SLSA E‐Newsletter
| Published date | 01 June 2024 |
| Date | 01 June 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12483 |
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Socio-Legal
NEWSLETTERNo 100
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Summer 2023
ULSTER 2023 BREAKS
NEW GROUND!
This spring, the SLSA’s Annual Conference made
only its second visit to the island of Ireland, and
its rst to the city of Derry-Londonderry, where
Ulster University acted as hosts from 4 to 6 April.
This was by most measures the largest and most diverse
SLSA conference to date. More than 900 abstracts were
submitted, with over 700 papers and posters scheduled
across 40 streams and current topics. More than 800
delegates registered to attend (in person or online) and
around 530 people from at least 25 countries turned
up in person. Eighty fee bursaries were awarded, 280
postgraduate researchers received support with travel
costs and 140 postgraduates were paired with mentors
through the rst-ever conference ‘buddy’ scheme.
The 25th anniversary of both the Belfast/Good Friday
Agreement and the Acts of Parliament establishing
devolved institutions in Northern Ireland, Scotland
and Wales was the ideal occasion for the socio-legal
community to assemble in Derry-Londonderry. Our
Wednesday plenary session saw an interdisciplinary
panel of world-leading experts (Professors Brice
Dickson, Michael Keating, Nicola McEwen and Daniel
Wincott) lead a lively discussion on the successes and
shortcomings of devolution to date. Tuesday’s plenary
was an equally engaging conversation about socio-legal
and interdisciplinary research, looking back to REF
2021 and forward to the coming years, with a similarly
illustrious panel of two learned society chairs (Professors
John Harrington and Ann Marie Gray) and two REF
sub-panel chairs (Professors Joanne Conaghan and Nick
Ellison). Both plenaries can be viewed on the SLSA
YouTube Channel. The research funders who joined
us on Wednesday afternoon – AHRC, British Academy,
Nufeld Foundation and Legal Education Foundation –
drew a sizeable and interested audience to hear about the
latest developments on this front.
If the primary purpose of the conference is to
showcase the latest and best in socio-legal research, it is
also an important and all-too-rare chance to catch up
with colleagues from other institutions. The 2023 social
calendar gave delegates the chance to walk in the footsteps
of the Derry Girls in a packed-out St Columb’s Hall. The
more formal surrounds of the gala dinner were also the
cue to celebrate our prizewinners. Picking up the award
for contributions to the socio-legal community, Richard
Collier emphasised the importance of that community
ethos, sentiments undoubtedly shared by many delegates.
If it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes one to run
an SLSA conference. Huge credit must go to the numerous
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colleagues at Ulster University – particularly Claire
McCollum and Beverly Coulter – our team of conference
assistants and the hard-working stream/current topic
conveners who helped deliver the event. Thanks also
to Visit Derry for their extensive nancial and practical
support, our local suppliers and venues who did a great
job in showcasing the city, Jed Meers for his expertise and
limitless patience, and the various SLSA Board members
who offered encouragement and guidance.
The baton now passes to Portsmouth who, we are sure,
will host a great conference in 2024.
Mark Simpson & Ciara Fitzpatrick
on behalf of the SLSA 2023 organising team
CALLING SOCIO-LEGAL
MENTORS AND MENTEES!
The SLSA is launching a Mentoring Pilot Scheme
and would love for you to be involved.
The aim is to provide opportunities for members to create
connections with other researchers, foster a sense of
community and create channels for knowledge transfer
between more established socio-legal scholars and those
in earlier stages of their careers or those wishing to return
following career breaks.
The scheme will offer 10 places to mentees and mentors
for the 2023–2024 academic year. It will kick-off with a
plenary session in October 2023, and mentoring pairs will
meet at least twice more remotely before meeting in person
at SLSA 2024 in Portsmouth. Mentees will be eligible to
apply for a bursary to attend the conference if they do not
have access to an alternative source of funding.
Applications will be reviewed with the goal of matching
suitable mentors and mentees, providing places to people
for whom the scheme can offer tangible benets for career
progression, and accommodating applicants with a range
of interests and at a range of career stages.
