Durham Law School launched its 2026/27 Employability Course on Monday, 5th October. Philip Bennett and six Law students introduced the course to the new cohort of first year Law UGs in the opening lecture.

Professor Thom Brooks joined leading experts advising government on whether emerging technologies can help rehabilitate offenders in the community. Professor of Law, Ethics and Government and Principal of Collingwood College at Durham University, Brooks took part in a Government Office for Science roundtable on emerging technologies for offender rehabilitation. The summary notes were published on 29 October 2026.

Durham Law School is delighted to announce that Professor Bruce Wardhaugh has been appointed as the Law School’s next Dean. Bruce’s term will begin on January 1, 2027.

Professor Thom Brooks, Principal of Collingwood College and Chair in Law, Ethics and Government at Durham Law School, appeared on Channel 4 on Sunday, 25 October to discuss Brexit and migration. Brooks was Dean of Durham Law School 2016-2021.

On Wednesday 21 October, the Durham Law School Alumni Association and leading City law firm, Travers Smith, co-hosted a drinks reception for members of the Association at the stunning new London offices of the firm.

Durham Law School is delighted to announce that Durham Law Careers Week, starting Monday, 5th October, organised by Durham University’s Careers & Enterprise Service, was a resounding success.

Einladung zur Teilnahme an einer weltweiten Umfrage

Invitation à participer à une enquête mondiale

Invitation to participate in a global survey

Imania Wajid, a 2026 graduate of Durham Law School, has been recognised for outstanding academic achievement after receiving the Durham Law School Prize for Outstanding Third-Year Dissertation at the Newcastle and North of England Law Society's Annual Law Dinner and Bicentenary Celebrations.

Maggie Naylor, a recent Durham Law School graduate, arrived in Phnom Penh recently to work with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), a hybrid national tribunal-international tribunal that was set up to try war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, among other offences, during the country’s period under the Khmer Rouge.

As a new term beings here at Durham, we reflect on the outstanding achievements of our students. Durham Law School Undergraduate Prizes recognise outstanding academic achievement across a range of subject areas and year groups.