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Student Experience: University of Georgia Postgraduate Fellowship Student Experience: University of Georgia Postgraduate Fellowship

Student Experience: University of Georgia Postgraduate Fellowship

I was delighted to have been selected as one of four PhD students from the University of Liverpool to be awarded a Fellowship to the University of Georgia. The Fellowship is a part of a partnership between the University of Liverpool with the University of Georgia, designed to incorporate staff and student mobility across all discipline areas.

Posted on: 12 July 2023

Can Same-Sex Marriage Be Revoked?: Ferguson and Others v The United KingdomCan Same-Sex Marriage Be Revoked?: Ferguson and Others v The United Kingdom

Can Same-Sex Marriage Be Revoked?: Ferguson and Others v The United Kingdom

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales, but how secure are LGBT+ rights once they have been granted?

Posted on: 28 June 2023

The Spectacle of Small Boats and the New Meaning of ‘Illegality’ The Spectacle of Small Boats and the New Meaning of ‘Illegality’

The Spectacle of Small Boats and the New Meaning of ‘Illegality’

In British media, the public is regularly confronted with the image of migrants arriving by boat at the shores of the state. The image is a variation of a familiar tableau – a group of often racialised people in life-jackets aboard a small boat, sometimes being helped aboard a lifeboat that will bring them to Britain.

Posted on: 15 June 2023

How Caring is Seen as an Ethical DutyHow Caring is Seen as an Ethical Duty

How Caring is Seen as an Ethical Duty

It is a fundamental fact that every human will be cared for at one point in their life. Most people will become carers in their life too, whether for their child or elderly relative. Despite this, caring roles are often underappreciated and under-valued both emotionally and financially.

Posted on: 15 June 2023

Eurovision: A Bridge Between Ukraine and LiverpoolEurovision: A Bridge Between Ukraine and Liverpool

Eurovision: A Bridge Between Ukraine and Liverpool

I'm Sofiia, an exchange student from Kyiv, Ukraine, and the School of Law and Social Justice has provided me with the great opportunity to spend a year in the UK studying Law in Liverpool.

Posted on: 2 May 2023

What is the meaning of old age?What is the meaning of old age?

What is the meaning of old age?

Professor Susan Pickard asks 'what is the meaning of old age?'

Posted on: 26 April 2023

Eurovision: Hope and Joy in LiverpoolEurovision: Hope and Joy in Liverpool

Eurovision: Hope and Joy in Liverpool

With Eurovision soon coming to Liverpool, Criminologist Dr Gemma Ahearne and Disaster and Emergency Planner Professor Lucy Easthope discuss the importance of the event to the city in the post-pandemic period.

Posted on: 17 April 2023

LLM Study Trip to GenevaLLM Study Trip to Geneva

LLM Study Trip to Geneva

In February 2023, we had the amazing opportunity to attend the 29th Session of Human Rights Council Advisory Committee at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland as visitors of committee member and Reader at the University of Liverpool, Dr Vassilis Tzevelekos.

Posted on: 27 March 2023

Enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does It Reduce Reoffending? Enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does It Reduce Reoffending?

Enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does It Reduce Reoffending?

In this blog, Dr Carly Lightowlers, ADR UK Research Fellow, describes how she is using de-identified, administrative data to explore how alcohol-related treatment or monitoring requirements are being used and whether these are reducing reoffending.

Posted on: 9 March 2023

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    Student Experience: University of Georgia Postgraduate Fellowship Student Experience: University of Georgia Postgraduate Fellowship

    Student Experience: University of Georgia Postgraduate Fellowship

    I was delighted to have been selected as one of four PhD students from the University of Liverpool to be awarded a Fellowship to the University of Georgia. The Fellowship is a part of a partnership between the University of Liverpool with the University of Georgia, designed to incorporate staff and student mobility across all discipline areas.

    Posted on: 12 July 2023