Research projects

People smuggling and the organ trade Sean Columb recording a conversation with a research participant.

Exposing the organ trade

Uncovering the systemic factors that enable the organ trade and its wider socio-economic impact.

Access to justice Liverpool Hanover Street with traffic.

Improving access to justice in Liverpool

Addressing the impacts of legal aid and austerity reforms in the Liverpool city region.

The Impact of Trade on Implementing Policies to Prevent NCDs Shipping containers in a dock.

Preventing non-communicable diseases through the effective regulation of the alcohol and food industries

Investigating how the UK Government and others can increase the chances of successfully implementing NCD prevention strategies.

Lives on Hold: Our Stories Told Yellow graphic with an illustration of two holding hands plus black text that reads 'Lives on Hold. Our Stories Told.'

Lives on hold: Our stories told

Exploring the complex legal, social, and emotional challenges facing unaccompanied children and young people seeking asylum.

Lives on Hold: Our Stories Told Code on a computer.

Criminal proceedings and the use of AI

Challenges for common criminal procedure principles and the principles of the rule of law.

Regulation of Dog Rescue A smiling dog with the regulation of dog rescue logo overlay.

The legal governance of dog rescues

A legal toolkit for Northern Ireland.

ESCR Peacebuilding Lillypad

Economic, social, and cultural rights

Transforming conflict, building peace.

Dog paws under a blanket

Pets in care homes

Investigating the implications of separating older people from companion animals when they move to a residential care home or other care setting.

ConnecteDNA A black and white photograph of a busy street.

ConnecteDNA

Donor conception in the age of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

SEND Two children playing on a scooter.

Ask, Listen, Act

A child-centred rights-based approach to recovery and renewal for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).