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Law alumni recognised in King's Birthday Honours 2026

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:42:00 GMT

Two Warwick Law School alumni have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in the recent King’s Birthday Honours List.

Professor Vanessa Munro awarded £719,909 funding for new mock jury research project

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:49:00 GMT

Professor Vanessa Munro (principal investigator), Dr Siobhan Weare (co-investigator, Lancaster University), and Dr Madeleine Millar (research and innovation associate), have been awarded £719,909 in funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The funding is for their project, ‘Delivering Justice in a Digital Age: Exploring the Impact on Mock jurors of Pre-Recorded Evidence in Sexual Offences Trials’, which will begin in September 2026.

Sgt Jonathan Benjamin receives Warwick Policy Hub Fellowship

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:52:00 GMT

Sergeant Jonathan Benjamin of West Midlands Police has been awarded a Warwick Policy Hub Fellowship. He has been working with Professor Jackie Hodgson (Law), Dr Rachel Lewis (Sociology) and Dr Ruth Bernatek (Law) on their research and impact work using innovative arts-led approaches to challenge racist attitudes and behaviours within the police. As an in-residence Policy Fellow, Jonathan will be able to further this engagement, including with the Centre for Operational Police Research, COPR.

Thea Baloch wins National Law Student Triathlon

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:27:00 GMT

Law 3 Year LLB student Thea Baloch was named joint winner at the 5th Annual National Law Student Triathlon held in Kent last month. The event brought together many talented future legal professionals from Universities across the UK.

Warwick Law students win Commercial Law Moot

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:41:00 GMT

Congratulations to final-year undergraduate mooters Ewan Lazenby (LLB 3 year) and Hannah Smith (Law with German) on winning the ELSA 2026 Commercial Moot Court Competition.

Henrique Carvalho and Ruth Bernatek win Warwick Research Celebration Award

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:01:26 GMT

Warwick Law School colleagues Professor Henrique Carvalho and Dr Ruth Bernatek have been awarded a Warwick Research Celebration Award, in the ‘Collaboration & Partnerships’ category.

Warwick Law Society wins big at LawCareers.Net Awards

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:02:00 GMT

Warwick Law Society have won 'Best Law Society Overall' and 'Best Law Society for Non-Law Students' at the LawCareers.Net (LCN) Student Law Society Awards 2026.

Three WLS colleagues receive Research Celebration Award nominations

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT

In recognition of their contribution to excellence, Professor Jane Bryan, Dr Rajnaara Choudhury Akhtar and Dr Charlotte Woodhead have been nominated for a Warwick 2026 Research Celebration Award.

Warwick Law Society is nominated for LawCareers.Net Award

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:19:00 GMT

Warwick Law Society has been nominated in the LawCareers.Net (LCN) Student Law Society Awards 2026 in not one, but four categories.

Warwick Alumna wins 2025 Earthshot Prize

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Omoyemi Akerele (LLM in International Economic Law, 2001-2002) was awarded the £1 million Earthshot Prize in 2025 for her pioneering work with Lagos Fashion Week.