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PhD by distance learning

The faculties of Environment and Arts, Humanities and Cultures offer PhD by distance learning across most schools.

PhD by distance learning allows you to study at a time and place that suits you and, with a part-time option available, you'll have the flexibility to gain an advanced degree alongside work and other commitments.

Through completing a PhD, you will become an expert in a specialist area and gain high-quality research training.

Our PhD by distance learning programmes

Faculty of environment.

• School of Earth and Environment
• School of Food Science and Nutrition
• School of Geography
• Institute for Transport Studies

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures

• School of Design
• School of English
• School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies
• School of History 
• School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
• School of Music
• School of Performance and Cultural Industries
• School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
• Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre

Year of entry 2025

Open days 2024.

Bookings for our October 2024 Open Days are now open. Book now

Course overview

This degree allows you to learn about how and why law is created and changed, and how it operates as a social institution. You’ll gain expertise in analysis, research, logical argument and more, as you develop an understanding of key topics and subject areas.

Through core and optional legal modules, you’ll examine the broader context of the law and its relationship with society. You can develop your interests in specialist legal areas, which might include company law, employment law, human rights law, environmental law, media law and family law, amongst others. You could also explore topics in criminal justice and criminology, such as policing or youth crime.

Throughout the course you’ll gain diverse skills that will be valuable to you as a global citizen, as well as in your professional career – whether you choose to enter the legal profession or not. You also have the opportunity to spend a year studying abroad (subject to academic performance and available places) or alternatively you could spend a year in industry.

The School has four world-leading research centres specialising in business law, criminal justice, legal education and social justice, with staff from those centres teaching across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. You’ll have the opportunity to be taught by some of those staff and will also have the opportunity to apply to explore the practical application of law through our award-winning Community Engagement (pro bono) opportunities.

If you want to qualify as a barrister, all our law courses satisfy the degree requirements set by the Bar Standards Board in England and Wales. You can visit the Bar Standards Board website for more information.

If you want to become a solicitor in England and Wales, you will need to complete the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) and have two years of full-time equivalent work experience. The Solicitors Regulation Authority website provides more details.

Although you no longer require a law degree or a diploma in order to qualify as a solicitor, a law degree will be particularly effective in allowing you to gain the knowledge and skills required for SQE1 (the first stage of the SQE, set by the SRA).

Course details

Year 1 covers many of the foundational topics in English law. Alongside these, the Legal Skills module equips you with the necessary skills and attributes to study law at undergraduate level, and the Professions, Reflections, Identities, Motivations and Ethics (PRIME) module will give you the opportunity to reflect upon important issues such as your personal and professional goals, your identity and how to protect your wellbeing on a personal and professional level.

In the following year you will build on your legal knowledge and skills, and examine the broader relationship between law, the legal system and wider society. Optional modules will allow you to focus on topics that suit your particular interests. 

Your final year will give you the chance to apply your research skills to an independent project on a topic of your choice. At the same time, you will complete your study of law with compulsory and further optional modules to allow you to gain specialist knowledge.

Course structure

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our terms and conditions.

Year 1 compulsory modules

Contract Law (20 credits) - This module will introduce you to the underlying principles of Contract Law. By the end of this module, you’re expected to be able to demonstrate – with appropriate reference to case-law and statute – a basic understanding of the general principles governing the formation, modification, performance, discharge and enforcement of contracts under English law.

Constitutional and Administrative Law (20 credits) - This module will introduce you to the underlying principles and major sources of British Constitutional Law. In addition, you’ll learn about two fields of relevant public law: the law relating to police powers and public order, and the English law relating to judicial review.

Criminal Law (20 credits) - This module will introduce you to core criminal law concepts and to the criminal justice system within which the criminal law is applied. This module will provide you with the opportunity to learn about key criminal law principles, cases and legislation, and to recognise the different political and cultural contexts in which criminal law operates at both a national and an international level.

Foundations of Law (20 credits) - This module is designed to equip you with the foundational knowledge necessary to study law at degree level, including the foundations of the English Legal System, legal theory, and legal ethics. The module will contextualise foundational legal principles within societal, political and economic contexts, encouraging you to develop as reflexive learners.

This module will prepare you for the successful study of law as an academic discipline, by developing you from a passive recipient of research materials and teaching content to a proactive, engaged, and reflexive participant able to discuss legal content whilst recognising the value of research and problem solving.

Legal Skills (20 credits) - This module will introduce you to the fundamental study and legal skills required to thrive on your degree course. It offers basic teaching on these skills and provides directions for further development for you to pursue independently. This module aims to help you adapt to the learning, teaching and assessment demands of learning at university. It will also help you develop an independent, reflective and rigorous approach to your studies.

PRIME (Professions, Reflections, Identities, Motivations & Ethics) (20 credits) -  PRIME (Professions, Reflections, Identities, Motivations & Ethics) will provide you with space to learn about and explore strategies for, and approaches to, challenging issues you’re likely to encounter within your student life, and future personal and working life. The module will include reflective practices; personal and professional values, ethics, identities and self-care (including how those relate to employability decisions); managing relationships on an individual and larger group basis, including through challenging conversations; emotional intelligence, including notions of failure/success and strategies for responding to ‘challenges’ such as failure and unexpected change.

Year 2 compulsory modules

Torts (20 credits) - This module will introduce you to the underlying principles, mechanisms, and objectives of the Law of Torts. You’ll gain knowledge of the key issues, legal principles, case-law, and statutory provisions relating to several key torts, including the Tort of Negligence. You’ll also learn to recognise the influence of public policy on the development and content of the law in this area.

Land Law (20 credits) - This module will introduce you to the core concepts, principles, rules and aims of land law. You’ll gain knowledge of key issues relating to land law, such as the nature and effect of property rights. You’ll learn to recognise the influence of political, economic and social contexts on the development of land law.

Law and Society (20 credits) - This module is designed to introduce you to a law and society (or socio-legal) approach to the study of law, to teach you to recognise the importance of social context to legal analysis, and to equip you with the skills required to undertake socio-legal analysis and research.

EU Law (20 credits) -  This module considers the history and structure of the EU, the development of EU law and the role that law has played in the process of integration, by means of doctrinal development by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Particular attention is given to the constitutionalisation of the EU through case law, Treaty reforms and other mechanisms.

The module also focuses on substantive law and the provisions which form the basis of the internal market: Free Movement of Persons, of Goods and of Services plus an introduction to competition law. It provides the opportunity to study the constitutional and institutional structures of the EU, the way in which EU law impacts upon national law, and law-making in the internal market.

