How to get a PhD in Law: The PhD journey: Supervision, research ethics and preparing yourself for upgrade and vivas
- Event type
- Research Training
- Address
- Online Course (Zoom)
- Event dates
- Contact
- ials.events@sas.ac.uk 020 7862 5800
The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies welcomes students enrolled for an MPhil / PhD in Law from across the UK to this specially tailored training day.
How to get a PhD in Law
Day One: Thursday 17th March 2022
The PhD journey: Research ethics and preparing
yourself for upgrade and vivas
Facilitated via Zoom
PROGRAMME
9.45-10.00 Registration
10.00-10.45 Becoming a legal researcher: what is a PhD in law?
Dr Colin King, Director of Research, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
10.45-11.30 The PhD journey: The staging posts of your PhD and support for research students
Dr CoIin King, Director of Research, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-13.00 Panel of research students who have completed or nearly completed their PhD’s will discuss how they approached researching their theses and the PhD journey. Session to be open to questions from the audience and discussion.
Session Chaired by: Dr Constantin Stefanou, Director of the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.30 Preparing for the Ethics Committee
Emeritus Professor Avrom Sherr, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
14.30-15.30 Preparing for upgrade viva and the PhD viva
Emeritus Professor Avrom Sherr, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
15.30-16.00 Coffee break
16.00-16.30
The foreign, international and comparative law research collections at IALS Library
Hester Swift, Foreign and International Law Librarian, IALS Library
16.30 Close
Although tailored specifically for PhD in Law students, this training programme does contain some material which repeats and reinforces generic training suitable for all PhD students.
Two further training days will be held on:
Friday 29 April - The PhD in Law and research methods
Thursday, 18 May - How to get a PhD in Law: Researching, disseminating and publishing in the digital world
For further information about three IALS research training days covering different aspects of How to Get a PhD in Law
FEES and BOOKING (deadline- Monday, 14 March 2022): Student: £45.00; Standard: £60.00. Staff and students of the School of Advanced Study: Free (please email IALS.Events@sas.ac.uk to book your place)
Details about how to join the workshop will be circulated via email to registered attendees closer to the event date.
