27 – 28 February 2025 | College Court, Leicester
Book your place here by 17 February: CHULS Annual Residential Conference 2025
CHULS is delighted to announce that you can now book your place at our 2025 Annual Residential. This two-day event is an annual opportunity for all CHULS members to come together to network whilst engaging with the issues faced by contemporary law schools. We are looking forward to welcoming familiar faces as well as new ones! Institutions should be represented by the Head of its Law School however, Heads may exceptionally nominate a substitute (such as a Deputy Head) to attend in their absence.
The theme for this year is Breaking Down Barriers and we are pleased to share our agenda below with you. You can find more details about the venue, parking, check-in etc on the booking pages using the location, contact and more info tabs.
Day One: Thursday 27th February 2025
Session One:
10:30 – Refreshments upon arrival
11:00 – Welcome from Penny Carey, Chair of CHULS
11:30 – CHULS; Leading and Innovating in Legal Education and Research
13:00 Lunch
Session Two:
14:00 Parallel Sessions:
Stream One – Research
Stream Two – Wellbeing
15:30 – Refreshment Break
Session Three:
16:00 – Keynote with Lord Justice Singh: Challenges for Diversity followed by Q&A
17:00 AGM
18:00 Close
19:00 Reception Drinks
19:30 Dinner
Day Two: Friday 28th February 2025 – The Financial Sustainability of Law Schools in the Future
Session Four:
09:30 – Plenary with Sarah Randall-Paley, CFO University of Lancaster, and an Exec member of the British Universities Finance Directors Association.
11:00 Refreshment Break
11:15 – Panel Session
11:45 – Breakout Rooms
12:15 – The Real Value of Law Schools Beyond the Bank Balance; an opportunity to share good news stories and impact case studies
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Close and depart
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