Georgina Andrews

Georgina qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and worked in private practice specialising in Company Law and Commercial Property Law at Coles Miller Solicitors in Poole. Georgina joined Southampton Solent University in 1997 as a Lecturer in Law. Georgina has over 12 years experience of leading, developing and delivering undergraduate, postgraduate and professional law courses. She retained her links with professional practice, acting as a consultant solicitor.

Georgina was appointed Faculty Associate Dean Enhancement in 2007. She is responsible for overseeing quality and enhancement activity within the Faculty, including curriculum monitoring and development, research and enterprise activity, and academic staff development. She continues to teach on the LLB, and she is the leader of the Equality Research Cluster.

Georgina was a member of the successful SSU Strategic Development Fund Bid Team (curriculum development strand leader) which secured £7.6 million HEFCE Strategic Development funding for SSU in 2009. Georgina was included in the 2008 Law RAE submission. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy – and a Senior Fellow Independent Referee.

Solicitor in private practice.

Georgina’s main subject based research interests are equity and equality. She is the principal investigator for the Equality Research Cluster. Georgina’s pedagogic research interests are employability skills development and employer engagement within the curriculum.

Journal Articles  

Andrews, G. (2010) ‘Plotting the Boundaries of Associative Discrimination.’ [2010] E.B.L.R. (forthcoming). 

Andrews, G. (2007) ‘The Presumption of Advancement: Equity, Equality and Human Rights.’ [2007] 71 Conv 398. 

Andrews, G. (2004) ‘The Veil of Incorporation: Fiction or Façade?’ [2004] 25 B.L.R. 4. 

Andrews, G. (2003) ‘The Redundancy of Dishonest Assistance.’ [2003] Conv. 398. 

Andrews, G. (2002) ‘Undue Influence: Where’s the Disadvantage?’ [2002] Conv. 456. 

Andrews, G. (2001) ‘Reducing the Solicitors Burden?’ [2001] M.J.L.S. 78. 

Andrews, G. (2000) ‘The Fight Against Fraud: Equitable Tracing.’ [2000] L Ex. 10. 

Book Excerpts

Andrews, G. 'The Veil of Incorporation: Fiction or Facade?' reprinted (with permission) in 2005 and 2006 Business Law Study System Paper C5 . London: CIMA / Elsevier Ltd. 

Mountbatten Yearbook chapter: ‘Equity, Equality and Human Rights.’ [2007] 

Conferences  

‘Promoting Equality and Learning in the Workplace’ Abstract accepted for International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, Belfast, July 2010. 

‘A critical evaluation of employability skills development in the curriculum: strategy, practice and impact’ Abstract accepted for CETH Conference 'Employability in the Curriculum: Beyond the Bolt-on?'University of Central Lancashire, June 2010. 

FBSE Learning and Teaching Conference ‘Enhancing Employability’ , November 2009   (conference organizer, chair and presenter). 

FBSE Research and Enterprise Conference: ‘Collaborations, Clusters and Creativity’ – 15 ^th May 2009 (conference organizer and chair). 

FBSE Learning and Teaching Forum: ‘Blending, Flexing, Shaping Learning’ - 20 ^th November 2008 (conference organizer and chair). 

Other Research, Enterprise and Advanced Professional Practice Activities

Chair of the SSU Academic Audit ‘Employability Skills development within the core curriculum’ 2010. 

Chair of SSU Academic Audit ‘The Student Voice in QA activities’ 2008.

LLB (Hons), Solicitor, FHEA.