Our Centre is inviting abstracts from PhD students interested in presenting and discussing their research at the upcoming annual European Animal Rights Law Conference. The PhD student Workshop will take place on 16 September 2022 at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, and will precede the European Animal Rights Law Conference itself, which will be held from 17-18 September in the same location. A number of fully funded places (incl accommodation and food for the entire Conference) are available, plus some travel grants if necessary for the applicant to attend. Click here for more information about the Conference and about how to apply.
Winners of the Essay Competition 2022
We are delighted to announce the winners of this year's Animal Rights Law Essay Competition. In the university category, Elien Verniers (PhD candidate, University of Ghent) was awarded the first place (£750). Francesca Jackson (LLB student, Lancaster University) came in second (£500), and the third place (£250) went to Ashleigh Best (PhD candidate, Melbourne Law School). In the secondary school student category, we awarded a Winning Commendation and two Special Commendations. The schools of those who were awarded a Commendation received prizes of £250. You can read the winning essays here.
Call for applications Law Lecturers' Workshop
Our Centre is inviting applications for its 2022 Law Lecturers’ Workshop. The 5-day Workshop is open to Law lecturers and PhD students interested in teaching animal rights law, and will be held at the Animal & Law Chair of the University of Antwerp, Belgium, from 18th to 22nd July 2022. The Workshop will have dedicated sessions for participants from Belgian and Dutch universities, for whom travel to and from Antwerp will be covered. Accommodation (if required) will be covered for all participants. More information about the Workshop and how to apply is available here.