Professor Bohlander criticises biased media reporting on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)

On Wednesday, 11th March, four Durham students, Grace Robinson, Sophie Lionnet, Alison Wong and Shermin Leow, represented Durham Law School at Lincoln’s Inn University Information Afternoon and Dinner. The event brought together university students with barristers and judges who are members of the Inn, offering valuable insight into life at the Bar.

Annabelle Martin, a second-year law student at Durham University and 2024/25 Employability Course finisher, has been named the winner of BPP’s prestigious Advocate of the Year Competition 2025/26, securing a £5,000 scholarship towards the Bar Training Course.

On Monday 9th March, two Durham students, Annabelle Martin and Kyle Bower, were invited to represent Durham Law School at Inner Temple’s Dinner to the Universities. The event brought together university students with barristers and judges who are members of the Inn, offering valuable insight into life at the Bar.

Professor Bohlander's paper "From Description to Meaning – Epistemological Problems of Scientific UAP Research and Ethics of Contact" becomes most-read paper of the journal World Futures in the last 12 months.

Professor Lei Chen of our Law School has been elected to the Academia Europaea, one of Europe’s most distinguished academic bodies.

The Global Futures Pre-University Summer School is a residential programme for students aged 16-17. Applications now open!

An internationally renowned expert from our Law School has given evidence to MPs on police cooperation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland post-Brexit.

In an increasingly digital age, criminal law has struggled to keep pace with online abuse, particularly for women and girls. Professor Clare McGlynn, from our Law School, is changing this.

Second-year LLB student Ethan Goh and final-year LLB student Ralph Downing were crowned champions at the prestigious NLU Jodhpur International Deal Negotiation Competition 2026, held in partnership with A&O Shearman.

Durham Law School is pleased to announce the appointment, by Durham University with effect from 1st March, 2026, of Johanna Poutanen as Professor in Practice in the Law School.

Durham Law School is delighted to announce that we have been ranked joint 49th in the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject.