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School of Law and Social Sciences Virtual Summer School
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Description
Join us for the latest iteration of the School of Law and Social Sciences Summer School as a packed 7-day schedule of online lectures explores emerging issues in law.
Theme
Our 2026 Summer School will focus on Emerging Issues in Law.
Perhaps more now than any other time in recent issue the legal world is faced with addressing issues arising from rapid advances in technology, communication and ongoing social, commercial and political advancements on a global scale.
As the world evolves around us both challenges and opportunities arise from an array of areas. AI, Digital Economies, Crypto Currencies, Climate Change, Wars, Crime and Terrorism all have impact on the legal sector and have seen the issues apparent.
The School of Law Summer School aims to address these ongoing challenges, explore the evolving legal landscape and inform attendees as to how they can make the most of the opportunities arising from it all.
Our Summer School presents a great opportunity to tap into the expertise of over 30 speakers including academic experts and industry practitioners.
Objectives
This year the Summer School aims to address the following questions:
- How is law responding to an evolving global landscape and regulating the new world?
- What key issues and challenges are arising from global development?
- How do traditional legal principles and frameworks keep up with rapid changes?
- What new regulatory approaches and legal frameworks are emerging?
- How are new methods helping to harness benefits of global developments whilst protecting societies from negative implications?
The Summer School is open to all. Join us for the opportunity to expand your knowledge of developments in a fast-evolving legal sector.
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How to Join
This summer school presents a great opportunity to tap into the expertise of our law academics and external partners including practitioners’ and is available to our current students, as well as a wider audience of prospective applicants and professionals. No prior legal background is required. Anyone who has an interest in and wants to develop their knowledge of developments in some fast-evolving areas in law in line with advancements in technology, and global governance is encouraged to register.
Please find (https://www.bradford.ac.uk/events/whats-on/law-social-sciences-summer-school/) the programme of events and you can register for any of the sessions by clicking https://www.eventbrite.com/e/school-of-law-and-social-sciences-summer-school-2026-tickets-1987894958333?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
Attendance of the full week’s programme will be recognised with a (School of Law) Certificate of Attendance.
The summer school is intended for anyone interested in PG Law study, or any other interested groups and partners.