Optional Modules

40 credits of optional modules (examples, which may vary year by year):

Company Law (20 credits) - This module focuses on the legal nature of the company as a business organisation, the law relating to corporate finance, the relations between the company and third parties, the distribution of power within a company, the duties of directors and other managers and the associated enforcement mechanisms, and the key principles of corporate insolvency law.

Youth Crime and Justice (20 credits) - This module explores the nature and extent of youth crime and the sources of our knowledge about youth offending and its prevention. It considers social and legal constructions of youth as well as children and young people as victims. It provides an analysis of the youth justice system in England and Wales and contemporary youth justice debates.

Competition Law 20 (credits) - Competition laws are adopted in over 100 jurisdictions around the world and affect the day-to-day business of all significant businesses globally. This module is designed to provide a sound understanding of both the substantive and procedural rules of competition law, as well as the underlying basic economic concepts of competition. It focuses on the main principles of competition law and investigates the means by which competition laws tackle such problems as cartels and abuses of monopolies. The module will help to place the UK competition regime within its European and international contexts.

International Human Rights Law (20 credits) - The module examines the evolution, mechanisms and grounds of international human rights protection. It examines international human rights law as an important branch of international law; the mechanisms, bodies and procedures introduced by the United Nations and other international and regional organisations; and a significant number of substantive human rights.

The module is divided into two parts. The first part provides an introduction to the structure of the international system of human rights protection through law, the difference between human rights law and other areas of international law, and general matters of enforcement machinery. In the second part the module will address the law in relation to particular rights, covering civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights.

Family Law (20 credits) - This module examines the legal rules and concepts regulating intimate or domestic relationships between adults. The social context in which the law operates will be stressed, in particular the relationship between the law and the changing social structure of the family.

In this module we look at the legal rules, concepts and values which govern and regulate intimate or domestic relationships between adults. In broad terms the syllabus covers the formation of family relationships through marriage, civil partnerships and cohabitation. It also considers how family law can protect victims of domestic abuse, the basis for divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships and what happens in relation to disputes over money and property on the breakdown of marriage or civil partnership. Broadly, the approach taken is socio-legal in that you will consider the law within a broader historical, social and political context. You will also develop specific technical skills, particularly in handling statutory material as most of family law is grounded in statute.

International Law (20 credits) - International law concerns all aspects of contemporary global problems. Its structures and rules are developed and applied by States, international organizations (and to some extent non-state actors) to create peaceful co-existence. However, this distinct system of law needs to contend with constantly evolving challenges and forces which question international law’s authority, legitimacy and values.

In particular, the decolonisation of international law contests many of its assumptions and Eurocentric focus which have disadvantaged so many. This module will explore a diverse range of subjects. We will study together the laws that decide independent statehood, whether and how the ocean floor should be exploited and when states are allowed to use military force against other states. These are some of the major issues that the module explores with a view to analysing the significant role of the international legal order.

Policing (20 credits) - This module provides a critical introduction to policing in England and Wales. The module has three central themes organised into 5 (connected) Units.

Theme one considers policing in historical and comparative perspectives. It covers the role and functions of policing and the formal establishment of the policing systems in the nineteenth century. The second theme considers the contemporary landscape of policing. It covers who is involved in the arrangement and delivery of modern policing, the powers and discretion available to the police, the cultures of policing and methods by which policing is governed and made accountable to the law and society at large.

Theme three explores the policing of different types of crime and social groups, more broadly exploring issues related to policing and social justice. It considers the policy and practical implications of different policing approaches. Throughout, the module engages with wider social, political, cultural and economic developments that influence policing. This module will enable you to develop your written skills with critical reference to policing issues.

Employment Law (20 credits) - What is the difference between being a worker or an employee? What are the pros and cons of flexible work contracts? As the nature and conditions of work change in response to globalisation and other social, political and economic shifts, legislators and policy-makers seek to adapt and respond – giving rise to many interesting social and legal issues and tensions.

This module considers how employment law shapes and is shaped by such issues and tensions. It is designed to explore contemporary work and industrial relations through a series of case studies – concerning parental leave, the 'gig economy' and questions relating to work/life balance, among others – which affect the rights and responsibilities of people at work. You’ll also be expected to engage with academic literature concerning work, rights and responsibilities developed in other disciplines within the social sciences in accordance with the module’s law-in-context approach.

Social Sciences and Emergencies: Contexts, Theories and Approaches (20 credits) - This module will introduce you to the critical role of the social sciences in public understanding and experience of emergencies, such as environmental disasters, pandemics, epidemics, and large-scale social and political upheavals. It will provide you with the conceptual tools and methodological approaches to critically evaluate the response of the government, communities, state institutions and other sectors of society to emergencies and their aftermaths. It will also equip you with the skills to clearly and effectively communicate knowledge and information about these topics to an academic audience.

Year 3 compulsory modules

Law of Trusts (20 credits) - The objectives of this module are to develop a knowledge of the Law of Trusts in England and Wales and to tackle the complex terminology of the subject and investigate the principles lying behind the more detailed provisions and rules, as derived from both statute and case law. In this module you’ll develop problem-solving skills by the application of general principles to factual situations.

Final Year Project (40 credits) - You’ll design and undertake an extended independent project in an area or topic relevant to Law. You’ll use knowledge and skills gained in earlier years of your programme, create new knowledge and understanding, and develop new research and employability skills yourself. On completion, you'll communicate the outcomes or outputs of your project in different ways to relevant audiences. It will be the pinnacle of your degree programme, the culminating experience which brings everything you’ve learnt together. It gives you the opportunity to apply your learning to a real-world problem and, in so doing, bring reflection, focus and purpose to the whole of your degree experience.

60 credits of optional modules (examples, which may vary year by year):

Health Care Law (20 credits) - This module takes an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of the legal regulation of health services, decision-making, and professionals. It considers a range of contemporary issues where health care and the law intersect. These include the regulation of professional negligence, informed consent, reproductive services and decision-making for children. Particular attention is paid to ethical and other evaluative frameworks, promoting ethical awareness and a critical and reflective approach. The interdisciplinary and comparative approach also provides you with opportunities to engage with and analyse multiple perspectives.

Environmental Law (20 credits) - Environmental problems – a warming planet, growing rubbish piles, the destruction of habitats – are amongst the most complex faced by today’s societies. These problems also pose multiple challenges for legal control and regulation. Ecosystems are understood only subject to significant scientific uncertainty, whereas environmental impacts cross jurisdictional and disciplinary boundaries. How does the law respond to these challenges?

