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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Our work and activity in relation to 'Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions', one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Research with impact
Research in our Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) is focussed on the role played by law, economics and international politics on the various energy and natural resources industries, with a particular emphasis on the impacts of transitions on governance, markets, sustainability and justice.
Research in Dundee Law School informs law and policy development in water law, sustainable development, biodiversity and ecosystems management, and environmental regulation as well as human rights.
Learning and teaching
We’re committed to promoting peaceful and just societies through programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. For example, undergraduate Law students can study Justice, Law & Human Rights and we offer a variety of taught postgraduate programmes on the legal aspects of the environment, sustainability and the just transition.
Operations
Finances: we publish our full financial statements each year.
Governance: the University Court is the governing body of the University, responsible for the employment of staff and the management & administration of property and finance. The Senate regulates and superintends the academic work of the University, from admissions, through all its teaching activities to graduation.
Stories
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A new law clinic has opened at the University of Dundee offering free legal advice to members of the public, and a UK Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been appointed Patron.
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Even within the legal profession, to be elected to sit as judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is ‘beyond a dream’, says Tim Eicke.
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A major new University of Dundee study could improve transparency and remove organisational bias from an increasingly important aspect of police and forensic scientific work.
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The University of Dundee will open its doors to the public and take them on a journey from ancient medicines to the future of justice for Discovery Days 2024
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Scotland can position itself as a leading Ethical Digital Nation by adopting new recommendations regarding private sector access to data held by the public sector, according a new independent expert report.
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A University of Dundee expert will help play a key role how biometric data is used and safeguarded for criminal justice purposes in Scotland.
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A Palestinian student who left his war-torn homeland to take up a Humanitarian Scholarship at the University of Dundee thanked all those who helped him settle in the city ahead of his Graduation.
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The University of Dundee has been commended for its support of medical students displaced by the war in Ukraine
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The University of Dundee has welcomed two students from Ukraine’s Dnipro State Medical University, who have travelled to Scotland to train at Dundee's School of Medicine
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The University of Dundee has been awarded University of Sanctuary status, joining a network of institutions across the United Kingdom working to develop support for those displaced by humanitarian crises
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Rasha Alshakhshir came to Dundee to study for her PhD in 2018. As a Palestinian, she qualified for one of our Humanitarian Scholarships and explains how it helped transform her life.
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Dozens of students from Ukraine and other war-torn regions will take their places at the University of Dundee for the next academic year, thanks to the award of a record number of Humanitarian Scholarships.
Impact case study
Collaborative approaches to policy implementation for social work education and workforce development.
Impact case study
Bringing the voices of street children and youth to bear on global policy through UN General Comment.
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A new exhibition co-hosted by the University of Dundee will explore Nelson Mandela's relationship to Scotland.
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The former President of the UK Supreme Court will pay tribute to the women who, like her, broke through the glass ceiling of the legal profession at a University of Dundee event next week.
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Scientists behind a pioneering hand-identification research programme are launching a new app and are calling on thousands of members of the public to help.
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A Syrian refugee who had to flee his home country because of war has developed a new tool which could help experts in the field identify the sex of the deceased
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Campaigners from Russia and Zambia have begun a three-month fellowship at the University of Dundee designed to support those at risk for their work in protecting human rights around the world
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Changes to Police Scotland’s stop and search policy have made it a leader in European law enforcement, a University of Dundee expert has said
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The past few years have brought about the most profound shift in the global narcotics trade for decades, according to a leading figure in international drug control efforts who will give a public lecture at the University of Dundee next month
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Could you be tried for shooting a gun you’ve never touched? Does DNA always hold the answer? These are some of the questions to be answered at a new series of events allowing members of the public to learn about forensic science while relaxing in the pub.
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Members of the public are being invited to do some ‘sole searching’ and get involved in a University of Dundee project aiming to help forensic science take a step forward in creating a new research database
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A new research project investigating what makes a person’s hands unique will call on 5000 ‘citizen scientists’ to contribute images to the world’s first searchable database of the anatomy and variations of the human hand
Our policies
Policy
This policy sets out the University’s approach to anti-bribery for all individuals working for, or on behalf, of the University.
Policy
The University’s Ethical Investment Policy forms part of the over-arching University of Dundee Strategy to 2022.