# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Women in Legal Academia:Empowering Underrepresented Voices in UK Law School
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us to boost diversity and empower women shaping UK legal education, let’s make voices heard!About this EventJoin Us at Women in Legal Academia!Bringing together scholars, practitioners, and PhD candidates from across the UK and beyond, the event offers a rich programme of paper presentations, thematic roundtables, and networking opportunities. Attendees will hear from leading voices including opening keynote speaker Professor Olympia Bekou, Head of the School of Law at the University of Nottingham; closing remarks from Professor Charlotte Villiers of the University of Bristol Law School.The conference covers a wide range of urgent and timely themes, from feminist pedagogy and inclusive legal education to gender, intersectionality, and structural inequality in academia. Sessions will explore care responsibilities and invisible labour, women in professional legal careers, global justice, and the future of legal institutions and culture.Whether you are an early career researcher navigating the academic job market or an established scholar committed to meaningful change, this is a space designed for reflection, connection, and solidarity.Registration is now open via the link below: https://forms.office.com/e/eDT2wnhW72Please find the Teams meeting link: Women in Legal Academia: Empowering Underrepresented Voices in UK Law Schools | Meeting-Join | Microsoft TeamsFunded by The Society of Legal ScholarsOrganiser: Dr Panpan Sun, School of Law, University of NottinghamDay 1, 9 July, 2026, Park Campus, UP-MONICAPART-C1410:00–10:30 Registration & Coffee10:30–11:10 Opening KeynoteKeynote Speaker: Professor Olympia Bekou, Head of the School of Law, University of Nottingham11:20–12:50 Feminist Pedagogy and Inclusive Learning SpacesChair: Dr Grace Carter, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Nottingham & Dr Sumaiyah Kholwadia, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Nottingha1. Dr Ummul Fayiza, Early Career Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick (In-person)2. Favour Borokin, PhD Candidate, School of Law, University of Nottingham, AI as Tracer Dye - Exploring AI Use and Detection Concerns and Solutions among female African Law Doctoral Candidates in the UK (In-person)3. Dr Norah Burns (Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast) & Dr Aislinn Fanning & Seanín Little, Advancing Inclusive Legal Education for Women: Feminist Pedagogy and Staff–Student Partnership in the Student Skills Assistant (Online)4. Grace Thomson Director of AI Policy Clinics, Center for AI and Digital Policy Women in AI Policy and the transformative role of Clinical Education (Online)12:50–13:30 Lunch13:30–15:00 Gender, Culture and Legal PluralismChair: Dr Claudia Paduano, Lecturer in Commercial Law, School of Law, University of Glasgow1. Jiachuan Hou, PhD Candidate, School of Law, University of Nottingham, The Relationship Between Board Gender Diversity and Company Performance of Listed Companies in China (In-person)2. Opeoluwa Olowe, PhD Candidate, Leeds Beckett University, Beyond Representation: Functional Inequality and the Limits of Gender Diversity in Corporate Boardrooms (In-person)3. Martha Sooai, PhD Candidate, School of Law, University of Warwick Who Speaks for Women? Legal Pluralism and Bride Kidnapping in Sumba, Indonesia (In-person)4. Dr Chao Xie (Lecturer, School of Law, Jiujiang University) & Dr Geleite Xu (Lecturer, Derby Law School) Family Revolution: The Transformation of Gender Order and Marital Relationships Through the 1950 Marriage Law in China (In-person)15:00–15:20 Coffee Break15:20–16:50 Care, Life Transitions and Invisible LabourChair: Stephanie Wright, Solicitor, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Nottingham1. Dr Megan Pearson, Associate Professor, University of Southampton, School of Law, Legal protections for pregnancy and maternity in academia: a frictional combination? (In-person)2. Professor Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella & Dr Pascale Lorber, Associate Professor, Leicester Law School, Menopause, Higher Education and the Law (In-person)3. Dr Aislinn Fanning, School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University & Dr Ciara Hackett, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast, A figure in need of fixing’: The Impacts of Perimenopause/Menopause on Academic and Professional Services Staff Careers in Higher Education (Online)4. Dr Ronagh McQuigg, Reader, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast, Reforming the International Legal Framework on Violence Against Women (Online)16:50–17:00 