Law
The Law, Society and Vulnerable People Hub was established in 2022. We're committed to producing critical, interdisciplinary research on how the law impacts the world around us and the people in it.
Our expertise includes:
- Immigration and asylum law
- Criminal law
- Medical law
- Criminal evidence and procedure
- Counter-terrorism and cyber warfare
- Information technology law
- International humanitarian law
- International human rights
- Family and child law
- Employment law
- Legal education
We also provide regular internal and external events inviting leading speakers to share their research and knowledge, as well as providing development opportunities for members, no matter what stage of their research journey they are on.
For more information please contact us at lawsocietyvulpeoplehub@sunderland.ac.uk, or follow us on X (@LawVulnerable1) and LinkedIn.
Who we are
Head of the Law, Society and Vulnerable People Hub
Members
- Kevin Greene
- Dr Kat Langley (Co-Chair and Events coordinator)
- Amy Laws
- Zach Leggett (Co-Chair and Digital content)
- Gemma Phillips
- Amy Sixsmith
- Toni Spencer
- Hannah Wishart (Co-Chair and Events coordinator)
- Emma Wood
News and events
Check out our upcoming events and latest research news stories:
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New £1.6m esports, law and market research facilities launched
Business, Law and Tourism students at the University of Sunderland now have access to new £1.6 million state of the art facilities to help them prepare for careers at the cutting edge of their chosen profession.
Read more about our new facilities
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Professional footballer’s career is now first class in the courtroom
After 10 years of playing professional football – a leg injury gave Adam Bale the opportunity to reassess his career goals and fulfil a childhood ambition to become a lawyer. Now the 24-year-old former Sunderland AFC midfielder is one step closer to his goal after graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in Law at the University of Sunderland.
Read more about Adam's award
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Next steps in the fight against terrorism
The University of Sunderland’s Law School hosted a one-day online conference ‘Prevent, Surveil and Protect: The Fight Against Terrorism’, to explore the impact of terrorist attacks and responses to preventing surveilling and protecting nations from terrorist movements/groups.
Read more about the conference