International research
Researchers across the School of Law and Social Justice are engaged in research around the world.
The School of Law and Social Justice is also a significant supporter of the International Visiting Research Fellowship programme. This annual activity brings together an international cohort of scholars all working within the field of law and social justice to share their work with wider audiences.
Prison, culture & heritage
Telling the stories that shape our collective understanding of justice, identity, and societal evolution.
Lives on hold: Our stories told
Exploring the complex legal, social, and emotional challenges facing unaccompanied children and young people seeking asylum.
Exposing the organ trade
Uncovering the systemic factors that enable the organ trade and its wider socio-economic impact.
DRIVE - Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action
Determining multi-level led causes and testing interventions designs to reduce radicalisation, extremism, and political violence in North-Western Europe through social inclusion (DRIVE).
Criminal proceedings and the use of AI
Challenges for common criminal procedure principles and the principles of the rule of law.
Preventing non-communicable diseases through the effective regulation of the alcohol and food industries
Investigating how the UK Government and other can increase the chances of successfully implementing NCD prevention strategies.
Economic, social, and cultural rights
Transforming conflict, building peace.
Violence(s) against women and girls
Supporting research activities aimed at preventing violence against women and girls.
Ageing and end of life care in East Asia
An ongoing initiative to explore culture, practice, and policy concerning death, dying, and bereavement in East Asian contexts
Ageing in China
The intersection of ageing and agency in transitional China.