Law Clinic Projects

The Migration Policy Clinic provides an opportunity for students from the Transitional Justice Institute LLM programme and the Access to Justice LLM programme to gain valuable policy and research experience while deepening their knowledge of migration law.

In the clinic, a small team of students work together to research on relevant immigration law and policy issues in the UK, and to produce outputs that contain evidence-based, actionable recommendations. Academics in the School of Law oversee the operation of the policy clinic, and guest speakers provide expert input and guidance.

The Ulster University Prison Project is an award winning, innovative prison education programme delivered in partnership with HMP Magilligan. It is jointly run by the School of Law (Dr Marianne Doherty) and the Department of Criminology (Dr Gillian McNaull). Drawing on the international ‘Inside-Out’ model of education, the programme brings Ulster University students (‘outside students’) and people in custody (‘inside students’) together to learn alongside one another within the prison.

The programme creates a unique space in which people from very different social, cultural and educational backgrounds can exchange perspectives, challenge assumptions and learn from one another. Academic knowledge and lived experience are valued equally, encouraging participants to engage with complex social and legal issues through dialogue, mutual respect and reflection.

At its heart, the Ulster University Prison Project is about inclusion and connection. By creating opportunities for meaningful engagement between people whose lives might otherwise never intersect, the programme challenges stereotypes surrounding imprisonment and supports a deeper understanding of social justice and belonging.