Universities

Legal academics were among the recipients of Royal Society of Edinburgh medals awarded at a ceremony held this week.

Following a public consultation, the Scottish government has committed to adopting anti-SLAPP legislation which will be based on a model law drafted by Professor Justin Borg-Barthet and Dr Francesca Farrington of the University of Aberdeen’s Anti-SLAPP Research Hub.  Strategic lawsuits ag

The University of Aberdeen has honoured one of Scotland's last surviving D-Day veterans with an honorary degree. Jim Glennie, who turned 100 this year, was presented with a Master of the University (MUniv) at a special ceremony at King’s College Chapel.

The University of Glasgow’s Annual James Wood Lecture will take place on Thursday 30 October. Supreme Court justice Lady Rose will speak on the topic of 'Constitutional Rights with a Privy Council Twist'.

Glasgow Caledonian University has introduced The Sir Geoff Palmer Memorial Prize, honouring the life and legacy of the tireless anti-racism campaigner, advocate and educator. Awarded annually, the prize recognises the best socio-legal essay by a final-year student in the Social Justice, Equality, Di

Legal academics from University of Aberdeen have published a briefing exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by digital assets within Scots law. In recent decades, digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based assets, have become increasingly prevalent and compl

The post-Brexit Conservative government rolled back the frontiers of liberal democracy, research led by the University of Stirling has argued. The research paper, Democratic backsliding and public administration: the experience of the UK, was published in the journal Policy Studies.

Volume XI of the Dundee Student Law Review is now available. The volume comprises four full-length research articles each addressing distinct international research areas.

Tasglann nan Eilean, the archive service of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, has embarked on a collaborative project with the University of Glasgow which will result in an important local archive collection being catalogued, preserved and made publicly accessible. The project, on the history of disarmamen

Austen commemoration on the wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, London Credit: JRennocks, CC BY-SA 4.0

The University of Stirling has developed guidance to help health and social care providers design and deliver nature-based programmes for people with poor mental health and substance dependence. Experts in substance use at the university have created how-to guidance manuals for nature-based programm

University of Edinburgh alumnus Ben Kemp is to deliver the Opening of the Academic Year Alumni Lecture at Edinburgh Law School next month. The talk will be followed by a drinks reception.

Strathclyde Law School is offering scholarships to talented current or prospective mature students studying any taught course in the law school, whether full-time or part-time, undergraduate or postgraduate, who are in acute financial need. You must be 25 years or older at the point of the deadline

Glasgow Caledonian University has launched an academic prize in memory of a Scottish woman who was persecuted for witchcraft more than 300 years ago. Lilias Adie died in prison in 1704 before she could be burned for “confessing” to being a witch. Locals buried her under a large stone on

A unique research initiative aimed at deepening understanding of domestic abuse in Scotland has been awarded a Research Collaboration Grant by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). The project, entitled Domestic Abuse in Scotland: Towards a Holistic Understanding, will be led by Dr Ilona Cairns from