As law and society are (re)shaped by technological change, climate change, persistent inequality, and geopolitical instability, world-leading institutions like The Dickson Poon School of Law have a vital role to play delivering the education, research, and policy insight that will help us to build a more just, inclusive, and sustainable world. I am greatly looking forward to working with outstanding colleagues, students, alumni and partners to ensure the Law School continues its long tradition of delivering on that responsibility.
Professor Fiona de Londras, incoming Executive Dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law
21 September 2026
Executive Dean, The Dickson Poon School of Law appointed
Professor Fiona de Londras has been appointed as Executive Dean for The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s from 25 January 2027.
A Professor of Human Rights Law, Fiona, is joining us from the University of Birmingham where she is currently Barber Professor of Jurisprudence at Birmingham Law School and since 2023, Director of Research for the College of Arts and Law.
Fiona’s research concerns constitutionalism, human rights, and transnationalism. She is particularly interested in the role and function of rights in contentious policy fields, inquiring into how (if at all) rights shape the making of law and policy in complex contexts reproductive rights, counter-terrorism, and the implementation of international legal standards.
The Dickson Poon School of Law has a proud tradition of excellence and influence. Professor Fiona de Londras brings the leadership and vision to build on these strengths, fostering innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration and an inclusive culture that will advance the Faculty's global reputation, research and innovation and educational impact as we deliver Strategy 2030.
Professor Rachel A. Mills CBE, Senior Vice President (Academic)