University News Last updated 29 March 2022
Forward Thinking, a journal by Birmingham City University’s School of Law, has released its third volume highlighting the impact of research collaborations between student and staff across the school.
The journal compiles highlights from the School of Law’s impressive portfolio of research opportunities for students, which includes the following initiatives:
- Voluntary Research Assistantships (VRA);
- Law School Scholars;
- Specially Funded Projects (SFPs);
- British Journal of American Legal Studies Student Editors, and more.
Opportunities to work on international projects
Across the school’s research opportunities, undergraduate students highlighted in this third edition worked across international projects as voluntary research assistants.
Students on the VRA scheme have worked on high profile projects across subjects such as capital punishment, decolonising the law and preventing domestic abuse in the UK.
Student researchers have also supported submissions to the United Nation’s Universal Periodic Review, which provides recommendations on how UN member states can better deliver their human rights obligations.
Other research highlights in the third edition include students participating in academic conferences, helping to shape teaching materials, literature reviews, and collaborating on cross-jurisdictional research.
Getting involved with research
The ability to conduct rigorous research is a key skillset in every sector.
Across the School of Law’s research opportunities, students have the potential to engage in projects with lasting impact.
Co-editor of the journal, Laura Smillie said:
Details on how to apply to these opportunities can be found in the latest volume.
There are three volumes of the Forward Thinking journal, reflective of the last 3 years of collaborative research. Access previous editions of the journal here.