Controversies in the Data Society 2022

Gavin Strang served as Member of Parliament for the Labour Party for Edinburgh East from 1970 – 2010. In Harold Wilson’s Government he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Energy (March…

This session was designed to help students learn to reference for large research projects such as dissertations in the School of Law. We discuss the OSCOLA and Edinburgh Law Review referencing…

Introductory session on how to use legal databases (Westlaw, LexisLibrary and HeinOnline). By the end of this session, you should be able to: select the appropriate database for your needs, and…

Introduction to the LibSmart II Module 6: Government and Policy Research.

Introduction to the LibSmart II Module 5: Legal Information

This session introduces where to find key legal databases and highlights three of the most popular that students may come across. By the end of this session, you should be able to: - Select the…

Presentation from the MI Lunch on 9 October 2018 at the Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre – 2nd Floor, Doorway 1, Teviot Medical School, the University of Edinburgh.

Is there a convincing case to be made for legalising assisted suicide in Scotland? In the University of Glasgow’s historic Debates Chambers, the Mason Institute hosted its second annual…

Presentation from the MI Lunch on 31 October 2014 at the Administrative Data Research Centre - Scotland. Drawing on the original research being undertaken by the Mason Institute as part of the…

Overcoming Mental Health Stigma, 10bigideas Scotland: Ailie Ross-Oliver, 3rd year Politics undergraduate, joins Harriet Harris, to talk about her policy research into mental health stigmatisation, as…

In this recording we look at three of the main databases for legal information: Westlaw, LexisLibrary and HeinOnline. By the end of this session, you should be able to: - select the appropriate…

'The Eclipse of Black Women in Anti-Discrimination Law'by Professor Iyiola Solanke, Chair of European Union Law and Social Justice within the University of Leeds Law School.Chaired by Dr…

Luke Ray Campbell, University of Edinburgh and Dr. Milena Tripković, University of Edinburgh ‘[T]he right to vote is not a privilege. In the twenty-first century, the presumption in a…

The Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law presents Evolution versus Devolution: Contrasting the Devolution Certificates of the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Presiding Officer of the…

Demonstration of the Westlaw database, exploring common features and helpful tips. If you have any questions about this video please let us know by emailing [email protected] Presenter:…