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Professors in Practice

Durham University Professors in Practice are experienced professionals, drawn from across a wide variety of disciplines and sectors, who share their skills and knowledge directly with students, bringing public distinction and practical insights into the classroom. 

The initiative provides scope for the University’s faculty and students to connect directly with experienced professionals to enhance learning and research opportunities and experiences.  

 

Find out more about our Law School Professors in Practice

Mark Baldwin

Mark Baldwin is a fee paid judge in the Upper Tribunal where he sits on financial services and tax cases in that tribunal and tax cases in the First-tier Tribunal.
Mark Baldwin Professor in Practice

Philip Bennett

Appointed Law School’s first Professor in Practice in 2019. Former partner in Slaughter and May. Listed in Pensions Section Hall of Fame, Legal 500 United Kingdom, 2017.
Professor in Practice Philip Bennett

Mark Grant

Former partner in international law firm, CMS, with offices in more than 40 countries, who helped to create, and led, the largest group of pension lawyers in the world.
Mark Grant

Nigel Swycher

Co-founder and former Chief Executive of Cipher, the first strategic patent analytics platform to be implemented using AI and machine learning, acquired by LexisNexis.
Nigel Swycher Professor in Practice