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Durham University appoints three additional Professors In Practice in Durham Law School
Durham Law School is pleased to announce the appointment, by Durham University with effect from 1st March, 2025, of three additional Professors in Practice in the Law School: Mark Baldwin, Mark Grant, and Nigel Swycher.
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Professor Richard Goldberg interviewed by Daily Telegraph on COVID-19 vaccine claims assessments carried out under Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme
On Monday 17 March 2025, the Daily Telegraph published an article on the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme (VDPS), featuring Professor Richard Goldberg.
Durham Expertise on Vaccine Damage Scheme Reform Referred to at COVID-19 Inquiry
On 31 January 2025, Counsel to the COVID 19 Inquiry in their closing statement referred to Durham Law School expertise - which is centred on Professor Goldberg's research into the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme.
Richard Goldberg Addresses APPG on Reform of Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme
On Monday 20th January 2025, Professor Richard Goldberg addressed the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pandemic Response and Recovery (APPG) on 'The UK Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme: Reappraisal and Reform Within a Revised National Vaccine Policy'.
Thom Brooks was invited to provide commentary on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent visit with US President Donald Trump
A professor of law and government and former Dean (2016-21), Brooks was featured on Capital FM, Heart FM and LBC radio throughout the day.
Why incest porn is more common and harmful than you think
Law professor Clare McGlynn explains why it matters that incest porn has become so popular online, and what can be done about it.
New Principal for Collingwood College
Professor Thom Brooks has been appointed as our new Principal of Collingwood College.
New Police Training on Non-Contact Sexual Offences
Professor Clare McGlynn helped develop the new Police Training on Non-Contact Sexual Offences which includes voyeurism, exposure, cyberflashing and sharing intimate images without consent, which was launched today.
Thom Brooks interviewed by the New York Times
Durham Law School’s Professor Thom Brooks was interviewed by the New York Times about the arrest of someone for impersonating others to sit the Life in the UK test for them.
Professor Clare McGlynn helps change law on sexually explicit deepfakes
Creating a sexually explicit deepfake is set to become a criminal offence in the UK, thanks in part to the work of a leading Durham law professor.
The future of gestation
Dr Elizabeth Chloe Romanis, from Durham Law School, explores the future of gestation and its legal and ethical implications as part of a recently published book, Biotechnology, Gestation and the Law.
Justice Brian Preston Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia
Justice Brian Preston has been awarded as an Officer of the Order of Australia – the second highest level award in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