This module explores the struggle to tackle environmental problems through a variety of forms of environmental law, regulation and governance. Whether you are a committed environmentalist, a climate sceptic, or perhaps more in the middle, studying the use of law to tackle pressing social, economic and environmental challenges should be of universal appeal. We think critically about, and actively debate, what law can achieve (and what it can’t) in the face of complex global problems. Understanding the limitations of legal control also leads us to consider the role of a range of government and non-government actors - from corporations, to lawyers, to activists, and even ourselves as consumers and citizens - in seeking solutions to problems like air pollution, climate change, waste, and land use.

Penology (20 credits) - This module examines the use of custodial and community sentences in contemporary society. The aim of the module is to provide detailed knowledge and understanding of issues relating to imprisonment in England and Wales and various ways in which offenders are punished and/or supervised in the community.

Commercial Law: Domestic and International Sales (20 credits)  - This module covers the sale of goods in relation to business-to-business transactions. The broader emphasis is on domestic commercial transactions, providing knowledge regarding domestic commercial contracts, including – among other relevant matters – the classification of goods, issues of passing property, risk, the use of retention of titles clauses, contractual terms, and remedies available for breach of commercial contracts. The module will also examine some basic aspects of international commercial sales under English law, exclusively, namely standard trade terms such as Cif and Fob, the role of the bill of lading, and payments methods in international transactions such as the letter of credit.

Privacy and Media Law (20 credits)  - This module will provide you with an understanding of some of the key laws that regulate the media. The module will cover laws regulating both traditional media (in particular the press) and new digital media (eg social networking sites). You’ll consider the extent to which these media laws uphold fundamental human rights, in particular the Art 10 free expression right and the Art 8 privacy right.

Gender and the Law (20 credits) - This research-led module takes different areas of law as the object of study and seeks to examine how gender, sex and sexuality are understood in those contexts. This will involve reading cases and statutory materials.

However, this is not a traditional law module. It is not only concerned with cases and statutes. A basic assumption of the approach to the law in this module is that the law is not a social practice that is isolated from the rest of culture. That culture is given form and meaning within the law. At the same time, the law itself is a representation of the world that has very distinctive and idiosyncratic characteristics. As such the law makes a distinctive contribution to the social order. This module seeks to examine both these aspects of the law as a cultural practice.

Crime, Law and Social Change: Crime and Criminal Justices in Historical Perspective (20 credits)  - This module explores the history of crime and criminal justice. It examines both the development of key criminal justice institutions such as policing and the penal system, as well as changing historical patterns in offending including the decline of violence in modern societies. These two broad areas will be consistently analysed with reference to the wider historical context. You will, therefore, examine the social, political, moral and economic factors which shape crime, our understandings of crime and our attempts to deal it with through the criminal justice system.

Cyberlaw: Law and the Regulation of the Information Society (20 credits) - The internet and networked technologies have changed the nature of our world as we experience it. So much so, that we are becoming an 'information society' in which the creation, manipulation distribution and exchange of information in its various forms has become a significant social, economic, political, cultural and legal activity.

This module will examine the emerging trends that signify the formation of the information society and also its relationship with law, technology, and public policy. This module will cover UK and European Union law along with a variety of international regulatory perspectives that seek to harmonise law. The module will analyse the many legal and regulatory challenges that the information society generates for society, particularly with regard to privacy, the creation of products, the media. Particular focus will be upon whether these challenges can be best resolved by law or some other means, for example, technology, education or simple market forces. The aim of the module is to make you aware of the legal and regulatory policy issues which are intimately connected with the information society.

Disability Law (20 credits)  - Law has a key role to play in constructing a society in which disabled people (who make up approximately 15% of the UK's population) are able to live, flourish and contribute on an equal basis with others. This innovative module adopts a socio-legal approach. It will introduce you to theoretical perspectives (particularly those which have political significance such as the social model of disability). It aims to encourage you to reflect critically on law's potential to be 'enabling' - in the sense of facilitating full inclusion and equality for people who have (or have labels of) physical, sensory, cognitive, emotional or other 'impairments'.

Integral to this is sensitivity to law's potential to be 'disabling' – in the sense of generating barriers to inclusion. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) provides important underpinnings for the module, but the focus of the module is law in the UK (particularly England and Wales). Selected elements of this law will be considered and critiqued in light of the CRPD, the social model of disability and other theoretical perspectives. Analysis and debate will be enriched by the participation throughout the module of people who work in disabled people's organisations and human rights organisations focusing on disability.

Evidence (20 credits)  - This module aims to introduce key rules of evidence in the context of their rationale, their historical development and modern criminal justice policy. It explores the connection between the rules of evidence and the nature of the common law adversarial trial, and aims to promote critical awareness of the balance between the interests of the state and the individual.

Social Sciences and Emergencies: Case Studies & Critical Analysis (20 credits) - This module investigates emergencies from the perspectives of the social sciences. You’ll utilise real-world cases to analyse the societal implications of various emergencies. The module prioritises critical thinking and provides you with the skills to assess the role of the social sciences in shaping knowledge of emergencies and formulating strategies for managing their impact on communities, institutions and individuals. Module key themes and concepts are drawn from sociology, social policy, politics, law, criminal justice and education.

Learning and teaching

This is a demanding course that’s geared towards self-motivated, independent learners. Independent study (including research and preparatory reading) is a large part of the course, and you’ll be aided by our excellent library resources.

While we aim to teach you to ‘think like a lawyer’ on this course, we also help you develop transferable skills so you can use the law elsewhere. Our teaching methods include lectures, workshops and seminars, supplemented by our online platform Minerva and the Virtual Learning Environment.

On this course you’ll be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.

This course is designed to provide you with an inclusive and authentic, course-level package of assessment and feedback activities that will effectively scaffold learning and cultivate the knowledge and skills that you need to fulfil your aspirations for yourself and for your community. We prioritise assessment for learning by investing in practice (formative) assessment activities and providing individual feedback to help you to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills in readiness for your end of module (summative) assessments.

Each module is assessed separately, and assessments are designed to align with the programme’s learning outcomes, providing a comprehensive and authentic evaluation of your skills and knowledge. Written assignments play a central role, but you will also encounter other assessment methods, designed to foster the development of a broad spectrum of skills and capabilities. Across your assessments you will have opportunities to demonstrate your ability to conduct independent research, critically analyse information, and articulate complex ideas.

At the culmination of your studies, you will carry out a final year project. This significant piece of independent work will provide an opportunity for you to showcase your ability to synthesise information, critically evaluate contemporary debates and/or real world problems, and articulate your findings and recommendations comprehensively.

