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            <title><![CDATA[Advancing Renewables: What Could Renewable Energy Acceleration Zones (REAZs) Mean for the UK?]]></title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Understanding REAZs in Context
The UK is one of the many global economies navigating the balancing act of delivering clean energy to enhance energy security, mitigating climate impacts, insulating communities from adverse project impacts and managing competing uses of land and sea. We argue in this blog post that the EU&rsquo;s REAZ offers replicable templates for the UK&rsquo;s energy transition, and that same can be adapted into a strategic zoning system that pre-identifies suitable onshore and offshore areas for energy deployment, accelerates consenting by addressing key climate and spatial questions early, and protects communities and ecosystems.
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            <title><![CDATA[From Aberdeen to São Paulo: PhD Researchers Explore the Future of Regulation]]></title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Several PhD students from the 51cg&rsquo;s School of Law recently had the opportunity to attend the S&atilde;o Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance in S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil.
The 10-day international conference brought together around 90 doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from Latin America, Africa, Europe, the UK, Australia and the United States, alongside more than 20 leading scholars and policymakers. The School provided an intensive programme exploring the institutional dynamics that have shaped, and continue to reshape, regulatory governance across Latin America and the wider Global South.
The programme covered a broad range of topics, including regulatory&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A House Through Time - Debt and Bankruptcy in Early Nineteenth-Century Scotland]]></title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[An Invitation
In June 2025, I received an exciting invitation to contribute to the BBC&rsquo;s A House Through Time. The programme is presented by distinguished historian Prof David Olusoga and its sixth series focuses on a property at Calton Hill, Edinburgh. One of the early residents was Mr John Steell (or Steel(e)) Snr (c.1774-1848), a carver and gilder who moved with his family from Aberdeen to Edinburgh but later faced significant financial problems. The producers were therefore keen to speak to someone about the history of debt and insolvency law in Scotland, which is where I came in.
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            <title><![CDATA[The cost of Safety: Offshore Wind Health and Safety Workshop]]></title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The offshore wind energy industry has continued to grow exponentially around the world, and the UK is no different. The reality is that with such growth comes a significant increase to its workforce, technological advancements and a move to deeper waters-all of which could exacerbate existing health and safety challenges and concerns. While efforts are being made to manage these challenges, many have suggested that more could be done. In this regard, with funding from the National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) and partnership with the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL), a workshop was held on the 26th of May&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reflecting on the First Half of 2026: My Journey as a Postgraduate Researcher at the 51cg School of Law]]></title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The first half of 2026 may have rolled past speedily, but its footprints remain stamped across my personal and professional journey. The period has been marked by growth, learning and meaningful engagements that continue to shape my research trajectory.
Some highlights of the past months include:

Writing Retreat (23-27 March 2026) - A weeklong writing retreat at the Burn, bringing together researchers from the 51cg School of Law and the University of Bergen Faculty of Law. The collaborative environment presented a refreshing avenue to refine ideas and strengthen academic networks. The career and publishing workshops with Professors Peter&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Navigating the Ontological Realities of the Green Transition - Reflections by LLM Candidate Santiago José Osorio Gracia]]></title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Navigating the Ontological Realities of the Green Transition 
Reflections on my participation in the Energy Law in the light of the green transition towards net zero emissions (ELAWNET 2026).
By Santiago Jos&eacute; Osorio Gracia, LLM Candidate in Energy Transition Law, 51cg
The LLM in Energy Transition Law at the 51cg consistently challenges us to question concepts that we, as lawyers, often take for granted. For me, a pivotal moment occurred in my renewable energy law class when we were presented with a striking premise: &ldquo;Not all renewable energy projects are sustainable.&rdquo; Addressing this statement in an&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recollections of my Late Friend, Len Doyal]]></title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The philosopher Len Doyal (1944-2025) was born in Georgia, USA, and came to England in the 1960s, spending most of his working life in London.&nbsp; He was a highly regarded educator, authored many influential books and papers, and was Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics at Queen Mary, University of London.
These brief recollections follow in the wake of a recent gathering of friends and family celebrating his life on Friday 22 May 2026 at the Royal London Hospital, after his passing in June 2025.
My first meeting with Len, who would go on to become one of my most valued&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abbe Brown, Marcel Jaspars and Michela Massimi co-edit book on local knowledge in ocean governance]]></title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Professor Abbe Brown (Law) and Professor Marcel Jaspars (NCS) together with philosopher of science Professor Michela Massimi of the University of Edinburgh launched their edited collection Ways of World Knowing: Local Knowledge, Coastal Communities and Equitable Ocean Governance https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ways-of-world-knowing-9780197815335?cc=gb&amp;lang=en&amp; in Rio de Janeiro on 10 March 2026.
