Visitors
The School of Law at the University of Nottingham is one of the United Kingdom's leading research institutions. We are pleased to welcome a small number of visitors each year. Our visitors are outstanding scholars from all areas of the law and come from around the world. We also welcome enquiries from PhD students studying at overseas universities who wish to research here for a period of time.
If you are interested in visiting the School of Law, please make contact with the academic you would like to work with. You can find a list of our academics and their research topics online together with their contact details. We suggest including a CV and a brief outline of your research proposal as well as preferred dates for your visit.
Please note that lecturers from overseas institutions who are undertaking research towards a PhD in their home country will usually be classified as visiting students and not as visiting academics.
Visiting academics
In addition to academic excellence, we will take into consideration the contributions which the visitor’s stay will make to enhancing the academic and research life of the school. Academic visitors are expected and encouraged to participate fully in the scholarly and collegial activities of the school and in the broader university community. During their stay they may be asked to offer a staff seminar presentation on their current research
Visiting academics must provide their own funding for the duration of the visit.
A bench fee is normally charged for visits of four months or more. The cost is currently £1,000 plus VAT for 12 months - pro rata for visits of less than 12 months.
Postgraduate Visiting Students
We accept enquiries from postgraduate students at overseas universities who would like to work under the supervision of a specific academic. The number of visiting students the school can accept is low and we will favour requests where there is an existing exchange agreement or an existing connection with one of our academics. Please contact the relevant academic member of staff directly to discuss what might be possible.
Student fees are payable, pro-rata for each month of study.
Please note: All visiting students will also be required to apply to the university’s Visiting Students Team, and you will need to meet certain eligibility criteria to be accepted. More information can be found here about studying part of your programme at Nottingham.