Global Research Opportunities
UCL Laws supports global research through strategic partnerships and Max Planck Law fellowships, funding joint events, visits, and collaborations with leading universities worldwide.
UCL Laws Global Strategic Research Partnerships
Complementing UCL Global Engagement Funds and Global Partner Funds, UCL Laws has concluded strategic research partnerships with a number of key university partners across the globe, including European University Institute, Law Department (Italy), Uppsala University Faculty of Law (Sweden), Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Derecho (Chile), Hong Kong University, Faculty of Law (Hong Kong), National Law School of India University (India), National University of Singapore Faculty of Laws (Singapore). UCL Laws provides funding to support research collaborations with these partner institutions, in the form of joint research events and research visits by Laws academics. A call for applications is circulated every year in the Spring for research activities taking place in the following academic year. For general enquiries, please email Vice Dean International.
UCL Laws – Max Planck Law Research Visiting Fellowship Scheme
Jointly with UCL Global Engagement Office, UCL Laws supports research visits for a period of one to three months by up to two Laws academics and two PhD students per year at one of the participating Max Planck Institutes that constitute the Max Planck Law network and are globally recognized for their research excellence. A call for applications is circulated every year in February/March. For general enquiries, please email Vice Dean International.
The three-month research visit to MPIL in Heidelberg provided by the UCL – Max Planck Scheme was a great experience. There were ample opportunities to receive feedback on my research through dedicated forums and meetings with both scholars at the Institute and other visiting researchers from around the world. The connections developed at the Institute are lasting, and many of us have become good friends for years after the research visit.
The ability to access the Latin-American section of Max Plank-Hamburg was an incredible opportunity. I wasn’t disappointed. The incredible extent of the Institute’s collection is just superb. The wonderful staff of the Institute made me feel very welcome, and the open access system made the consultation an enjoyable task.
Munich is a wonderful city to spend a summer. I had the chance to reconnect with friends there, and the long, warm evenings made for a fruitful, enjoyable couple of months. I came back to London with a completed chapter and recharged batteries. It's hard to ask for more than that!
Global Student Placement Testimonials
Read the experiences and reflections of students who have undertaken student placements with organisations abroad.