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The Science, Culture and the Law research group (SCuLE) at Exeter Law is a multidisciplinary research group providing leading contributions to discourse on matters of policy, governance, regulation and culture in intellectual property law, medical law, environmental law, cultural heritage and culture and society. We undertake internationally leading, innovative and…Continue reading “About us”

15Apr 202017 Sep 2020

SCuLE’s Response to the EMRIP Report on Repatriation of Ceremonial Objects and human remains

The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter published a Response for the EMRIP Report on repatriation of…

5Feb 202018 Feb 2020

Guilty Pleas in Child Defendants

This project explores guilty pleas in children. The main aim of the project is to produce and publicise (1) a…

3Sep 20193 Sep 2019

Incentives to Plead Guilty may Undermine the Right to a Fair Trial

Research by Dr. Rebecca Helm and published in the Journal of Law and Society suggests that incentives to plead guilty…

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Current Projects…

3D Printing and AI: Arbitration and Mediation

PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3D Printing and AI: Arbitration and Mediation Dr Kyriaki Noussia (principal investigator) Dr James Griffin Sponsor: ESRC IAA Project Co-Creation Fund Award Project length: 1 October 2020-31 September…

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Hitoshi Nasu on lethal autonomous maritime systems

SCuLE's Professor Hitoshi Nasu and David Letts (Australian National University College of Law) wrote an article titled "The Legal Characterization of Lethal Autonomous Maritime Systems: Warship, Torpedo, or Naval Mine?"…

Cultural Heritage Law…

SCuLE’s Response to the European Commission’s consultation on digital technologies for the culture heritage sector

The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter published a Response to the Consultation on Digital Cultural Heritage and Recommendation 2011/711/EU launched by the European Commission. The Commission’s…

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Dr Inga Thiemann discussed work and its regulation after Covid-19

5 Oct 202021 Oct 2020

Dr Inga Thiemann together with the Moving Labour Collective published a blog post on the Futures of Work on ‘Re-imagining Work and its Regulation after Covid-19’. The blog post includes…

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Hitoshi Nasu contributed an article on Weapons Testing in Just Security

18 Aug 202018 Oct 2020

Professor Hitoshi Nasu and Professor Michael Schmitt (University of Reading) contributed an article titled “A Threat or A Warning: Russia’s Weapons Testing in Space” in Just Security. The article is…

News

Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in the Economist

17 Aug 202017 Oct 2020

Professor Hitoshi Nasu was mentioned in the article published by the Economist on 15 August 2020. The article titled “An arms race is brewing in orbit” points out that there…

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Hitoshi Nasu contributes chapter on artificial intelligence and compliance with international humanitarian law

5 Aug 202019 Oct 2020

Professor Hitoshi Nasu contributed a chapter to Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law edited by Eve Massingham and Annabel McConnachie. The chapter, titled "Artificial Intelligence and the obligation to respect…

Inga Thiemann co-organised “Moving beyond Covid?” webinar series

19 Jul 202019 Oct 2020

With events taking place throughout June, Dr Inga Thiemann co-organised a webinar series called “Moving beyond Covid?” together with the Moving Labour Collective. The webinar series was set against the backdrop…

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Inga Thiemann published an article in International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations

19 Jul 202021 Oct 2020

Dr Inga Thiemann published an article titled 'Sex Work Regulation, Anti-trafficking Policy, and Their Effects on the Labour Rights of Sex Workers in Germany' in the International Journal of Comparative…

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UK and Ireland Patent Network Virtual Seminar Series Launched

SCuLE’s Dr Naomi Hawkins and Dr Karen Walsh (Exeter University), together with Dr Aisling McMahon (Maynooth University), co-founders of the UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network, have recently launched an…

Environmental Law…

Dr Kyriaki Noussia On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic: The Climate Change Factor

22 Jun 202022 Oct 2020

Dr Kyriaki Noussia contributed an article titled 'On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic: The Climate Change Factor' to the European Energy and Environmental Law Review. The article…

Current Projects

COVID-19: Human Rights Implications of Digital Certificates for Health Status Verification

16 Jun 202021 Jul 2020

PROJECT DESCRIPTION COVID-19: Human Rights Implications of Digital Certificates for Health Status Verification Dr Ana Beduschi (principal investigator) Sponsor: UKRI ESRC (£98,714) Project length: 15 June 2020 - 14 December…

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Naomi Hawkins appointed as QUEX Theme Lead

20 Apr 202026 Apr 2020

Dr Naomi Hawkins has been appointed as theme lead for the QUEX Institute’s new theme: Digital Worlds and Disruptive Technologies. The QUEX Institute of Global Sustainability and Wellbeing is a…

Cultural Heritage Law…

SCuLE’s Response to the EMRIP Report on Repatriation of Ceremonial Objects and human remains

15 Apr 202017 Sep 2020

The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter published a Response for the EMRIP Report on repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains under the UN Declaration on…

Culture and Society…

Guilty Pleas in Child Defendants

5 Feb 202018 Feb 2020

This project explores guilty pleas in children. The main aim of the project is to produce and publicise (1) a report that provides policy makers and practitioners with information relating…

News

Hitoshi Nasu contributed a chapter on The Perfidy Implications of Invisibility Technology on Battlefields of the Future

12 Dec 201919 Oct 2020

Professor Hitoshi Nasu contributed a chapter titled "Invisible Soldiers" to The Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Law of Armed Conflict edited by Ronald T.P. Alcala and Eric Talbot Jensen. The…

IP and Innovation Law…

Patents and Emerging Technologies Workshop

21 Nov 201910 Mar 2020

On 19 & 20 November 2019, the Patents and Emerging Technologies Workshop was held at the Wellcome Collection in London. The workshop was convened by SCuLE’s Dr Naomi Hawkins, as…