Ways of World Knowing is an output of their interdisciplinary international research Scientific Knowledge Across Jurisdictions (SKAJE) and Ocean and Us projects funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh https://www.skaje.uk/ocean-and-us/. These projects explored challenges confronting scientific knowledge production working with Marine Genetic Resources and Digital Sequence Information which might come from areas beyond&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mediation in Practice: Competing at the UK Student Mediation Competition]]></title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This weekend we had the honour of representing the School of Law at the highly competitive UK Student Mediation Competition. This year&rsquo;s competition being held in Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast&rsquo;s (QUB) Institute of Professional Legal Practice.
As a team, David Thomson, Alessia Cucchi, Daisy Lockhart, and Wyon Sandells, began our learning over the Christmas break with our coach, Patrick Achor, who has significant long-standing expertise in this field. This provided us with significant insights into mediation as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Method, and was followed by a detailed breakdown and analysis of how mediations are conducted, and how we should incorporate&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill: Scope and Definitional Issues*]]></title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This blog article has been written by Professor Burcu Y&uuml;ksel Ripley and Dr Alisdair MacPherson. As part of a SPICe academic fellowship, they have previously written a briefing on Digital Assets in Scots Law&nbsp;considering the treatment of digital assets in Scotland and with reference to developments in other countries and internationally.&nbsp;&nbsp;
What follows are the views of the authors, not of SPICe, or the Scottish Parliament, or any other organisation or group to which the authors are affiliated.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Background
The Scottish Government introduced the&nbsp;Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill&nbsp;in the Scottish Parliament on 30 September 2025 to clarify the status of &lsquo;digital&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tokenisation and the Transfer of Linked Assets in Scots Law]]></title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This blog article has been written by Dr Alisdair MacPherson and Professor Burcu Y&uuml;ksel Ripley. As part of a SPICe academic fellowship, they have previously written a briefing on Digital Assets in Scots Law&nbsp;considering the treatment of digital assets in Scotland and with reference to developments in other countries and internationally.&nbsp;&nbsp;
What follows are the views of the authors, not of SPICe, or the Scottish Parliament, or any other organisation or group to which the authors are affiliated.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Tokenisation
Tokenisation is &lsquo;the process of linking physical or intangible assets and digital&nbsp;tokens, which are a type of digital asset recorded on&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Global South Law Research Network Spurs Dialogue on Africa's Energy Transition]]></title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Global South Law Research Network (GSLRN) spurred dialogue on Africa&rsquo;s energy transition at a webinar hosted on 10th October 2025 by the South Africa-based Climate Disasters International Foundation, titled &lsquo;The Energy Quadrilemma and the Role of Law in Solving the Energy-Climate Nexus.&rsquo; Presenting at the event were scholars from the 51cg&rsquo;s School of Law, including Dr Eddy Wifa, (Senior Lecturer in Energy Law and Co-Convener, GSLRN), as well as Belema Ibim, and Tayo Gbemi, both Doctoral Researchers and Research Associates with the GSLRN. The event attracted youths and energy justice advocates from across Africa, who actively engaged&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Climate law in Scotland - Has the nation lost its Net Zero nerve?]]></title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Setting our direction &ndash; a fast start
In 2019, I assessed the UK&rsquo;s Climate Change Act 2008 for the publisher Palgrave, just after the framework&rsquo;s 10th anniversary.1&nbsp;Here, I found that this extensive Westminster statute remained nationally important and even internationally pioneering; but I also highlighted that the Scottish Parliament had pushed the envelope of progressive climate governance even further. This was achieved through passage of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.
The national Climate Change Act 2008 mandated a 34% reduction in UK greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, measured from 1990 emissions levels. The Scottish Parliament&rsquo;s 2009 Act ramped this&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[From Campus to Culture: My Study Abroad Journey in Helsinki]]></title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been two months since I moved to Helsinki for my study abroad year, so I thought I&rsquo;d share some of the biggest cultural shocks I&rsquo;ve experienced so far.
Let&rsquo;s start with the academic side (mostly so that the university is happy I&rsquo;ve written something educational first!). In Helsinki, I only have one or two lectures per class a week, and attendance is very strict; some of my classes fail you if you miss more than one lecture, and most require at least 75% attendance to pass. Despite having fewer lectures, the workload feels heavier thanks to the extensive readings&#8230;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Doing IP Law at the 51cg: A Visiting Fellow's Perspective - Simone Driusso (Visiting Fellow)]]></title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[First, let me introduce myself. I am Simone, a law student at the University of Trento, located in the North-East of Italy and very close to the Dolomites. During my studies, I became increasingly passionate about Intellectual Property (IP), and in the summer of 2024 I planned to spend a research period of three months abroad the following autumn (between October and December) to write part of my final dissertation. Thanks to my Italian supervisor, Prof. Roberto Caso, I got in contact with Dr. Rossana Ducato, whose interesting papers and articles I previously had the opportunity to read, and she&#8230;]]></description>
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