Entry requirements

A-level: A*AA

Two of your A-levels must be in traditional academic subjects. Please see our accepted subjects document to check your subjects.

If your choice of A-level subjects has been constrained by factors outside your control (such as if your school or college did not offer certain subjects), please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office to discuss your application.

Alternative offers will not be made for applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) alongside A-levels.

GCSE: We expect applicants to have a substantial number of GCSE passes at a high standard. Applicants from countries where English is not the first language will also need a grade 5/6 (B) in GCSE English language, or another appropriate English language qualification, see below.

Alternative qualification

Access to he diploma.

Complete 60 credits with 45 level 3 credits at Distinction Grade.

BTEC's considered with 2 A Level subjects from list A

Cambridge Pre-U

D3, D3, D3.

International Baccalaureate

36 overall (6,6,6 higher).

Irish Leaving Certificate (higher Level)

H1, H1, H2, H2, H2, H2.

Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers

AA in Advanced Highers and AAABB in Highers, or A in Advanced Highers and AAAAB in Highers.

We will consider T-levels in appropriate subjects as they become available. In all cases applicants should have GCSE English at 4 or above.

Welsh Baccalaureate

Applicants offering the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (SCC) must obtain a grade A alongside A*A at A-Level (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking).

Read more about UK and Republic of Ireland accepted qualifications or contact the School’s Undergraduate Admissions Team.

Alternative entry

We’re committed to identifying the best possible applicants, regardless of personal circumstances or background.

Access to Leeds is a contextual admissions scheme which accepts applications from individuals who might be from low income households, in the first generation of their immediate family to apply to higher education, or have had their studies disrupted.

Find out more about Access to Leeds and contextual admissions .

Typical Access to Leeds offer:

AAB at A level. Applicants must also meet the University’s GCSE matriculation standard and pass the Access to Leeds module .

For alternative qualification offers please contact the admissions team.

If you do not have the formal qualifications for immediate entry to one of our degrees, we offer a foundation year for UK students who meet specific widening participation criteria. Learn more about the BA Social Science (foundation year) .

Pathways to Law

Pathways to Law provides opportunities for students from state schools in England who are interested in a career in law and who will be the first generation of their family to go to university. It offers support to students from under-represented backgrounds throughout years 12 and 13 and into university. Find out more about Pathways to Law .

BA Social Science (foundation year)

BA Social Science is a foundation year course for students who don’t meet the standard admissions requirements for an undergraduate degree.

If you feel you missed out on education and want to realise your potential, this course will give you a firm grounding in the social sciences and prepare you for one of our social science degree courses.

The course lasts four years. Your first-year acts as a ‘Level 0’ foundation year, which gives you the skills for studying social sciences at undergraduate level. It’ll also introduce you to key ideas in sociology, politics, crime, education and law.

You’ll need to pass this year to progress onto one of our three-year undergraduate degree courses in a related subject. These include BA Childhood Studies, BA Sociology, BA Social Policy, Sociology and Crime, BA Politics, LLB Law, BA Social Work, BA Criminal Justice and Criminology and many others.

Find out more about BA Social Science .

International

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications . For specific detail on grades required for this course contact the School of Law Undergraduate Admissions Team .

• View the Canadian equivalents to GCSE and A-levels .
• View the Indian equivalents to GCSE and A-levels .

International foundation year

International students who do not meet the academic requirements for undergraduate study may be able to study a foundation year. Find out more about International Foundation Year programmes .

If you are applying from an alternative foundation year provider, please contact our admissions team to find out if your qualification is suitable for entry to this course.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications .

Improve your English If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this programme, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course , to help improve your English language level.

UK: To be confirmed

International: To be confirmed

Tuition fees for UK undergraduate students starting in 2024/25 Tuition fees for UK full-time undergraduate students are set by the UK Government and will be £9,250 for students starting in 2024/25.

The fee may increase in future years of your course in line with inflation only, as a consequence of future changes in Government legislation and as permitted by law.

Tuition fees for UK undergraduate students starting in 2025/26 Tuition fees for UK full-time undergraduate students starting in 2025/26 have not yet been confirmed by the UK government. When the fee is available we will update individual course pages.

Tuition fees for international undergraduate students starting in 2024/25 and 2025/26 Tuition fees for international students for 2024/25 are available on individual course pages. Fees for students starting in 2025/26 will be available from September 2024.

Tuition fees for a study abroad or work placement year If you take a study abroad or work placement year, you’ll pay a reduced tuition fee during this period. For more information, see Study abroad and work placement tuition fees and loans .

Read more about paying fees and charges .

There may be additional costs related to your course or programme of study, or related to being a student at the University of Leeds. Read more on our living costs and budgeting page .

Scholarships and financial support

If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There is help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government. Find out more in our  Undergraduate funding overview .

Apply to this course through UCAS. Check the deadline for applications on the UCAS website .

We typically receive a high number of applications to our courses in the School of Law. The number of applicants exceeds the number of places available so, to ensure that we treat all applications fairly and equitably, we wait until after the UCAS equal consideration application deadline has passed before making a final decision on applications.

If we put your application on hold for review after the UCAS application deadline, we will send you an email to let you know. Although you may have to wait longer than usual to receive a decision, you will hear from us by mid-May at the latest, in line with the deadline that UCAS sets universities for making decisions on applications submitted by the January UCAS deadline.

Offer decisions are made based on an overall review of applications including predicted grades, breadth of knowledge demonstrated through qualifications, personal statement, extra-curricular and work experience, and contextual information. We look for enthusiastic and talented students who have the potential to succeed in their studies with us and contribute to our community.

International students apply through UCAS in the same way as UK students. Our network of international representatives can help you with your application. If you’re unsure about the application process, contact the admissions team for help.

Read about visas, immigration and other information in International students . We recommend that international students apply as early as possible to ensure that they have time to apply for their visa.

Admissions policy

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Career opportunities

Law graduates may consider several professional and academic pathways, including outside of the legal professions.

Our graduates have secured careers in multi-national firms, as well as larger, medium-sized and high street firms; in-house legal teams; and Chambers across the UK and internationally.

Alternatively, you can go into a completely different professional area, and our employability officers will be able to support you with doing so. Our law graduates have pursued careers in business, government services, education, the third sector, the advice sector, finance sectors, and the civil service, amongst others, reflecting the degree’s highly transferable nature.

Careers support

The School of Law has dedicated employability officers to support you with your career planning during your time with us. Find out more on the school’s Career Support website .

We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. That’s one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers.

