We are thrilled to announce that Dr Ali Struthers has been shortlisted for the SLSA Annual Impact Prize 2025 for her work in leading the hugely successful legal outreach project, School Tasking.

The Award celebrates excellence in non-academic impact arising from socio-legal research and School Tasking has been flourishing since its pilot year at Warwick Law School in 2021.

Using the format of the hit TV show, Taskmaster, the project (now running at 34 universities across the UK and Ireland) enables young people from widening participation primary schools to learn about the most interesting aspects of law through fun and interactive tasks set in the style of Taskmaster, whilst also building positive connections with their local universities.

Ali has said of her nomination, “I think the reason for School Tasking going from strength to strength has a lot to do with that fact that it is spreading joy and developing children’s key life skills in these most uncertain of times. I’m honoured to have played a role in that and to hear such wonderful testimony from project teams across the country about the difference that School Tasking is making.”

You can see the project in action here, and the winner of the Award will be announced at the SLSA Annual Conference in April in Liverpool.

Congratulations Ali on this well-deserved recognition and best of luck for the results!