An expert report written by the Law School’s Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells sheds light on the way procurement was conducted by the government during the Covid-19 pandemic.
As we launch into the new year, we look back at some of the national and global issues the Law School's experts were tackling in 2024. The past year saw our academics being appointed to expert advisory positions, presenting at the UK Supreme Court and international courts, creating policy briefs for better health, hosting international conferences and launching new centres of research excellence.
Today on World Mental Health Day, Policy Bristol has published a new Research Briefing, ‘How to improve support for Nearest Relatives under the Mental Health Act’, by the Law School’s Judy Laing, Professor of Mental Health Law, Rights and Policy, together with Dr Jeremy Dixon (Cardiff University) and Dr Kevin Stone (University of Warwick).
Expert voices from planning, health, government and consultants, including the University of Bristol Law School’s Dr Edward Kirton-Darling, share their insights into using Health Impact Assessments as a force for good in creating healthier new communities.
Melanie Pottle Iddon, PhD Candidate at the Law School, was among the University of Bristol staff thanked for their “brilliance and wonderful teaching” at the 2024 Bristol Teaching Awards.
The Law School’s Professor Albert Sanchez-Graells has been appointed to the National Health Service England’s Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel, set up to ensure that procurement processes for healthcare services are transparent, fair and proportionate.
Patty Miranda, PhD student at the Law School, was awarded her LLM in Health, Law, and Society (HLS) with distinction in 2022 and received the Prize for Best Performance for achieving the highest marks in her cohort on the HLS pathway. We caught up with her about what sparked her journey into health law, the skills she developed through the LLM and how these have contributed to her current PhD degree, and her advice for students considering postgraduate studies.
University of Bristol Law ranked third for legal research in the UK, with a remarkable 93% of its research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.
The Law School’s Professor John Coggon has been appointed to a World Health Organization technical advisory group on embedding ethics in health and climate change policy.
UK fee-paying applicants to the September 2024 intake of the University of Bristol’s groundbreaking LLM in Health, Law, and Society are invited to apply to a scholarship scheme that is generously funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Today the House of Commons and House of Lords Joint Committee, appointed to consider the Government's draft Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983, published its report. With years of extensive research in the area of mental health law, policy and human rights, the Law School’s Professor Judy Laing has been active in shaping and responding to the Draft Mental Health Bill, which has important implications for the health and wellbeing of thousands of people in England and Wales.
As we launch into the new year, we take a moment to look back at some of the national and global issues the Law School's experts were tackling in 2022 – a year that saw us rank #3 for legal research in the UK (THE analysis of REF 2021). Fighting for reproductive rights, supporting striking workers and responding to an illegal war are just a few examples that illustrate what research in action really looks like. Find out what else our academics were up to in 2022.
