A guest lecture on corruption by Baroness Vivien Stern CBE will mark the launch of a new interdisciplinary research group.

Barnoness Stern, who received an honorary doctorate from Kent in July 2014, will be speaking at the invitation of the new Criminal Justice Group at Kent Law School. Her talk is entitled: ‘Grand Corruption and the Rule of Law: a Parliamentary Perspective’.

The group’s convenor, Professor Dermot Walsh, said: ‘This event marks the emergence of a vibrant and productive research group at Kent Law School, composed of a large number of staff and PhD students working across an eclectic range of topics under the general rubric of criminal justice. What connects us all is a deep commitment to addressing fundamental issues of concern to the lives of individuals and communities in their local, national, EU and international environments.’

Informed by a vision of a fairer and more inclusive society, the new Criminal Justice Group hopes to promote a discourse of ideas that lead to concrete proposals for reform in criminal justice policies and processes.

The lecture on 11 February is open to all and will begin with welcome drinks at 18.00 in Grimond Lecture Theatre 1. The event is free but attendees are asked to register online to reserve a place: https://alumni.kent.ac.uk/events/registration-vivienstern2016