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20 October 2026

Sandra Fredman, a legal giant, and the first woman law professor at the University of Oxford, retires

The Faculty of Law, the Oxford Human Rights Hub and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights hosted an event marking the retirement of Professor Sandra “Sandy” Fredman FBA KC (Hon) from the Statutory Chair of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the USA.

02 September 2026

Three new Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships for Oxford Law

08 June 2026

Frances Hand selected as a BBC and AHRC New Generation Thinker for 2026

27 January 2026

DPhil students’ study highlights issues with consent for operative vaginal delivery

26 January 2026

Policy project to tackle AI-facilitated gender-based violence in Ghana

22 December 2025

Professor Shazia Choudhry appointed to the Equality and Human Rights Commission

01 December 2025

Dr Shreya Atrey's study on intersectional discrimination adopted by Council of Europe

22 October 2025

Professor Leila Ullrich to explore women’s labour in counterterrorism efforts

23 September 2025

New paper calls for reframing of rape offence

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