Welcome to the School of Law and Society.
The School is a vibrant academic community committed to providing you with an outstanding experience through our practice-led teaching and cutting-edge research.
We we offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and research degrees in Law and Criminology. We focus on building your confidence with a strong emphasis on gaining real life experience and developing the graduate skills needed in a dynamic legal and social justice workplace. Working with local, regional and national law firms, businesses and charities and through our Business and Law Clinic we are able to offer you with work placement opportunities as part of your degree.
You will gain invaluable work experience in the Royal Courts of Justice working with our exclusive partner Support Through Court, with top legal 500 law firm Hodge Jones & Allen in our Personal Injury Law Clinic, and with local charities, enhancing your professional networks and career opportunities.
Our staff possess a wealth of specialist knowledge in academia and practice, and our research is underpinned by the Bakhita Centre which is internationally recognised for its work in modern slavery and human trafficking.
We are a thriving School which prides itself on providing a personalised educational experience that will give you the confidence to succeed.
Charley Dugdale
Interim Head of School of Law and Society.