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9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Returns to the Jessup International Law Moot Court

After a few years of absence, the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield proudly returned to the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition for its 2024–2025 edition.

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Thinking About a Masters? Secure your place for our Postgraduate Online Open Day

Discover master’s study at Sheffield at our Postgraduate Online Open Day on Wednesday 30 April. Explore your course of interest, chat to academics and students, and get your questions answered.
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Groundbreaking Centre that will improve law and lives through community-led research

9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ is part of an innovative new research centre, led by the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Liverpool, aimed at responding to the public’s need and desire for fairer, safer and more inclusive societies.

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9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Law scholarships for Sheffield students

In partnership with The 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Law, we are offering 10 Future Lawyers scholarships to students who have graduated from the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Sheffield and who will start a ULaw course in the 2025-26 academic year.
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Kate Campbell-Pilling - Law Teacher of the Year 2024

We are excited to announce that Kate Campbell-Pilling is the winner of the Law Teacher of the Year 2024 award.
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Winners of the 2022-23 School of Law student prizes

We are delighted to announce the winners of the School of Law student prizes.
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New Research Project to Address Challenges of AI in Law and Healthcare

An academic from the School of Law is part of the research team that has been awarded a £4.38 million grant to tackle the sociotechnical challenges around using AI-powered Large Language Models (LLMs) for legal and healthcare purposes.
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School of Law awarded Community Action Award

Congratulations to the School of Law on scooping the Community Action Award for services to the local community and environment.
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Law Teacher of the Year 2024

A huge congratulations to Kate Campbell-Pilling who has been shortlisted for this year's Law Teacher of the Year award.