GUELS - Glasgow University Environmental Law Society

26/06/2023

Committee applications deadline approaching!

Dear members and fellow students,

With three days remaining to apply for the Society's executive committee roles (see details in the previous post), we have only received applicants for the role of President and want to remind you to please apply here at the lates June 30th: https://forms.gle/xaVK5mKVabAZBhAo8

The form requires only brief motivation and no prior experience is expected of applicants.

Environmental Law is a very quickly growing field and young lawyers with environmental awareness and experience are highly demanded – GUELS is your opportunity to get to know this area of law and, as a committee, organise this opportunity for others!

We are looking forward to your applications,
Best of Luck,
GUELS outgoing President

The following is a short questionnaire for anyone interested in applying for any of the four Committee Positions for the Glasgow University Environmental Law Society. The available positions are: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. This application is open to all students, not exclus...

11/06/2023

23/24 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
Deadline: 30th June

🌿We are happy to announce the opening of applications for next year’s GUELS Exec Committee!

☘️If you are interested in applying in any (or all) of these positions, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/xaVK5mKVabAZBhAo8

🌴All applicants are very welcome, regardless of degree, prior subject-specific experience and year of study! We only ask that you outline your motivation for applying and any competence which may be relevant to the role.

🌱From our experience this year, we have understood that non-executive roles are best decided on by the respective exec committee based on the Society’s needs and plans for the academic year. Therefore, the students elected in these positions will recruit the remaining committee towards the beginning of the upcoming term.

🌳We have also found that roles tend to be very fluid at GUELS, which, although may or may not equally be the case next year, means that you will experience things like taking initiative, leading events, researching topics that interest you, posting and editing, and much more in some capacity (great for your CV!)

🌵We wish you the best of luck and look forward to reading your applications and meeting the new Committee:)

20/02/2023

Dear all,

On behalf of the GUELS team, we want to invite you to join our upcoming education session/ workshop introducing the legal framework in place to protect wild plants and animals, with a comparative perspective on the UK and Canada. We will follow this with a Kahoot quiz!

Stop by room 408 in JMSLH this Wednesday (22nd) at 5PM!

We hope to see you there,

Sarah and Daria from GUELS

03/11/2022

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

Our first newsletter of the year was released on 01/11 and we would like to share a preview with you here!

For the full newsletter, please visit our SRC page and find this and all past newsletters under 'resources': https://www.glasgowunisrc.org/organisation/9334/

27/10/2022

Together with Lawyers Without Borders Student Division at the University of Glasgow and the School of Law, we are hosting a panel event featuring speakers from the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland, Clyde & Co and JustRight Scotland.

Join us to learn more about how pro bono legal work can address climate change and its wider, intersectional implications, and how the multitude of crises today's society faces affects this work.

As spaces are limited, we ask that you sign up here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pro-bono-week-climate-justice-in-times-of-crisis-tickets-452166230367

Looking forward to see you there!

26/10/2022

RESEARCH APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!

We are excited to announce that applications to join the Environmental Law Foundation's Policy Research Clinic at UofG School of Law are now open!

Please see the attached photos for descriptions of ELF's mission as a legal charity, and the research topic.

We will be accepting applications via the following form until November 9th: https://forms.gle/gqc19pLnLfztv7786

Responses will be reviewed and candidates selected by Professor Eamon Keane at the School of Law.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for those of you looking to gain formal research experience and contribute your work to the legal campaign against climate change.

26/10/2022

First Word of the Week, News Snapshots and fun facts of the year are out!

10/10/2022

NEW COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT!

We are super excited to welcome the new committee members into their offices:

President: Daria Slavnova
Co- VP: Laila Elaasar
Co- VP: Elspeth Burdette
Secretary: Kathleen Evers
Treasurer: Lilliana Fan
Education Coordinator: Marie Eckert
Liaison Officer: Sarah Corrigan
Social and Events Coordinator: Anja Kegel
Research Coordinator: Klaudia Szabelka

We will shortly get planning on events, publications and partnerships, but in the meantime feel free to reach out with any questions!

25/09/2022

REMINDER: ELECTIONS TOMORROW

We have received only a couple applications so far and would like to remind and encourage you once more to apply!

We particularly want a strong committee of fresh faces to join the GUELS team this year to ensure the successful facilitation of the Policy Research Clinic in partnership with the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF)!

Therefore, we hope to see you at the AGM & Elections tomorrow, whether to run, vote or simply observe and ask any questions!

Committee application form: https://forms.gle/BkwU6jzx261ctQT26

Zoom link for AGM (5PM): https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/83225638976

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SOCIETY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

*ONE WEEK TO APPLY*

The time has come for GUELS' second Annual General Meeting, at which the new and second ever committee will be elected!

Besides the obvious advantages of developing your teamwork, organisational, leadership and other skills, advancing your resume and gathering some law-related experience, membership of the Environmental Law Society's committee will allow you to take the reigns of a new and flexible organisation, but one with a strong foundation to be passed on from the previous year.

The previous work of GUELS includes and is not limited to organising topical seminars and information sessions, publishing a monthly newsletter composed of educational material, news and opportunities calendars, organising thematic events featuring guest speakers and organisations and running regular environmental law updates on the social media pages.

The new committee will be able to choose the direction in which the Society moves in the coming year.

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Please find the application form here:

https://forms.gle/sBzxUumgN3bXqx5t6

We ask that you apply by noon on the 26th.

The elections will be held on Monday 26/09 at 5PM over Zoom.

The Zoom details are as follows:

https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/83225638976

Meeting ID: 832 2563 8976

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The positions available are:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Education Coordinator
Media & Publicity Coordinator
Events Coordinator
Liaison Officer

You will find general role descriptions in the application form. Please note that the motivational section is optional, but we ask that candidates who are unable to attend the elections provide a short statement.

Details regarding the handover meeting will follow the elections, but please let us know if you have any questions in the meantime:)

We are looking forward to receiving your applications and meeting you!

Very best regards,
GUELS Team

19/09/2022

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SOCIETY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

*ONE WEEK TO APPLY*

The time has come for GUELS' second Annual General Meeting, at which the new and second ever committee will be elected!

Besides the obvious advantages of developing your teamwork, organisational, leadership and other skills, advancing your resume and gathering some law-related experience, membership of the Environmental Law Society's committee will allow you to take the reigns of a new and flexible organisation, but one with a strong foundation to be passed on from the previous year.

The previous work of GUELS includes and is not limited to organising topical seminars and information sessions, publishing a monthly newsletter composed of educational material, news and opportunities calendars, organising thematic events featuring guest speakers and organisations and running regular environmental law updates on the social media pages.

The new committee will be able to choose the direction in which the Society moves in the coming year.

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Please find the application form here:

https://forms.gle/sBzxUumgN3bXqx5t6

We ask that you apply by noon on the 26th.

The elections will be held on Monday 26/09 at 5PM over Zoom.

The Zoom details are as follows:

https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/83225638976

Meeting ID: 832 2563 8976

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The positions available are:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Education Coordinator
Media & Publicity Coordinator
Events Coordinator
Liaison Officer

You will find general role descriptions in the application form. Please note that the motivational section is optional, but we ask that candidates who are unable to attend the elections provide a short statement.

Details regarding the handover meeting will follow the elections, but please let us know if you have any questions in the meantime:)

We are looking forward to receiving your applications and meeting you!

Very best regards,
GUELS Team