Leeds for Life is our unique approach to helping you make the most of University by supporting your academic and personal development. Find out more at the Leeds for Life website .

The Careers Centre and staff in your faculty provide a range of help and advice to help you plan your career and make well-informed decisions along the way, even after you graduate. Find out more about Careers support .

Study abroad and work placements

Study abroad.

On this course you have the opportunity to apply to spend time abroad, usually as an extra academic year. We have over 300 University partners worldwide and popular destinations for our students include Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa and Latin America. 

Find out more at the Study Abroad website .

Work placements

Practical work experience can help you decide on your career and improve your employability. On this course you have the option to apply to take a placement year module with organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors in the UK, or overseas.

Find out more about work experience on the Careers website .

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Doctor of Professional Practice in Construction Law (LLD. Construction Law)

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LLD - Doctor of Laws

Subject areas

Construction Construction Management (General) Building Law & Regulations Health Studies

Course type

This doctorate focuses on research in construction law and dispute resolution. The construction industry increasingly recognises the importance of resolving disputes efficiently and quickly to maintain commercial relationships and keep cash flowing within the industry.

This doctorate will be of interest to professionals working in construction, law or a related field. Our professional doctorates will provide you the opportunity to demonstrate and develop advanced knowledge and skills necessary to undertake and complete a practical research and development project. Candidates will need to submit a 1,000 word research proposal alongside the standard doctoral application form. This will detail the area they will be investigating and should include a title, purpose of the project, references to relevant existing literature, methodology and proposed outcomes.

UK fees Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

International fees Course fees for EU and international students

For successful entry candidates will normally be required to provide evidence of the following: Qualifications - Undergraduate Degree with a minimum 2:1 classification; Work Experience - A minimum of 3 years applied experience working within the built environment & engineering field.

Architecture, Construction and Environment PhD

University of gloucestershire, architecture, construction and environment msc by research, mba construction and real estate, university college of estate management, llm construction law and practice, university of salford, msc/pgdip construction law and practice.

your faculty

Led by Campus Dean Matt Tomlinson, our lecturers are dedicated to bringing their real-life experience in practice into the classroom, providing our students with genuine insight into the subject matter. Each of our students are assigned an academic coach and have regular one-to-one meetings where they can get advice on the course and career aspirations. As lecturers are based in our campuses they operate an ‘open door’ policy, so students can talk to them whenever they need to.

Matt completed a degree in International Business and Modern Languages and started his working life in Paris for a commercial real estate advisory firm. He then decided to pursue a career as a lawyer and embarked on the GDL and LPC at ULaw in Chester. Matt started his training contract with DLA Piper LLP and went on to qualify and practise Corporate Restructuring. Matt joined the University in 2013 and has taught across many courses, specialising in corporate and commercial subjects.

Andrea has a LLB from the University of Liverpool and is the Head of Lecturers at ULaw's Leeds Campus. She studied for the Law Society Finals at ULaw. She trained and qualified as a solicitor in York and worked in family and child care law, as well as qualifing as a family mediator and worked for the York Family Mediation Service. Andrea teaches Criminal Law on the GDL and LLB and Introduction to Professional Practice, Family Law and Private Client on the LPC.

Laura is the Programme and Student Lead for the LPC and SQE at our Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield campuses. She graduated with an LLB and completed her Legal Practice Course at The University of Sheffield. Laura trained and qualified at a firm in Manchester, practising in defendant motor insurance litigation and clinical negligence claims. After several years in Manchester, she moved back over the Pennines and worked as a Visiting Lecturer for ULaw, before joining as a permanent lecturer in 2021. In addition to her role as PSL, Laura teaches dispute resolution and personal injury and clinical negligence on the LPC and SQE courses, and has also previously taught civil litigation and civil skills on the BPC and civil litigation and mediation & ADR on the AMIL course.

Dr Chris Walker holds a PhD in Knowledge Management and is a Chartered Librarian and knowledge manager who has worked in both the public and private sectors. Chris is a published academic specialising in Information Seeking Behaviours using Grounded Theory and Action Research methods. He is also an experienced University lecturer and Masters dissertation supervisor. Chris teaches on the MSc Law and Business as well as various undergraduate courses.

Phyllida has a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages from the University of Bristol. She studied for the Common Professional Examination and Legal Practice Course at the Guildford Campus of the University (then College) of Law. She trained, qualified and practised as a solicitor at a medium sized City firm in London and later at a large international firm in Leeds. Her practice area was in Commercial Litigation (with an insolvency bias) until she moved into legal education. Phyllida is the Programme and Student Lead for the Postgraduate Academic Programmes (GDL/MA and the new conversion courses (PgDL, MA (conversion) and MA (SQE1)). She also teaches Equity and Trusts on those courses as well as Business Law on the Legal Practice Course. Phyllida is a member of the Law Society, a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Society of Legal Scholars.

Anne is one of the Programme & Student Leads for Undergraduate Programmes at ULaw’s Leeds Campus. She graduated with a BA(Hons) Nursing Studies from Sheffield Hallam University. As a qualified nurse she worked in acute adult wards at both main hospitals in Sheffield, and then progressed to a research post at the University of Sheffield. Anne completed her MA Law and LPC at the University of Sheffield. She completed her training contract at a firm in Doncaster and qualified as a solicitor in May 2007. After a career break, Anne returned to practice in 2011 and worked for a number of firms throughout Yorkshire, using her nursing knowledge to specialise in both Claimant and Defendant clinical negligence claims. Anne teaches tort law, civil dispute resolution and personal injury/clinical negligence across a range of both under-graduate and post-graduate courses.

Laura is a Programme & Student Lead for Undergraduate Programmes at ULaw’s Leeds Campus. Laura also teaches commercial and corporate subjects and the LLB Access to Justice module. Laura obtained her LLB in English Law and French Law at the University of Manchester before completing her LPC at the then College of Law in Manchester. After a brief period as a paralegal in international PI litigation at Pannone, Laura trained and qualified as a commercial and corporate solicitor in-house at the Co-op, where she spent 8 ½ years advising the Food, Funeralcare, Legal and Insurance businesses in respect of a variety of plans and problems. This included major projects, general commercial and IT contracts, data protection, contentious and non-contentious IP, competition law, consumer protection, and regulation by the FCA, CMA and GCA. Before joining ULaw Laura also practised at AO World PLC, where she advised the consumer and trade retail and logistics businesses with a particular focus on IT and data protection.

