26 06, 2024

Empirical teaching in law: Building an empirical legal revolution

By | June 26th, 2024|Categories: Blog Posts|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Alysia Blackham, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Australia and Kylie Burns, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Australia There is a growing need – and desire – for empirical legal research, and for lawyers who are empirically literate, that is, able to use, evaluate and deploy empirical evidence in their work. Politicians, regulators and policy-makers [...]

18 07, 2023

The Real Cost of Precarity

By | July 18th, 2023|Categories: Blog Posts|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

By: Anonymous PhD Researcher and Associate Lecturer Image by Camilla via https://www.flickr.com/photos/camillaen/6325164180 The recent SLSA Precarious Employment Survey Report has found that the trends towards precarious employment practices in higher education are a particular concern for PGRs and ECRs. This is not news for those of us affected, but it is a huge [...]