Edinburgh Law School celebrates its contribution to social progress
Mon 22 February 2016
The event, which is the first of its kind to be held at the School, showcased existing and emerging changes in society, law, policy and practice to which the Law School's research has contributed. It was held at the new Outreach Centre on Holyrood Road.
Bringing together academics from the School and members of public and third sector agencies, the event aimed to inspire and inform future research impact and highlight how research can be translated into social change.
Law School academics were joined by guests including representatives from; Beyond Borders, COSLA, NHS, Relationships Scotland, the Scottish Council for Refugees, the Scottish Law Commission, the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Prison Service, Scottish Women’s Aid, Volunteer Glasgow, independent Inspectorates, and the local consular community.
The 90 attendees listened to short talks on the theme of research impact and the relationship between researchers and research users from speakers Graeme Laurie and Jan Pospisil (School of Law) and Christina Boswell (School of Social and Political Science). There followed an open networking reception with displays showing how the School continues to make a difference in a range of areas of law and policy. Lively discussions ensued about how researchers and those who formulate and implement law and policy might work in ways which better produce positive social outcomes.
As part of the University of Edinburgh's Innovative Learning Week, PhD, LLM and MSc students attending the Fiesta also attended a workshop on the theme of research impact and how it relates to their own projects and career plans.
You can get a flavour of the event on Twitter by checking out #impactfiesta.
Find out more about the Law School's contribution to social progress on our Making a Difference pages.
The event was supported by the University of Edinburgh Innovative Initiative Grant and by funds from the University’s Innovative Learning Week.