…ning Committee. He was also a non-executive board member at the Office for Legal Complaints, which manages the Legal Ombudsman scheme. Before entering the legal profession, he worked for the Citizens Advice Bureau Service in London for almost a decade. In 2005 Professor Plowden was appointed as a National Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research interests are based in criminal law and practice, and in legal education and pedag…
…atters in our Cambridge clinic. With recent cutbacks to public funding for Legal Aid, we work collaboratively with local legal professionals, advice agencies and student advisors to meet some of the unmet need for initial legal advice. Support@Court is our new joint project with Cambridge and District CAB where experienced students working in teams of two will offer you information, guidance and moral support through the court process. The Law Cli…
…udents to understand the legal rules and practical reflection required for legal practice. The Law School pioneered legal clinics as part of its curriculum and today, Northumbria’s Student Law Office (SLO) provides a unique learning experience which helps both students improve their employability and benefits the local community. Each year approximately 170 undergraduate and postgraduate law students are supervised by 20 members of staff with supp…
…to justice for five clients this year alone, filling a funding gap in the legal system because of the limited legal aid funding for lawyers to do this work. Most students will go on to work in the criminal justice system and their experience enables them make changes to improve it for the better and to act with integrity and principle throughout their legal careers. Vida Greaux, University of South Wales A USW academic specialising in Social Po…
…result of legislative changes, e.g. an increase in limitation periods for legal claims would mean that University Alliance is required to retain certain categories of personal data for longer. Your legal rights over your data Subject to certain conditions and exception set out in UK data protection law, you have: The right to request access to a copy of your data, as well as to be informed of various information about how your data is being used;…
…as being required to prove their competency in professional skills such as legal writing and drafting, advocacy, client interviewing and practical legal research. They are also required to study three vocational electives, all tailored to the practical realities of solicitors’ practice. The course provides students with networking, mentoring and training opportunities via regional and internationally renowned legal firms and is accredited by the S…
…icines. FAST uses a sophisticated algorithm and rapid method to identify illegal online pharmacies, discouraging visitors from buying pharmaceuticals online and providing valuable information for Interpol and other national bodies in identifying and classifying illegal activity. The research has also given rise to essential guidelines that assist agencies in tackling the online trade of falsified medicinal products. The international peace-seeking…
…of female entrepreneurs who are marketing their business (and themselves) online. With my own company, I had had a brand name which was quite distinct from my own persona, allowing the two to be separate, but many female entrepreneurs I observed were putting themselves and their lives out there – making their personal stories an intrinsic part of their brand. The women I interviewed for my research felt that they had inherited what they saw as a…
…nce. Trying out the haptic technology from Portsmouth’s Dental Academy and Generic Robotics The haptic technology set up on the University of Portsmouth’s display shows how this approach can have huge benefits – not just for trainee dentists at its Dental Academy but also for their future patients. Portsmouth’s Dental Academy collaborated with Generic Robotics to develop a training experience for the company’s SimuTouch platform, which allows stud…
…and Lavinia Alexoiu, Final Year Salford Business School Student. Innovating Future Business is an enterprise competition encouraging innovative, forward-thinking business ideas, open to students across the University Alliance group. Register online to watch students pitch their business ideas to a panel investors on Wednesday 10 May 2017 at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus. Do you have your own top tips for pitching your business ide…
