Stirling Summer School: Arts and Humanities Taster Workshops 2025

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Workshop 1: Learn about the law (3 days) - Early Bird Price

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£220.00

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Aimed at pupils in S5 and S6, the Stirling University Law Summer School will help participants interested in studying Scots Law at university.   The programme will include: an overview of studying law at university, the career options open to law graduates, and guest speakers from the world of law representing the diversity and realities of criminal and civil legal practice. There will be the opportunity to get involved in a mock debate (including dressing in lawyers’ gowns) over real legal cases, ranging from free speech to the nature of jaffa cakes!

The programme will be useful to those with an interest in the law: whether you are someone who is committed to study law at university, those who are considering their options, or those who just simply wish to know more.

 

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Students will bring or buy their own lunch and snacks as well as a laptop to work on.

The University of Stirling is committed to Widening Participation in higher education and has reserved a small number of free places for students from relevant backgrounds. If you think you may be eligible, please contact us by emailing FAHFacultyOffice@stir.ac.uk.

Please note: Minimum number of sign-ups required for the workshop to go ahead. In the event a cancellation does occur, a full refund will be provided.

Workshop 1: Learn about the law - £250 standard price

Lead: Dr Alexander Houghton, Lecturer in Public Law, Jurisprudence, & Philosophy at the University of Stirling. Dr Houghton’s research focuses on how to rationally resolve legal disagreements and the role of judges within the legal system. His work focuses on the interdisciplinary connections between practical legal questions and abstract philosophical reasoning. Prior to joining Stirling, he was a doctoral fellow at the Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy, and a visiting scholar at the UCLA School of Law.

Workshop 2: Exploring Identities - £150 standard price

Lead: Dr Jacky Collins, Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at Stirling University and the Festival Director for Newcastle Noir. As ‘Dr Noir’, she regularly interviews crime fiction authors at national and international events. Jacky also hosts a series of author ‘consultations’ on the Newcastle Noir YouTube channel – ‘The Doctor Will See You Now’. More recently she translated Antonia Lassa’s Llevado en la piel (Skin Deep).

Workshop 3: Why care about politics? - £150 standard price

Lead: Dr. Sean Kippin, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy. Sean is an expert in UK politics and policy (aka ‘what governments do, and why they do it’). He is the author of a number of books, including Politics and Policy Making in the UK (with Paul Cairney) and Public Policy and Democratic Backsliding in the UK.

Workshop 4: Making Games Without Coding - £150 standard price

Lead: Dr Conor McKeown, Lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Stirling.