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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”

8Dec 20208 Dec 2020

Dr Mathilde Pavis Responds to the UK Intellectual Property Office on AI and Performers’ Rights

Dr Mathilde Pavis published a Response to the call for views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property issued by the…

3Dec 20203 Dec 2020

Prof Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in the MIT Technology Review

SCuLE’s Professor Hitoshi Nasu was quoted in an article titled “How to fight a war in space (and get away…

25Aug 20203 Dec 2020

Dr Kyriaki Noussia On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic

Dr Kyriaki Noussia contributed an article titled ‘On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic: The Cybersecurity Factor and…

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Tania Barton

Rachel Gimson

Paul Kimani

Dimitri Kagiaros

Cultural Heritage Law…

SCuLE Launches the GLAM-E Lab

25 Feb 20213 Mar 2021
This project works with smaller and less well-resourced UK and US cultural institutions and community organisations to build open access capacity and expertise. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Dr. Andrea Wallace, Dr. Mathilde…
Cultural Heritage Law…

Dr Mathilde Pavis Responds to the UK Intellectual Property Office on AI and Performers’ Rights

8 Dec 20208 Dec 2020
Dr Mathilde Pavis published a Response to the call for views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office in September 2020. The aim of…
Military Law…

Prof Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in the MIT Technology Review

3 Dec 20203 Dec 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…
Military Law…

Prof Hitoshi Nasu contributed an article on Weapons Testing in Just Security

3 Dec 20203 Dec 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…
Current Projects…

3D Printing and AI: Arbitration and Mediation

22 Oct 20203 Dec 2020
PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3D Printing and AI: Arbitration and Mediation Dr Kyriaki Noussia (Principal Investigator) and Dr James Griffin Sponsor: ESRC IAA Project Co-Creation Fund Award Project length: 1 October 2020-31…
Military Law…

Prof Hitoshi Nasu on lethal autonomous maritime systems

12 Oct 20203 Dec 2020
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 EC consultation on digital technologies for the culture heritage sector

6 Oct 20203 Dec 2020
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…
Culture and Society…

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

5 Oct 20203 Dec 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…
Environmental Law…

Dr Kyriaki Noussia On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic

25 Aug 20203 Dec 2020
Dr Kyriaki Noussia contributed an article titled ‘On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic: The Cybersecurity Factor and the Provisions of Insurance Against Environmental and Cyber Risks in…
Military Law…

Prof Hitoshi Nasu contributed an article on Weapons Testing in Just Security

18 Aug 20203 Dec 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…
Military Law…

Prof Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in The Economist

17 Aug 20203 Dec 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…
Military Law…

Prof Hitoshi Nasu contributes chapter on artificial intelligence and international humanitarian law

5 Aug 20203 Dec 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…
Culture and Society…

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

19 Jul 20203 Dec 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…
Culture and Society…

Dr Inga Thiemann publishes article in International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations

19 Jul 20203 Dec 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…
IP and Innovation Law…

UK and Ireland Patent Network Virtual Seminar Series Launched

30 Jun 20203 Dec 2020
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

22 Jun 20203 Dec 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…
Culture and Society…

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

16 Jun 20203 Dec 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…
IP and Innovation Law…

Naomi Hawkins appointed as QUEX Theme Lead

20 Apr 20203 Dec 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 20203 Dec 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…
News

Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-edited InsurTech: A Legal and Regulatory View

27 Feb 20203 Dec 2020
Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-edited InsurTech: A Legal and Regulatory View with Pierpaolo Marano as part of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation. The Volume explores the…
Culture and Society…

Guilty Pleas in Child Defendants

5 Feb 20203 Dec 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…
IP and Innovation Law…

Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-authored Law and Autonomous Vehicles

28 Jan 20203 Dec 2020
Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-authored Law and Autonomous Vehicles with Dr Matthew Channon and Barrister Lucy McCormack. Law and Autonomous Vehicles analyses the key legal issues facing autonomous vehicles, including testing…
Military Law…

Prof Hitoshi Nasu on The Perfidy Implications of Invisibility Technology on Battlefields of the Future

12 Dec 20193 Dec 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 20193 Dec 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 20193 Dec 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…

Dr Naomi Hawkins participates in OECD Workshop

23 Sep 20193 Dec 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 20193 Dec 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 Dec 2020
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…
Military Law…

Prof Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in the MIT Technology Review

29 Aug 20193 Dec 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 20193 Dec 2020
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 20193 Dec 2020
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 20193 Dec 2020
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 Teaching

21 Jun 20193 Dec 2020
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…
Past Events

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…
Culture and Society…

Dr Dimitrios Kagiaros contributes chapter on Consensus in the ECHR

11 Jun 20193 Dec 2020
Dr Dimitrios Kagiaros contributed a chapter to an edited volume edited by P. Kapotas and V. Tzevelekos with the title Building Consensus on European Consensus: Judicial Interpretation of Human Rights…
Cultural Heritage Law…

IP and Living Works with National Galleries of Scotland

25 Apr 20193 Dec 2020
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 20193 Dec 2020
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…

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