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Law School students to provide free legal advice to the community

Lancaster University Law School is all set to re-open its very popular Law Clinic, offering free legal advice to the community, this month.
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Researchers on the case to find mock jurors in the name of justice

An appeal for members of the public to step forward and take part in a mock trial as mock jurors has been launched by a team of researchers at Lancaster University Law School.
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Wellcome Discovery Success for Lancaster Law School Lecturer

Dr Nayeli Urquiza-Haas, of Lancaster Law School, is part of a team that has secured a prestigious Wellcome Trust Discovery Award for a project entitled: Between deception and dissent: regulating unproven, disproven, or misleading health-related claims. Starting in 2025, the grant is for a total of 4.7 million pounds, and it will run for six years.

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Scotland’s most vulnerable children taking years to be placed in permanent homes

Scotland’s care system is taking years to find many of the country's most vulnerable children permanent homes – and too many of them have no contact with their siblings, according to new research.
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Lancaster researchers launch first national police uniform and equipment survey

Police officers and staff across England and Wales are to be asked about their experiences of wearing their standard issue uniforms and equipment as part of a new national survey.
Winning team from Skerton St Luke’s Primary School at the Lancaster University School Tasking final, pictured with their teachers, University students and staff and ‘judges’ from Lancaster University Law School. Inset: Pupils from Ryelands Primary School taking the law to task.

Skerton St Luke’s Primary School crowned champion of local ‘School Tasking’ competition

Pupils from Skerton St Luke’s Church of England Primary came out on top of a ‘School Tasking’ Competition hosted by staff and students from Lancaster University Law School. 

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