Consistent with the School’s and University’s mission statements, research activity in the School of Law is conducted to produce work recognised within the academic community as attaining levels of international excellence, including work that is at the cutting edge of law’s development as a discipline and its dynamic relationship with other intellectual disciplines. Equally important for the School and University is that research activity operates to have a beneficial impact on the wider community, in Wales, the UK, and internationally.

The School’s research activities may be divided between those that produce outcomes, whether through individual scholarship or engagement in major research projects, and those that disseminate the products of research, such as the organisation of conferences and seminars, and the editing of journals. The School also devotes considerable energy and resources to promoting the environment required for such activities to flourish. The internal aspect of that environment is exhibited in a strong research culture. However, the full extent of the School’s research ambitions cannot be fulfilled without attending to the external aspect of that environment. The School is, accordingly, actively engaged in forging and maintaining its relationships with the legal profession, commerce, governmental and non-governmental agencies.

The School of Law celebrated its tenth anniversary as recently as 2004. It is still displaying the energy and enthusiasm of youth in its drive to promote an international research reputation. In recent years its progress has accelerated rapidly through attracting and retaining senior and junior members, and developing and fostering their talents in an environment that remains vibrant and responsive to research initiatives in both traditional and pioneering areas of inquiry.

For further details of the School's research activities, follow the links on the left-hand side.