Edinburgh Law School is delighted to announce the launch of a major new visiting fellowship, named in honour of Professor Sir Neil MacCormick, Professor Emeritus at Edinburgh Law School, and formerly Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations, University of Edinburgh. To learn more about his distinguished career,  please click to download Neil MacCormick's biography .

If you wish to spend an extended period of time at Edinburgh Law School, we offer up to five MacCormick Visiting Fellowships every year. Edinburgh Law School is highly ranked both in the UK and in Europe, and offers an excellent environment in which to conduct advanced research. Visiting Fellows are provided with work space and related facilities in the School, and some limited financial support for expenses related to the Visit of up to £3,000. Applications are welcome from scholars in any field of Legal Studies broadly conceived, although preference may be given to applicants whose research is related to the School's research areas or research centres. As you will note from the  Criteria  the School welcomes applications from Scholars at all stages of their academic career, including early career researchers as well as more senior staff. During their stay, MacCormick Visiting Fellows will be required to present one MacCormick Seminar on their work.

Application is by covering letter, Curriculum Vitae, and statement of proposed research, supported by an internal sponsor and include expected length of visit and required facilities, all of which should be sent by email attachment to Alison Stirling, the Head of the Research Office, Edinburgh Law School (please see the Contact Us page for her contact details). There are no deadlines for MacCormick Fellowship applications, which will be considered twice a year  (31 March and 30 September). Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Neil Walker, Director of the Visiting Academics Programme.