This year we are celebrating the centenary of the University of Exeter Law School! Students have studied law at Exeter since 1923 with the inaugural lecture taking place in December of that year.
Over the past 100 years many great legal minds have passed through Exeter. Our alumni have helped shape the law and led the profession with great distinction, while others also used their legal training to build successful careers in other professions. Our research has changed the landscape of legal practice and impacted society in and beyond the UK. Our law community now stretches across the globe, with students coming to study at Exeter from across the world at an undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Throughout 2023 we will be celebrating the achievements of the past 100 years and set out our vision for the Law School going forward. We will be hosting several in person events, in Exeter, but also in London and abroad to give our law community the opportunity to celebrate with fellow alumni. We will also be hosting a series of virtual events that showcase our research, highlight our impact on legal practice and on society, resonate with the global law agenda and harness support for our vision – so keep an eye out for more news and invitations.
During the Law Centenary year one of our goals is to raise funds to secure 100 Scholarships to enable students to attend University who otherwise simply couldn’t have afforded to come. Awards of £12,000 over three years will support scholars’ living and study costs, enabling them to complete their studies without undue financial worries.
This year we are celebrating the centenary of the University of Exeter Law School! Students have studied law at Exeter since 1923 with the inaugural lecture taking place in December of that year.
Over the past 100 years many great legal minds have passed through Exeter. Our alumni have helped shape the law and led the profession with great distinction, while others also used their legal training to build successful careers in other professions. Our research has changed the landscape of legal practice and impacted society in and beyond the UK. Our law community now stretches across the globe, with students coming to study at Exeter from across the world at an undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Throughout 2023 we will be celebrating the achievements of the past 100 years and set out our vision for the Law School going forward. We will be hosting several in person events, in Exeter, but also in London and abroad to give our law community the opportunity to celebrate with fellow alumni. We will also be hosting a series of virtual events that showcase our research, highlight our impact on legal practice and on society, resonate with the global law agenda and harness support for our vision – so keep an eye out for more news and invitations.
During the Law Centenary year one of our goals is to raise funds to secure 100 Scholarships to enable students to attend University who otherwise simply couldn’t have afforded to come. Awards of £12,000 over three years will support scholars’ living and study costs, enabling them to complete their studies without undue financial worries.
Scholarship awards will be made by the University’s Widening Participation team and will be based on established and robust measures of disadvantage which include living in a low-income neighbourhood, being eligible for receipt of free school meals, living in care, and measures of disability. Awards are also merit based, with scholarships awarded based on students’ academic attainment.
The Fund has been launched thanks to founding donations from alumni Peter Baldwin (History, 1991), Steve Edge (Law, 1972 & Hon LLD, 2012), Professor Vanessa Knapp OBE (Law, 1978), Charles Platt (Law, 1974), and Nigel and Sara Tozzi (both Law, 1979), along with Nicholas Cheffings, who is a member of the University Council.
