Law School Bulletin May 2025

Welcome to the May edition of the Student Bulletin.

We hope you are taking the chance to enjoy a well-deserved rest and a dose of sunshine after your busy exam period. We are now coming to the end of term and fingers crossed the good weather continues a while for you to get to places which are special to you.

With exams comes the wait for results – so in this edition we have information and advice about results day as well as details of the support we have in the Law School and University. You can also read about the Prizes the Law School awards each academic year and the opportunity to join a Law focus group organised by one of our Law students.

As this is our final newsletter for this academic year, we take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful summer. Some of you will be graduating in July (but it is too early to say good-bye just yet!) and others will join us again in September.

Richard will be acting Head of School from June to February while I will be on leave and – whatever your plans are for the summer – we both hope you will have a fantastic time.

All our very best wishes

Caroline and Richard

Professor Caroline Fournet, Head of Law School

Dr Richard Bowyer, Co-Director of Education and Student Experience

📖Education Matters ✒️

We have come to the end of the academic year and most of you will have completed your Term 3 assessments by now, although exams in a small number of subjects remain.

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be preparing for the exam board where we process not only the Term 3 results, but also the provisional results issued earlier in the year, and degree classifications for finalists. These final results will be released on Tuesday 17 June and ELE feedback on Wednesday 18 June (remember that Exam feedback will be via Exams ELE, not regular ELE).

The University is here to support you during this time, so do please reach out to the law school's pastoral mentors, your academic tutor, or the Welfare team at Amory, if you are unsure about anything or need some advice about your results.

Subject-based staff have been asked to prioritise support for students who have assessments over the July/August summer period - those who deferred their assessment for medical or other reasons, and those who are referred in modules that are not yet passed. Your module convenors should be in touch shortly after results release with a module-based support session to be delivered online for those who still have assessments to complete.

We hope you have a wonderful summer, whatever you are doing, and we look forward to seeing some of you at the picnic tomorrow, and at the graduation ceremonies.

Dr David Yuratich, Dr Richard Bowyer, Co-Directors of Education and Student Experience

Your Wellbeing 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the support that’s available to you at the University and Law School should you need to. This includes your academic tutor, the pastoral mentors, your subject staff and our wellbeing team.

📰News ⌨️

Our Law School news pages give you an insight into the research and work that is taking place in the Law School by our academics and research students. Have a look at some of the recent reads including: EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights and research about the continuing effects of the Post Office scandal on the families involved.

🔬Spotlight on Prizes 🎓

Every year our supporters and donors contribute to an array of Law School prizes which are given to students to recognise their hard work and achievements. We're delighted to share the list of prizes which will be awarded to students for this year 2024-25. The prizes will be awarded across year groups to reflect the outstanding efforts of their recipients.

The diverse portfolio of prizes has been developed in close partnership with our donors, Law School leadership team, our academic staff, University of Exeter Alumni and our students with a view to cultivating long term relationships that will lead to improved careers and professional development opportunities.

Past recipients have been immensely proud of their achievements and the recognition these awards provide.

“This award will enhance my profile for future job applications and provide support for my interest in the legal aspects of the music industry.”

Leo Sappa, LLM Dissertation Prize 2022/23 

Discover the full range of prizes and eligibility criteria on the button below.

🖥️ Get involved with a Law School Focus Group 

As part of a Students as Change Agents project, LLB student Max Mansingh is undertaking research into students’ feelings towards belonging and community within the Law School. He's looking for undergraduate Law students to participate in a 1-hour focus group to share their thoughts and experiences on belonging and community.

There will be three focus groups running: two in-person and one online, held on the dates below. Please note that students are invited to attend only one focus group.

• Focus Group 1: Wednesday 28 May: 4-5pm, Amory Moot Court
• Focus Group 2: Friday 30 May: 4-5pm, Amory Moot Court
• Focus Group 3: Wednesday 4 June: 4-5pm, Online

🖥️ Paid survey from Business School 

Graduating this summer and starting work?  

Want to earn a £15 voucher? 

We invite those of you graduating with a bachelor’s degree this summer, to join our paid online “Life After University” survey about your experiences. Led by researchers at Exeter Business School, the survey involves a 30-minute online activity, for which you will receive a £15 Amazon voucher. Later in the year, we will send you two brief follow-up surveys. You’ll receive a £10 Amazon voucher for each. To register your interest,  please follow this link 

📢Your Voice 

Academic Representation 

The Law Student Reps work to make a positive difference to your studies. They gather and represent all students' views and share them with leadership team in the Law School. By working together we can make positive changes on many different things ranging from supervision, teaching and assessment, to course administration, learning resources and personal career development. Discover your reps on the Students' Guild website button below.

Following the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers we wanted to reiterate our support for our trans students. The Law School endeavours to be an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and supported. We know that there are members in our community who are hurting and we want to make clear that we are here to support you if needed.

Support includes:

• Your academic tutor 
• The Law School Pastoral Mentors
• The Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Directors for the Law School: David Barrett (d.barrett@exeter.ac.uk) and Annika Jones (a.z.jones@exeter.ac.uk)

📆 Opportunities

Our Opportunities page is where we place a variety of employability events, Mooting competitions and other items you may find of interest. Although this month is understandably a little quieter we will continue to update it through the summer so save the link.

📆 Events

We're looking forward to celebrating the end of exams with you on Wednesday at our end of term Picnic organised with the UELS(University of Exeter Law Society). At the time of writing there were a few tickets remaining - so check the link below. If you have pre-ordered don't forget to collect your picnic from the Moot Court from 1230.

🤳 Law School Socials 😍​​​​

What do academics do before and after their lectures?

Discover some of the research work they present at conferences around the world. Simply follow our LinkedIn page and be part of our professional network. 

And don't forget our Law School Linktree is great for finding links to all our socials, monthly newsletter, events and opportunities.

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER LAW SCHOOL

If you would like to see previous editions of the bulletin, they sit on our Law webpages here.  And if you have any suggestions for future editions, or would like to share a story with us, please email lawcomms@exeter.ac.uk. Fin