Cheryl studied on the LLB and LPC combined degree at Northumbria University and then trained and qualified as a solicitor in London before moving to practise in Southampton. After 7 years away from home, Cheryl returned to West Yorkshire where she began working for a large nationwide Leeds firm, she also spent some time working in East Yorkshire before leaving to join the teaching team at ULaw. During her time in practice Cheryl specialised in criminal law and worked as a court advocate and litigator. Cheryl teaches mainly on the criminal module of the BPC but also teaches on the LLB, BA criminology, GDL, and LPC

Dessy has a BSc (Hons) in Business Administration from Huron University and MSc in Data Analytics and Marketing from Arden University. She has worked in education for over 25 year first as an entrepreneur and then as a managing director of a charity. Dessy transitioned to Higher Education management when she became a managing director of London School of Business and Finance Executive Education in 2014 and subsequently also took on the role of an interim CEO of the London Academy of Trading. Dessy is currently undertaking a PhD study with the University of Worcester Business School researching the topic of applications of artificial intelligence in the field of Marketing.

Patrick is a Lecturer and a Project Director for Legal Tech and Innovation at ULaw's Leeds Campus. Patrick graduated with an LLB, went on to study an MA in Law and Economics at the University of Bologna and the University of Gent, and completed the LPC at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice. He has worked as a Duty Solicitor at Police Stations/ Magistrates Courts and developed a Military Law practice assisting those charged with criminal offences. Patrick teaches Criminal Law, Public Law, Intellectual Property and Common Law Method.

Gerry Biles is an Associate Professor at the Leeds Campus. After graduating with an LLB from the University of Hull, Gerry undertook his vocational studies at the University’s Guildford Campus and then practised as a solicitor with a large regional firm in the South West of England. He currently teaches Public Law and Civil Dispute Resolution on the LLB course. He also teaches on the Postgraduate Graduate Diploma in Law and across a range of modules on the University’s vocational courses for intending solicitors

Gemma graduated with an LLB (Hons) from Newcastle University and is now an Associate Professor at ULaw’s Leeds Campus. She studied the Law Society’s Solicitors’ Final Examination at ULaw’s Chester Campus and trained and qualified as a solicitor in private practice in Leeds where she developed her interest in commercial law. Gemma teaches Business, Introduction to Professional Practice, Public Companies, Commercial Law and Mergers and Acquisitions on the LPC and Contract Law on the PgDL, the undergraduate law degree and on the Professional Skills Course.

Gary has a BA (Hons) from the University of York and is a Senior Lecturer at ULaw's Leeds Campus. Gary studied for the Common Professional Examination and Law Society Finals at ULaw. Gary qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and worked in high street practice for 9 years. Gary moved into legal education in 2003 and teaches Public Law on both the GDL and the LLB. He also teaches Dispute Resolution and Advanced Criminal Practice on the LPC.

Sarah is a law lecturer at the Leeds Campus. She has an LLB from the University of Liverpool and studied on the LPC at ULaw. Sarah trained and qualified as a solicitor at a firm in Bolton before moving to a law firm in Leeds. During her time in practice Sarah specialised in family law and private client work. Sarah teaches the family law module on the LLB and on the Introduction to Professional Practice (IPP) and the Private Client modules on the LPC.

Rachael graduated with an English Literature degree from the University of York before undertaking the GDL and LPC at the (then) College of Law in York. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2009 at an international law firm and spent 10 years in private practice specialising in property litigation dealing with land-based disputes and landlord and tenant issues. As a Lecturer at the University of Law, Rachael teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a particular focus on the Land Law modules.

Emma is both a Lecturer at the University of Law and a barrister practising from Broadway House Chambers, having been called to the Bar back in 2002. Emma has a MA (Hons) in law, first class, from the University of Cambridge. Throughout her career Emma has specialized in all aspects of both criminal and regulatory law together with prison/parole law and mental health work. Emma is recognised in the publication ‘Chambers and Partners 2022’ in the practice area of crime. Here at the University of Law Emma mainly teaches on the Bar Practice Course but also teaches criminal law modules on the Graduate Diploma in Law, the Legal Practice Course and undergraduate degrees.

Jane is a Senior Lecturer at ULaw's Leeds Campus. She has a BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Oxford and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. Jane teaches EU Law on the GDL and MA, Business Law, Commercial Law and Intellectual Property on the LPC, as well as Business Law 2 on the LLB. She is also the ULaw Foundation Year Academic Report Writing Module Lead and the LLB Year 1 Head of Leeds, taking a keen interest in student welfare issues. Jane is a skills coach on the ULaw Solicitors’ Apprenticeship Programme.

Jessica is a Senior Lecturer at ULaw's Leeds Campus. Jessica has a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from Liverpool University. After working at The Times in London for a few years, she converted to law and completed her CPE and LPC through Ulaw. Jessica qualified as an Employment solicitor at Lee & Priestley, subsequently moving to Beachcrofts, before joining ULAW. Jessica still returns into practice on a regular basis in order to maintain a practical edge to the classroom. She is also one of our Legal Advice Clinic solicitors advising members of the public, with their employment cases, preparing for Tribunals and mentoring our students. Jessica teaches Business Law, Immigration Law and Employment Law on the LPC, various modules on the Undergraduate LLB Course and Employment Practice on the BPC.

Tina Hayes is a Senior Lecturer at ULaw's Leeds Campus. After graduating with a BA in Law from Cambridge University, she studied for the Solicitors’ Final Examination at the University of Law and then trained as a solicitor at Penningtons Solicitors. Tina teaches Equity on the Graduate Diploma in Law, Real Estate and Private Client law on the Legal Practice Course and Wills and Succession on the LLB.

Kiri obtained a BA (Hons) in Law and Politics before going on to do the GDL and LPC at ULaw. She qualified as a solicitor at Shipping law firm Ince and Co, before working at KPMG and then Eversheds in Commercial Litigation. Kiri is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Year on the LLB. She teaches Contract Law on the GDL and LLB, Business Law and Practice, Law and Business and Banking on the LPC and also a number of Professional Skills Courses including Financial and Business Skills.

Lynn graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Lancaster and is a Senior Lecturer at ULaw's Leeds Campus. Lynn qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and worked in private practice and at the Crown Prosecution Service. She attained Higher Rights of Audience and worked as an advocate in a range of courts before moving into education. Lynn teaches Criminal Law on the LLB and GDL, as well as Dispute Resolution and Family Law on the LPC.

