Socio-Legal Studies Alumni, Student Rep
PhD Researcher in Socio-Legal Studies (ESRC 1+3)
Law School, University of Bristol
Start date: September 2015
Graduation date: March 2021
Research topic: Judging Informed Consent
My PhD is titled ‘Judging Informed Consent’ and focuses on the interaction between ethics, law and regulation of informed consent to medical treatment. In particular, it looks at ethical conceptions of autonomy and the extent to which they feature in legal and regulatory decisions on consent.
Research supervisors: Dr Oliver Quick, Professor Richard Huxtable
Professional memberships/Positions held:
Associate Teacher, Medical Law
Member of Institute of Medical Ethics Postgraduate Committee
SWDTP student representative
Email: louise.austin@bristol.ac.uk
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/louise-austin-75bb8329
Twitter: https://twitter.com/louise_austin12