Dr. Lucinda Ferguson

Biography

Lucinda Ferguson is a member of the Faculty of Law at Oriel College, Oxford University. She teaches courses including Family Law and Children, Families, State, and is involved in the undergraduate Family Law course, focusing on financial provision in relationship breakdown, children's rights, and child protection. At the postgraduate level, she offers instruction in the legal regulation of children, encompassing theories of children's rights, international children's rights, and welfare issues affecting children. Ferguson is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has received various teaching accolades, including the Teaching Excellence Award from the University and recognition as a finalist for the Oxford University Press' National Law Teacher of the Year award in 2016. She holds law degrees from Oxford, including a year studying at the University of Konstanz in Germany, and has pursued further graduate studies at Queen's University in Canada. Her research interests are primarily focused on family law theory, children's rights, welfare, and education law. Fergusson’s work aims to bridge theoretical framework and practical implications to improve legal outcomes for children and families.

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