Sabeeha Khan is a Senior Lecturer and Pro Bono Coordinator at the Leeds Campus. Sabeeha has a law degree from The University of Wales, Cardiff. She studied for her Law Society Finals at the College of Law in Guildford. Sabeeha qualified and practiced as a criminal solicitor for a number of years at Morgan Cole Solicitors in Oxford and then as a regulatory solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors in Leeds. Sabeeha heads up the Pro Bono Department at the Leeds Campus and has set up a considerable number of pro bono schemes aimed at providing legal assistance to members of the local community, whilst at the same time providing valuable practical work experience to our students. Sabeeha also leads the Bar Practice Course Masters Module where students engage in pro bono clinics and then have to submit an extensive Critical Reflective Report on their pro bono experiences. Sabeeha also continues to practice as a criminal solicitor and can often be found in the local magistrate’s court

Dr Emily Roach studied Jurisprudence at Oxford University (BA, MA (Oxon)) and trained with a Magic Circle law firm in London, qualifying into the restructuring team. Emily later moved to an American firm where much of her practice was shaped by the Global Banking Crisis. Over a decade working in the City, Emily gained extensive practical experience representing stakeholders across all levels of the capital structure on major corporate debt restructurings, distressed acquisitions, large corporate insolvencies and related litigation. Emily teaches across a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Contract Law, Equity and Trusts, Law and Business and Banking and Debt Finance. Emily holds an MA in Children’s Literature, an MA in Contemporary Literature and Culture and a PhD in English and has published academic research in edited collections and peer reviewed journals. Emily also teaches undergraduate modules in English Literature on a part-time basis.

Hannah graduated with a BA in Law from the University of Cambridge and completed the LPC at ULaw. She trained at DLA Piper and went on to practice in the Commercial Litigation team. Hannah teaches Dispute Resolution and Commercial Dispute Resolution on the LPC, as well as Public Law and Civil Dispute Resolution on the LLB.

Richard is a lecturer at the Leeds Campus. He has a BA (Hons) in Politics and Economics from Newcastle University and went on to complete the GDL at Northumbria University and the LPC at ULaw in Chester. Before joining ULaw, Richard practised for nearly a decade as a commercial property solicitor at law firms Addleshaw Goddard, Freeths and Clarion. He teaches Real Estate and Land Law related modules on postgraduate courses and Academic and Digital Skills and Politics modules on undergraduate courses.

Anna obtained her LLB at Leeds Beckett University, before completing her Legal Practice Course part-time whilst working as a paralegal at Switalskis Solicitors. Anna completed her training contract at Switalskis and upon qualifying worked in mental health, obtaining the Law Society Mental Health Accreditation. She then practised in healthcare regulatory at DAC Beachcroft, specialising in mental health and mental capacity law. Anna teaches Family Law on the LPC.

Olu is a lecturer at ULaw’s Leeds Campus. He holds a PhD in International Human Rights Law from Nottingham Trent University. His research involved a comparative analysis of the role of courts in realising socioeconomic rights in England and Nigeria within the sphere of international human rights law. He trained and qualified as a lawyer at the Nigerian Law School and practised in Nigeria before moving to the UK. He has successfully published in the areas of human rights law and social justice. He teaches Human Rights Law and Employment Law on the LLB programme, and Citizenship on the Foundation Year programme. He is a member of the Society of Legal Scholars.

Kelly completed an LLB and then begun a PhD in 2020. She was awarded the 2020 Ian Pennock Prize for Property Law, for her undergraduate dissertation. Before joining ULaw as a Lecturer, she worked as a Graduate Lecturer for Teesside University where she taught on the LLB and LLM. Kelly’s PhD research focuses on the Conflict of Laws topic of Domicile. Kelly teaches LLB Academic and Digital Skills and LLB Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues.

Frances has an LLB from the University of Birmingham and studied the LPC at the College of Law in York. She trained and qualified as a solicitor at Gordons and worked in commercial litigation there for 14 years after qualification. Frances specialised in professional negligence claims and the regulation and professional conduct of solicitors.

Heather is a lecturer at the Leeds campus currently teaching tort on the LLB undergraduate programme. Heather has a degree in History (MA Hons) from the University of Glasgow and completed the Graduate Diploma in Law in 2008 and Bar Vocational Course in 2009. Heather qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and gained higher rights of audience (civil and criminal) in 2014. As head of the advocacy department at a national UK law firm, Heather was responsible for a team of around 30 advocates. As an advocate, Heather conducted county court hearings across a variety of civil cases. Heather also worked in-house at a large UK insurance company, leading a team dealing with defendant personal injury cases with a particular focus on potentially fraudulent litigated claims.

Robert obtained his LLB and completed the LPC at the University of Sheffield. He trained and practised as a solicitor in Sheffield, specialising in personal injury litigation before joining ULaw in 2021. Robert currently teaches Tort on the LLB programme and Dispute Resolution on the LPC.

Angelika is a Lecturer at ULaw’s Leeds Campus. She graduated with a Theology degree from the University of Oxford before undertaking the GDL and LPC at the (then) College of Law in York. She trained with Mills & Reeve in Birmingham before joining DAC Beachcroft LLP in Leeds. During her time in practice, Angelika specialised in coroner’s inquests, serious medical treatment cases and the Court of Protection before joining ULaw in 2021.

Charlotte graduated with a First Class Honours LLB from Newcastle University and went on to complete the LPC at ULaw (in York). Before joining ULaw in 2021, Charlotte completed her training contract in Leeds, and then worked as an Associate in the Employment team of an international firm (based in Leeds).

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Entry requirements

If you are interested in applying to study for a research degree in the School of Law you must meet the minimum entry requirements before a research proposal will be considered. You can find these below.

If you have any queries, please contact the  Graduate School Admissions team .

Candidates should hold (or expect to hold):

• an undergraduate degree with a minimum grade of 2:1 (or equivalent degree from an overseas university)
• a Masters degree with a minimum grade of Merit (or equivalent degree from an overseas university)
• both in appropriate academic disciplines

Candidates should also meet our English Language requirements.

MA by Research

Candidates should hold (or expect to hold) a good Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent degree from an overseas university):

• with a minimum grade of 2:1 (upper second class honours)
• in an appropriate academic discipline

English Language requirements

An approved test in English is required for applicants whose first language is not English. Please note that test scores are valid for 2 years before the start of the course.

The approved tests and minimum required scores are detailed below:

Other English Language qualifications are also accepted. For a full list please refer to the acceptable English Language qualifications listed in the  University admissions policy  or contact the  Graduate School Admissions team  for further details.

Pre-sessional English

You can improve your academic English to the level needed to study a postgraduate research degree by taking one of our pre-sessional courses:

• 6-weeks: Language for postgraduate research
• 10-weeks: Language for postgraduate research

If you need to study for longer than 10 weeks, find out more about our  postgraduate pre-sessional English courses .

