Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- UK public law (constitutional and administrative law)
- Human rights law (notably the ECHR)
- Global administrative law
- Tort law
Public outreach & key achievements
Research students
| PhD Area | Distinctions and divides in administrative law |
|---|---|
| Name | Caroline Wetherall |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | Legal sovereignty and value pluralism in the United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Name | Dr Leanne Cochrane |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2020 |
| PhD area | Northern Ireland's constitutional and political status and the implications of Brexit |
| Name | Dr Lisa Whitten |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2020 |
| PhD area | The constitutional legitimacy of law officers in the United Kingdom |
| Name | Dr Conor McCormick |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2019 |
| Current Position | Lecturer, School of Law, Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Belfast |
| PhD area | The UK's energy decarbonisation process and the challenges of devolution |
| Name | Dr Thomas Muinzer |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2015 |
| PhD area | Violence, law and the impossibility of transnational justice |
| Name | Dr Catherine Turner |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2015 |
| Current Position | Associate Professor, Durham Law School |
Discover More
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Human Rights Centre
- The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law
Read our on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.
Interested in a postdoctoral fellowship at QUB Law?
If you have already completed a PhD or are about to do so, and you are looking for a mentor for a postdoctoral fellowship in one of my areas of expertise, please get in touch via email. The School of Law has a strong track record in supporting able candidates who are working towards fellowship applications to funders such as the British Academy, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie scheme, ESRC NINE and the Leverhulme Trust.