Press office news tagged school-of-law-criminology-and-government

University and Plymouth Law Society host special employability forum for students and law firms

The University and Plymouth Law Society hosted a special careers Q&A to enable students to quiz law firms about the sector
19 February 2021
International surveillance system for coping with zoonotic pandemics needs greater attention

An expert in international relations says the world needs a better early warning system if it is to cope with future global pandemics.
26 May 2020
Pioneering law clinic wins national awards for third year in succession

The award-winning Plymouth Law Clinic project, which has established a model of student-led law clinics in the community, has won two more national awards.
13 May 2020
Brilliant and vivid eloquence: the centenary of Nancy Astor’s history-making maiden speech

Brilliant and vivid eloquence: the centenary of Nancy Astor’s maiden speech. Visiting Research Professor Judith Rowbotham reflects on the centenary of Nancy Astor's maiden speech, 24 February 1920
24 February 2020
This is Not Megxit - This is a Family Upset

Judith Rowbotham, Visiting Research Professor at the University of Plymouth, examines the decision to withdraw from public life by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
9 January 2020
New one million pound research project to explore the realities of life for Gypsies and Travellers

The University is to work with LSE and UEA on a project researching the crime and criminal justice experiences of Gypsies and Travellers in England.
7 January 2020
Privacy vs accountability in public life – where should the balance lie?

With the publication of a new book, Secrecy, Privacy and Accountability: Challenges for Social Research, Associate Professor in Sociology Mike Sheaff explores public figures' right to privacy, and use and interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act
30 August 2019
Students as cultural creators: media arts and sociology students collaborate in award-winning project

University of Plymouth: A project that has seen students helping to capture the rich heritage of a unique corner of Cornwall has won two national prizes for community impact.
26 July 2019
Plymouth comes together to mark Refugee Week 2019

Partners in Plymouth are working together to mark national Refugee Week and celebrate the contribution of displaced people to British society
11 June 2019
Polonium widow Marina Litvinenko to give public talk in Plymouth

The widow of murdered Russian secret service agent Alexander Litvinenko is coming to Plymouth to speak about her husband’s death and her subsequent campaigns for justice.
9 January 2019
Film tells story of Plymouth Chief Constable who waged war on crime and immorality

An unsung Plymouth hero who as Chief Constable of the city’s police led a crusade against drunkenness, prostitution and gambling is being celebrated in a new film.
2 November 2018
Events to explore looting of military shipwrecks and how to protect them

Two exhibitions and a public ‘witness seminar’ are to explore the threats facing the wrecks of military vessels as a result of illegal salvage and looting.
22 October 2018