How to get a PhD in Law: Researching, disseminating and publishing in the digital world

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies welcomes students enrolled for an MPhil / PhD in Law from across the UK to this specially tailored day of presentations, library tours and networking opportunities. 

Speakers; Dr Nóra Ni Loideain Dr Judith Townend, Dr Nóra Ni Loideain, Professor Jane Winters, Professor Lisa Webley, Professor Jane Winters, Sinead Moloney, Narayana Harave Laura Griffiths

Sessions will be held on:

• The PhD in law in the digital world - Dr Judith Townend, University of Sussex

• Legal writing - Professor Lisa Webley, University of Birmingham 

• Publishing in Open Access online law journals - Narayana Harave, IALS Digital Librarian 

• Getting your research published in journals - Professor Jane Winters, Chair in Digital Humanities, School of Advanced Study, University of London 

• What books are law publishers looking to publish? - Sinead Moloney, Publisher, Hart Publishing, Oxford

• Disseminating your legal research - Dr Nóra Ni Loideain, Director and Lecturer in Law, Information Law & Policy Centre, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London 

• Tips on keeping up-to-date with your topic after completion - Laura Griffiths, Senior Librarian, IALS Library 

A copy of the programme for 'How to get a PhD in Law: Researching, disseminating and publishing in the digital world' is available here.

Although tailored specifically for PhD in Law students, this training programme may contain some material which repeats and reinforces generic training suitable for all PhD students.

Although tailored specifically for PhD in Law students, this training programme may contain some material which repeats and reinforces generic training suitable for all PhD students.

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is running a further two research training days on “How to get a PhD in Law”.

• Day One: Saturday 24th November 2018 - The PhD in Law and research methods
• Day Two: Thursday 28th February 2019 - The PhD journey: Supervision, reserach ethics and preparing yourself for upgrade and vivas 

Further information about other research training offered by the Institute can be found here

FEES and BOOKING:   Student: £75.00; Standard: £100.00.  (Note: Staff and students of SAS should contact Belinda Crothers direct).