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Graduates of Research Degrees at UCC School of Law

Graduates from the research programme have an exceptional record in quickly transitioning to high-quality employment in academia, research and advocacy, and the legal profession. In particular, there is an established career path to the academic sector, accounting for approximately 75% of graduates. Over 40 graduates of the programme are employed on the academic staff of over 20 Law Schools in five countries. Numerous graduates have progressed to the grade of senior lecturer and even professor within just a few years of graduating from the programme. A sample list is provided here with links to web profiles providing further detail.

Name	Degree/Year	Current Employment	Previous Employment
Dr Olufemi Amao	PhD, 2009	Senior Lecturer, University of Sussex	Brunel University
Dr Onder Bakircioglu	PhD, 2009	Associate Professor, Leicester University	Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Sibo Banda	PhD, 2006	Lecturer, NUI Maynooth	University College Cork
Dr Joanne Blennerhasset	PhD, 2014	Lecturer, University College Dublin
Dr Lydia Bracken	PhD, 2015	Lecturer, University of Limerick	Law Reform Commission
Dr Anna Marie Brennan	PhD, 2015	Lecturer, University of Liverpool
Dr Fiona Broughton	PhD, 2014	Lecturer, Griffith College Dublin
Dr Laura Cahillane	PhD, 2012	Lecturer, University of Limerick	University College Cork
Dr Alejandra Calle	PhD, 2014	Lecturer, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia
Professor Liz Campbell	PhD, 2007	Professor, Durham University	University of Edinburgh; University of Aberdeen
Dr Dug Cubie	PhD, 2014	Lecturer, University College Cork	Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Pablo Cortes	PhD, 2008	Professor, Leicester University
Dr Eoin Daly	PhD, 2011	Lecturer, NUI Galway	Dublin City University; University College Dublin
Dr Paul Daly	LLM(R), 2006	Senior Lecturer, Cambridge University	University of Montreal
Dr John Danaher	PhD, 2011	Lecturer, NUI Galway
Professor Fiona de Londras	PhD, 2008	Professor, University of Birmingham	Durham University; University College Dublin; University College Cork
Dr Elaine Dewhurst	PhD, 2009	Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester	Dublin City University
Dr Margaret Fitzgerald	PhD, 2012	Lecturer, University of Limerick
Dr Eilionóir Flynn	PhD, 2010	Senior Lecturer, NUI Galway
Dr Louise Kennefick	PhD, 2011	Lecturer, NUI Maynooth
Dr Susan Leahy	PhD, 2012	Lecturer, University of Limerick
Dr John Lombard	PhD, 2014	Lecturer, University of Limerick	University of Liverpool
Dr Pádraig McAuliffe	PhD, 2009	Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool
Dr Joe McGrath	PhD, 2011	Lecturer, University College Dublin
Dr Claire Murray	PhD, 2010	Lecturer, University College Cork
Dr Maria Murphy	PhD, 2013	Lecturer, NUI Maynooth
Dr Anne Neylon	PhD, 2015	Lecturer, of Liverpool
Dr Verona ní Drisceoil	PhD, 2013	Lecturer, University of Sussex
Dr Tanya ní Mhuirthile	PhD, 2010	Lecturer, Dublin City University
Dr Darren O’Donovan	PhD, 2009	Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
Dr Emmanuel Oke	PhD, 2015	Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Dr Conor O’Mahony	LLM(R), 2002	Senior Lecturer, University College Cork
Dr Aisling Parkes	PhD, 2007	Lecturer, University College Cork
Dr Sinéad Ring	PhD, 2013	Lecturer, University of Kent	NUI Galway
Dr Bénédicte Sage-Fuller	PhD, 2009	Lecturer, University College Cork
Dr Liam Thornton	PhD, 2012	Lecturer, University College Dublin
Dr André Ventura	PhD, 2014	Lecturer, Universidade Nova de Lisboa