Changes to Head of School at Edinburgh Law School

Edinburgh Law School bade a fond farewell this week to Head of School, Professor Martin Hogg as he left for pastures new at NUI Galway. For 26 years Professor Hogg has been an invaluable colleague at the Law School, joining first as Lecturer in 1995 then working his way to Chair in the Law of Obligations in 2013. He held several offices in the Law School before being appointed Head of School in 2017, during which time he oversaw the School’s return to the refurbished Old College and lead our community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Professor Hogg's dedicated service to the school is reflected in the great esteem in which he is held by colleagues, students,  the legal profession and beyond. He will be greatly missed by Edinburgh Law School and we want to thank him for his many years of dedication, wishing him all the best with his new position in Galway.

Whilst the Law School proceeds with appointing a new Head of School, Professor Jo Shaw will act as Interim Head to lead the School through this period of transition. Professor Shaw will oversee all the responsibilities of the Deanship and manage the School’s strategic vision. Professor Shaw has held the Salvesen Chair of European Institutions at the Law School since 2005. During that time, she led a number of high-profile research projects as well as being Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, Dean of Research and Deputy Head of the College of Humanities and Social Science, and Director of Research, and Co-Director of the Edinburgh Europa Institute within the Law School. The School wishes to thank Professor Shaw for stepping in to ably lead the School during this time of change.