Prospective mentors and mentees are asked to send a
completed application form along with a two-page CV to
Professor Bev Clough at e b.clough@mmu.ac.uk by 31 July
2023 to be considered for the scheme. See w webpage for
full details.
Please circulate widely within your networks!
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Also in this issue ...
l SLSA Board news: 3
l SLSA Precarious Employment Survey Report: 3
l SLSA PG Rep: open for applications: 4
l Full list of SLSA prizewinners 2023 and calls for
nominations for 2024: 5
l SLSA Stream Convenor Policy launched: 6
l SLSA events, Seminar Competition winners 2023
and call for applications for 2024: 7
l SLSA Research Grant and Fieldwork Grants: 8
l ... plus, socio-legal news, publications and events.
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SOCIO-LEGAL NEWSLETTER • No 100 • SUMMER 2023
2© Socio-Legal Studies Association 2023 ISSN: 0957-7817
SLSA BOARD OF
TRUSTEES 2022—2023
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES
CHAIR
John Harrington
Cardi University
e harringtonj3@cardi.ac.uk
VICE CHAIR
Smita Kheria (International
Subcommittee Chair & Book Prize
Subcommittee Chair)
Edinburgh University
e smita.kheria@ed.ac.uk
SECRETARY
Emma Milne (YouTube Editor)
Durham University
e emma.milne@durham.ac.uk
TREASURER
Philip Bremner
Royal Holloway University of London
e philip.bremner@rhul.ac.uk
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY &
DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
Colin Moore
Essex University
e c.r.moore@essex.ac.uk
TRUSTEES
Anna Bryson
Queen’s University Belfast
e a.bryson@qub.ac.uk
Marie Burton
CSLS, University of Oxford
e marie.burton@csls.ox.ac.uk
Beverley Clough (EDI
Subcommittee Co-Chair & Stream
Secretary)
Manchester Metropolitan
University
e b.clough@mmu.ac.uk
Richard Craven
Sheeld University
e richard.craven@sheeld.ac.uk
Simon Flacks (Seminar
Subcommittee Chair)
University of Sussex
e s.acks@sussex.ac.uk
Sabrina Germain (Ethics
Subcommittee Chair)
City University of London
e sabrina.germain@city.ac.uk
Alex Green
University of York
e alex.green@york.ac.uk
Elisabeth Griths (Social Media
Ocer)
Northumbria University
e elisabeth.griths@
northumbria.ac.uk
Matthew Howard
Kent University
e m.howard@kent.ac.uk
Marie Hutton (Blogeditor)
University of Sheeld
e m.a.hutton@sheeld.ac.uk
Emma Jones (Blogeditor)
University of Sheeld
e emma.j.jones@sheeld.ac.uk
Kay Lalor
Manchester Metropolitan
University
e k.lalor@mmu.ac.uk
Kirsten McConnachie
University of East Anglia
e k.mcconnachie@uea.ac.uk
Rebecca Moosavian (Recruitment
Secretary & Grants Committee
Chair)
University of Leeds
e r.z.moosavian@leeds.ac.uk
Raza Saeed (Publisher Liaison
Ocer)
Warwick University
e raza.saeed@warwick.ac.uk
Mitchell Travis (Impact
Subcommittee Chair)
University of Leeds
e m.travis@leeds.ac.uk
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS
Daniel Bedford
University of Portsmouth
(Webmaster & 2024 Conference
Organiser)
e daniel.bedford@port.ac.uk
Ciara Fitzpatrick (2023
Conference Organiser)
Ulster University
e c.tzpatrick@ulster.ac.uk
Arwen Joyce (Precarity Rep &
EDI Subcommittee Co-Chair)
University of Leicester
e arwen.joyce@le.ac.uk
Lara MacLachlan (PGR Rep)
University of Liverpool
e lara.maclachlan@liverpool.ac.uk
Marie Selwood (Newsletter,
ebulletin and Webeditor)
e marieselwood@btinternet.com
Mark Simpson (2023 Conference
Organiser)
Ulster University
e m.simpson@ulster.ac.uk
Emily Walsh
University of Portsmouth (2024
Conference Organiser)
e emily.walsh@port.ac.uk
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