Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in
- Property law
- Property theory, especially progressive property
- Property law and sustainability
- Theft and other property offences
- Tort law and property
- Unjust enrichment and property
Public outreach & key achievements
- Past-President of the
- Honorary Academic Member of the
- Finalist, 2011
- Dean of Education in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 2021-present; Head of the School of Law, 2016-2021
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | The Judicial and Legal Role of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1852-1922 |
|---|---|
| Name | Dr Richard McBride |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2024 |
| PhD area | Agricultural land ownership and nature conservation: Reconceptualising property to further environmental protection in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Dr Brona McNeill |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2022 |
| PhD area | A liability in unjust enrichment where the claimant is understood to be the owner |
| Name | Dr Etaf Almotawaa |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2022 |
| PhD area | What kind of interest is the 'mere equity' to rescind? A historical and conceptual analysis of equitable rescission |
| Name | Dr Adam Reilly |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2017 |
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Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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.