Postgraduate Research @ Sydney Law School

The Sydney Law School is a major international centre for legal research. It has internationally renowned Faculty members whose expertise range across a wide variety of fields. It also has the largest postgraduate research program in Australia with more than 100 research students, many from interstate or overseas, currently enrolled in doctoral or masters programs. The Sydney Law School was the first in Australia to add an SJD degree to its doctoral program. The SJD permits students to enroll in coursework subjects that provide a staged and formative introduction to the process of creating a doctoral thesis. An important aspect of the research program is the advanced training given in the three-part Legal Research courses for all doctoral candidates.

Sydney Law School has a vibrant and dynamic research culture. It convenes many seminars and conferences on cutting-edge issues in law throughout the year, and is privileged to attract the active involvement of leading international academics, members of the profession, the judiciary, and government in its intellectual life. Postgraduate research students are invited each year to participate in a national postgraduate legal research conference. This event facilitates exchanges with research students in other parts of the country, and provides a forum for the discussion of issues relevant to the experience of starting out as a legal researcher.

Whatever your proposed area of research, take a look at our website and find out about the staff and the facilities at Sydney Law School. This is an open invitation to become part of our postgraduate research program. With all of its history and prestige, the Law School also stands as a “cutting edge” institution with a research program to challenge and invigorate. It has the additional benefit of being located in the heart of Sydney, one of the world's great cities.



Professor Julie Stubbs
Associate Dean (Research)