Welcome to the School of Law at Keele

Study at Keele

The School has a distinct profile in U.K. legal education. In addition to equipping students with the skills needed to analyse legal doctrine and legislation, the School is committed to locating the study of law within social, political, historical and comparative contexts. To this end, the study of law at Keele involves an engagement with other disciplines within the social sciences and humanities. This approach to undergraduate study expresses an ethos of interdisciplinarity that has characterised  Keele University since its inception in 1962.

Learning Culture

The School is proud of its innovative and dynamic learning culture which is characterised by optimism and vitality. The School is committed to maintaining and augmenting an established reputation for democratic procedures and non-hierarchical structures, as well as a relaxed and friendly atmosphere that characterises studying and living on Keele Campus.

Research Excellence

Academics within Law at Keele have been recognised in the latest Research Assessment Exercise as producing world leading research. 50% of all research submitted by Keele Law academics was rated as being World Leading
(4*) or Internationally Excellent (3*) and 85% of all work as being of, at least, a quality that is Internationally Recognised (2*). This places us within the top 25 Law Schools in the country. The diverse research at Keele encompasses critical, socio-legal and doctrinal work, and more information about current and future projects can be found on individual staff members' webpages and on the Research Institute pages. Students coming to Keele will learn about Law from internationally recognised academics who are at the forefront of the discipline.

The School incorporates PEAK (Professional Ethics At Keele), which provides teaching, consultancy and research in the areas of applied and professional ethics. Details of the courses provided and training and consultancy provision are provided on the PEAK webpages.

The School of Law gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City Solicitors Educational Trust for the purchase of library materials.