IP and Innovation Law…

SCuLE’s space law policy brief in the Times

17 Oct 201918 Apr 2020

SCuLE’s policy brief on the future regulation of the UK space industry was cited by the Times newspaper, in an article published on 16 October 2019 . The brief calls…

IP and Innovation Law…

Naomi Hawkins participates in OECD Workshop

23 Sep 201918 Apr 2020

On 17-18 September 2019, Dr Naomi Hawkins attended “Collaborative platforms for personalized health: realizing the potential of genomics and biobanks” in Stockholm, Sweden. This OECD Workshop, organised in collaboration with…

Current Projects…

Collaborative Platforms in Genomics – Institutional Arrangements and Business Models

18 Sep 201917 Sep 2020

This project will draw on academic scholarship and the input of key academics, industry figures and international policy makers in developing a policy/working paper on collaborative business models in international…

Culture and Society…

Incentives to Plead Guilty may Undermine the Right to a Fair Trial

3 Sep 20193 Sep 2019

Research by Dr. Rebecca Helm and published in the Journal of Law and Society suggests that incentives to plead guilty in England and Wales may undermine the right to a…

News

Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in the MIT Technology Review

29 Aug 201917 Oct 2020

SCuLE's Professor Hitoshi Nasu was quoted in an article titled "How to fight a war in space (and get away with it)" published on 26 June 2019 in the MIT…

Culture and Society…

Finding Polaris in the Future Regulation of the UK Space Industry

22 Aug 201922 Aug 2019

The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their second policy brief on the future regulation of the UK space industry, SCuLE Policy Brief No 2. The…

Culture and Society…

Putting it into Practice – Recontacting and Personal Information Management in Genomic Medicine in the NHS

22 Aug 201922 Aug 2019

The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their first policy brief on genomic medicine and personal information management based on research, SCuLE Policy Brief No 1.…

Culture and Society…

Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-over Industries: A Survey of 200+ Voice-overs

18 Jul 201922 Aug 2019

The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their report on remuneration and contractual practices in the UK voice-over industries based on an online survey of over…

Culture and Society…

Exploring Feminist Academics’ Experiences of Incorporating Gender and Intersectional Issues into their Teaching

21 Jun 201924 Jun 2019

This project explores feminist academics' experiences of teaching gendered and intersectional socio-legal content linked to criminal justice issues in University settings. Project Description Exploring Feminist Academics' Experiences of Incorporating Gender…

Exeter Law School hosts inaugural Patent Scholars Network

11 Jun 201924 Jun 2019

In the UK and the Republic of Ireland, there is a relatively small community of patent law scholars and at many institutions there is typically only a single patent law…

News

SCuLE Researchers lead discussions with UK voice-over industry and experts

11 Jun 201918 Jun 2019

Dr Mathilde Pavis and Dr Huda Tulti have been investigating if internet platforms designed to bring competition to the UK voice-over industry could cause low pay rates. Declining levels of…

Cultural Heritage Law…

IP and Living Works with National Galleries of Scotland

25 Apr 201919 Jul 2019

The 'IP and Living Works' project will co-develop with National Galleries of Scotland best practice guidelines that clarify the IP issues at stake during the commission, acquisition and collection of…

Current Projects…

Fair Pay and Fair Play in the UK Voice-Over Industry

25 Apr 201921 Jun 2019

This 8-month project examines the the impact of platform services on remuneration and contracts in the UK voice-over industry. Project Description Lending a Voice: Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-Over…

Cultural Heritage Law…

Who Owns Outsider Art?

25 Apr 201919 Jun 2019

Within the art world, creations by artists with mental health conditions or disabilities have developed into a well-established art movement known as Outsider Art, for which the public appetite grows…

Current Projects…

Space Law, Intellectual Property and Space Technology

25 Apr 201925 Jun 2019

Space technology a field of growing importance, for fields such as modern communications as well as areas as diverse as climate change, national security and agriculture. The legal framework within…

Cultural Heritage Law…

SCuLE Researchers Published a Response to the 2018 Sarr-Savoy Report

25 Mar 201930 Jun 2020

SCuLE researchers Dr Mathilde Pavis and Dr Andrea Wallace published a Statement on Intellectual Property Rights and Open Access relevant to the digitization and restitution of African Cultural Heritage and…

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UK Performers could face falling wages in the gig economy

21 Mar 201921 Jun 2019

The gig economy could drive down wages and de-professionalise the UK voice-over industry as jobs are increasingly advertised online, experts have warned. Academics are investigating if new internet platforms designed…

Culture and Society…

Global Food Security, Climate Change, and Resilience

15 Oct 201819 Jun 2019

The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Exeter have recently come together to create the Joint Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Resilience (ENSURE). ENSURE will bring together…

IP and Innovation Law…

Models could own the rights to their catwalk sashay

18 Sep 201821 Jun 2019

Models could make a claim to own the rights to the recording of their sashays and struts they use on the catwalk – and should be able to make more…

Environmental Law…

SCuLE Researchers visit Hong Kong to discuss food security

12 Jul 201819 Jun 2019

At the end of June 2018, Dr Catherine Caine and Josh Martin from the Law School and Dr Annalisa Marini from the Business School at the University of Exeter visited…

IP and Innovation Law…

Recontacting in Mainstreaming Genetics

5 Jul 201825 Jun 2019

Is there a professional duty or responsibility to recontact patients for whom providers hold genetic or genomic information? Do patients and health care providers share responsibility for being aware of…

IP and Innovation Law…

Mathilde Pavis awarded Canadian Research Fellowship

29 Jun 201819 Jun 2019

Mathilde Pavis has received support from the UK-Canada Foundation to undertake research in Canada on the legal protection of performing artists. The UK-Canada Foundation's grant will enable Mathilde to carry…