Student enrichment: Inaugural Monash-Warwick Virtual Honours Conference links Law students in the UK and Australia

The Monash-Warwick global alliance continues to go from strength to strength. Early in 2014 students from the University of Warwick and Monash University were connected via video link to present research findings to their international peers.

Monash Research Practicum student,
Mr Shea Wilding, presents to students
from Monash University and
the University of Warwick.

Monash Research Practicum students presented their findings on topics such as the proposed expansion of Auditor General powers and how the law of procedural fairness applies to Royal Commissions and other executive inquiries. Warwick Honours students shared their summer research findings on topics such as trustee remuneration in the charity sector and legal interventions for anorexia nervosa sufferers.

Connecting two Universities on opposite sides of the globe presented some challenges – with Warwick linking in at 8am their time (after breakfast), and the Monash presentations starting at 7pm Melbourne time (after dinner).

With the success of this inaugural event, both Universities look forward to an annual virtual conference and other opportunities to share knowledge and the experiences of studying law internationally.

Thank you to Associate Professor Kathy Laster for her key role in organising this virtual conference. Associate Professor Laster is responsible for the Monash Research Practicum program.