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School of Law News

12 October 2022

School of Law partners with charity Support Through Court to provide free legal assistance to litigants in need

The University of Sheffield’s School of Law has partnered with Support Through Court, a charity that provides free help to people facing court as litigants in person, who cannot afford vital legal services or access legal aid.

12 October 2022

Applications open for Leverhulme Trust’s Early Career Fellowship Scheme

The School of Law is now inviting applications for the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme. These fellowships are intended to help early career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work.

16 August 2022

UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network hosted a Works in Progress Research Symposium

The UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network recently hosted a 'Works in Progress Research Symposium' at Maynooth University organised by co-founders, Naomi Hawkins, Aisling McMahon and Karen Walsh.