Edinburgh Law School supports a vibrant and inclusive research community, enriched by intellectual exchanges with colleagues from across the UK and internationally. We welcome academic visitors under two programmes: the Edinburgh Law School Visiting Scholar programme (unpaid) and the MacCormick Fellowship scheme (paid).

The Visiting Scholar Programme offers a stimulating research environment for legal, socio-legal and criminology scholars to conduct research of the highest quality and contribute to the research life of Edinburgh Law School. The fee structure for the visiting programme is £150 per calendar month, which is used as a contribution to cover the administrative overheads of the visit. Applications are welcome from scholars in any field of legal, sociolegal and criminology studies, and at any career stage, for periods that are usually no more than three months. Visiting Scholars benefit from access to library resources (including e-resources), IT facilities, and research seminars and training activities.

The MacCormick Fellowship scheme aims to attract outstanding early or mid-career researchers, from across the UK and internationally, to develop links with the School. Applications are welcome in any field of legal, sociolegal and criminology studies that may contribute to the School’s research. The MacCormick Fellowship is for excellent early or mid-career scholars who will normally be within ten years of the award of their doctorate, or have equivalent research experience, and with an outstanding profile and project. The School will make due allowance for applicants who have had career breaks. We particularly encourage applications from women, researchers from low-income countries, and those from historically and/or structurally disadvantaged groups who are under-represented within our academic community. Successful applicants can be awarded up to £6000 towards travel and accommodation costs for their visit. The precise level of award will vary depending on where the visitor is travelling from and the duration of the visit. Fellows will be provided with shared office space, access to library resources, IT facilities and research and training seminars.

Those seeking to visit the School of Law for one month or less, or who wish to use the Library only, should apply directly to the Library as a Member of the Public.