NIHR Leeds BRC welcomes 10 new PhD fellows across diverse healthcare specialities

The NIHR Leeds BRC is thrilled to announce the successful appointment of 10 new PhD fellows—4 non-clinical and 6 clinical—following a highly competitive national recruitment process.

These fellowships, generously funded by the University of Leeds, span a diverse range of healthcare specialities and align with all of our research Themes. Our new fellows will begin their research in late 2024 or early 2025, supported by our robust Academic Capacity Development strategy.

We extend our best wishes to each Fellow for their upcoming PhD research and look forward to their contributions.

Thesis title

Microenvironmental metabolic and genomic drivers of T-cell dysfunction associated with frailty in multiple myeloma (MM)

Using data and computational infrastructure to understand multi-morbidity effect and social factors on haematological cancer incidence and outcomes

Nia Paddison Rees

Studying AMR niches on individual human microbiomes using novel gut model technologies

Charlotte Campbell-Broad

The Microbiome and the promotion of bowel cancer: The key to understanding causation and prevention of this important disease

Lucy Thornton

A precision medicine approach to optimise early detection of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Interstitial Lung Disease (ARD-ILD) for patients and the NHS 

Sana Sharrack

The role of peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs) in the development of clinical arthritis in Anti-cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody (ACPA) positive at-risk individuals

Anna Littlejohns

Development of a complex intervention for pre-operative de-labelling of penicillin allergy

Maryam Farooq

Cardiac MRI evaluation of mixed venous oxygen saturation: role in heart failure assessment, management, and prognostication

Claire Berry

Optimisation of the diagnosis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis to influence appropriate treatment

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Announcing the 2024–25 Excellence in Leadership Program fellows

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Faculty Development and Support in the Office of Faculty Affairs is excited to announce the newest cohort of fellows from the Boulder campus for the 2024–25 Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP) , proudly hosted by the CU system Employee Services Office. This year, the members will engage in monthly meetings throughout the academic year with senior campus leadership, in addition to monthly sessions with the broader four-campus group.

The Excellence in Leadership Program  offers a remarkable opportunity for faculty and staff across the four CU system campuses and system office to enhance their leadership capabilities. Over the nine-month program (August–April), ELP fellows will gain a deeper understanding of the University of Colorado and cultivate the skills necessary for effective leadership. Since 2002, CU Boulder has supported the participation of more than 200 faculty and staff in this prestigious program.

CU Boulder fellows participate in the program through the support of the provost and chief operating officer. Merinda McLure, faculty director of academic leadership development in the Office of Faculty Affairs, and Kristin Martina, organizational development consultant with campus human resources, serve as Boulder campus liaisons for the ELP.

“The ELP provides participating fellows with such a unique, comprehensive opportunity to build connections with both peer and senior leaders serving in diverse roles across our CU institutions. Fellows enthusiastically report how valuably the program broadens and deepens their understanding of the dynamic CU system and how integral exceptional leadership is to the distinctive contributions of each campus,” said McLure.

Please join us in recognizing the 2024–25 cohort:

• Reece Auguiste , Department Chair and Associate Professor; College of Media, Communication and Information 
• Amy Bauer , Associate Dean for Instructional Development and Teaching Professor, University of Colorado Law School 
• Mandy Cole , Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and Planning, Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning 
• Elizabeth Dutro , Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor, School of Education 
• John Evans , Jack Rominger, Faculty Fellow, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Curriculum and Associate Professor; College of Engineering and Applied Science 
• Marlon Lynch , Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Safety; Department of Integrity, Safety and Compliance
• Kevin Mahan , Associate Chair of Graduate Studies and Professor, College of Arts and Sciences 
• Erika Randall , Associate Dean for Student Success and Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Caroline Sinkinson , Director of Learning and Engagement Team and Professor, University Libraries
• Kylee Thomas , Assistant Director for Events, Protocol and Outreach; Office of the Chancellor
• Zack Tupper , Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Resource Management, Office of the Provost 
• Lory-Ann Varela , Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Support and Enrichment, Office of Undergraduate Education
• Sabrina Volpone , Organizational, Leadership, and Information Analytics PhD Program Director and Associate Professor, Leeds School of Business 
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An integral member of Queen’s Law, Professor Cheung specialized in authoritarianism and the rule of law.

The Queen’s community is remembering Alvin Cheung, a professor in the Faculty of Law who died on July 29 at the age of 38.

A scholar of authoritarianism and the rule of law, Cheung joined Queen’s Faculty of Law as a sessional instructor in spring 2020 and has since been an integral part of the faculty, and the broader law school community.

“Alvin was a brilliant scholar with an unwavering commitment to human rights and a deep love for Hong Kong. His intelligence, integrity, and kindness inspired his students and his colleagues,” says Dean Colleen M. Flood. “Though his journey with us has ended too soon, the path he forged remains a guiding light for our community. He will be deeply missed, and his legacy will endure.”

Prior to his time at Queen’s, Cheung worked as a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University Faculty of Law and a Non-Resident Affiliated Scholar at New York University’s U.S.-Asia Law Institute. He began his career as a barrister in Sir Oswald Cheung’s Chambers in Hong Kong and lectured at Hong Kong Baptist University in its Master of Public Administration program. He was recognized for his unwavering dedication to his students and his passion for teaching public and comparative law topics. His research, particularly on the relationship between law and authoritarianism, has been influential and widely cited.

He earned degrees from NYU (JSD, 2020; LLM International Legal Studies, 2014) and Cambridge (LLB, 2007; MA, 2011 (Cantab.).

As a Canadian Hong Konger, Cheung warned and wrote tirelessly about the loss of legal and civil rights in the former British colony, writing for the public as well as academic audiences. He did not see Hong Kong’s position as unique, and his recent work highlighted dangers for other common law systems amid a global rise in authoritarianism. He believed it vital that Canadians confront the ways their own law can be and has been used to harm disfavoured groups.

He is survived by his wife, Professor Alyssa King, and their two children.

A family obituary, which details his research and achievements, is available online .

Support resources

For students impacted by this loss, support resources are available:

• Students in Ontario can call 613-533-2506, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, to schedule an appointment with the counselling team at Student Wellness Services (SWS) or drop in to SWS’s weekday afternoon mental health clinic (1-4 p.m.).
• 24/7, students can call Good2Talk, at 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868, or contact crisis support and counselling through Empower Me .
• Faith and Spiritual Life offers multi-faith, non-judgmental support at [email protected] .