses her new module SOCI349 ‘Crime, Justice and the Sex Industry’ which launches in October 2020.
Posted on: 8 July 2020
On the Road to Equality: LGBT+ Inclusive Relationships and Sex Education
Rachel is one of our Liverpool Law School alumni, graduating with an LL.B (Hons) in 2014 and completing her PhD in 2020. Her PhD research looked at the provision of sexuality education across English secondary schools, from a children's rights perspective. Rachel is a non-practising Barrister and member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. Rachel now works at Lancaster University as a Lecturer in Law.
Posted on: 26 June 2020
Children's Right to Food
As you may have heard on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday 5 June 2020, Sustain — the Right to Food Campaign — has joined forces with the Good Law Project (co-claimant) and Doughty Street Chambers, to initiate legal proceedings against the government’s Department of Education for failing to take adequate action to ensure that all children have enough food – or the money, vouchers or holiday activity programmes to access food – over the summer holiday.
Posted on: 9 June 2020
Wellbeing Week 2020
The final week of April is the University’s Wellbeing Week, in normal circumstances Wellbeing Week is filled with lots of activities around campus focusing on staff and student’s physical and mental wellbeing.\n\nWith the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Wellbeing Week is a lot different to previous years. The usual face-to-face activities have been replaced with online activities that staff and students can engage with remotely from their homes.
Posted on: 1 May 2020
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Convict Lives on Cockatoo Island
Dr Katherine Roscoe, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, discusses her recent public lecture for New South Wales History Week 2020 - 'Convict Lives on Cockatoo Island'.
Posted on: 16 September 2020