Coffee Break17:00–18:00 Thematic I - From PhD to Early Career: Navigating Academic TransitionsInvited Speakers:Dr Ellie Colegate (Discussion Chair) Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of NottinghamDr Zi Yang, Lecturer of Law, School of Law, Queen's University BelfastDr Yefan Xu, Teaching Associate, School of Law, University of BristolDr Claudia Paduano, Lecturer in Commercial Law, School of Law, University of GlasgowKirstin Barnard, Senior Careers Adviser, University of NottinghamDay 2, 10 July, 2026, Park Campus, UP-MONICAPART-C1409:30–11:00 Women and Professional CareersChair: Natalie Haydon-Yeung, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Nottingham1. Dr Adaeze Agatha Aniodoh, Lecturer, Leicester Law School, Visible but Not Equal: Race, Gender and Structural Inequality in UK Legal Academia (In-person)2. Dr Priscilla A. Duodu Vitoh, Lecturer in Law, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University, Thrice as Good, Half as Seen: Race, Gender and the Burden of Overperformance in Legal Academia (In-person)3. Dr Victoria Barnes, Associate Dean of Education, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast & Dr Nora Honkala, Lecturer in Law, School of Law, University of Reading, Women and Law Journals (Online)4. Dr Temi Odusanya, Assistant Professor, Robert Gordon University, Silenced Ambition: Gender, Gatekeeping, and Power in UK Legal Academia (Online)11:00–11:15 Coffee Break11:15–12:45 Thematic II - Gender, Identity and Structural Inequality in Legal AcademiaInvited Speakers:Dr Longjie Lu (Discussion Chair), Lecturer in Banking, Corporate and Financial Law, School of Law, University of EdinburghDr Qianlan Wu, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of NottinghamDr Chloe Holloway-George, Assistant Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, School of Law, University of NottinghamDr Priscilla A. Duodu Vitoh, Lecturer in Law, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University12:45–13:20 Lunch13:20–14:35 Law, Power and Global JusticeChair: Dr Longjie Lu, Lecturer in Banking, Corporate and Financial Law, School of Law, University of Edinburgh1. Rebecca Hall, PhD Candidate and Teaching Associate, School of Law, University of Nottingham, The Requirement of Human Agency Under International Humanitarian Law (In-person)2. Dr Metka Potocnik, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Wolverhampton A Feminist Reconstruction in Law? You are Revolutionary, Right? (In-person)3. Professor Aoife Nolan, School of Law, University of Nottingham (Online)14:35–14:50 Coffee Break14:50–16:00 Thematic III - Rethinking Legal Academia: Institutions, Culture and the FutureInvited Speakers:Sheenagh Bloomfield (Discussion Chair) Senior Operations Manager, School of Law, University of NottinghamDr Metka Potocnik, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of WolverhamptonDr Clara Martins Pereira, Associate Professor, Durham Law SchoolProfessor Lydia Bleasdale, School of Law, University of LeedsProfessor Shaheen Sardar Ali, School of Law, University of WarwickNatalie Haydon-Yeung, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Nottingham16:10–17:00 Closing RemarksSpeaker: Professor Charlotte Villiers, University of Bristol Law School, Staying Positive Through Hope and Solidarity17:00-18:00 Drinks and Networking
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  - Duration: 8 hours
  - Location: University of Nottingham
  - Languages: English

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- **city**: Nottingham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: University of Nottingham
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- **full address**: University of Nottingham, Park Campus, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Women in Legal Academia:Empowering Underrepresented Voices in UK Law School being held?
  - **A:** Women in Legal Academia:Empowering Underrepresented Voices in UK Law School takes place on Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm at University of Nottingham, Park Campus, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Women in Legal Academia:Empowering Underrepresented Voices in UK Law School?
  - **A:** Women in Legal Academia:Empowering Underrepresented Voices in UK Law School is organized by Dr Panpan Sun.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Women in Legal Academia:Empowering Underrepresented Voices in UK Law School is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Nottingham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Women in Legal Academia:Empowering Underrepresented Voices in UK Law School sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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