Emily Jackson

Emily Meg Jackson, OBE, FBA (born 28 December 1966) is a British legal scholar who specialises in medical law. She has been a professor of Law at the London School of Economics since 2007 and Head of its Law Department since 2012. She has previously researched or lectured at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, at Birkbeck College, University of London, and at Queen Mary, University of London.

professor Emily Jackson OBE FBA
Born	Emily Meg Jackson 28 December 1966
Nationality	British
Awards	Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
Academic background
Education	Bushey Meads School
Alma mater	Brasenose College, Oxford
Academic work
Discipline	Jurisprudence
Sub-discipline	Medical law Medical ethics
Institutions	Faculty of Law, University of Oxford St Catharine's College, Cambridge Birkbeck College, University of London Queen Mary College, University of London London School of Economics

Early life and education

Jackson was born on 28 December 1966 in London, England, to Douglas and Lesley Jackson.[1] She was educated at Bushey Meads School, a state secondary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire.[1] She studied jurisprudence at Brasenose College, Oxford.[1] She graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1989.[1][2]

Academic career

After graduating from university, Jackson began her career as a research officer at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, a research institute of the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.[2] In 1991, she was elected a Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge and appointed a lecturer in law.[1] She then moved to Birkbeck College, University of London where she was a lecturer in law from 1993 to 1997.[1] In 1998, she joined the London School of Economics for the first time having been appointed as a senior lecturer in law.[1][2]

From 2004 to 2007, Jackson was Professor of Medical Law at Queen Mary, University of London.[1][2] She was appointed Professor of Law at the London School of Economics in 2007[1] and Head of the Law Department in 2012.[1]

Jackson has held a number of appointments outside of her university work. From 2003 to 2012, she was a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority;[1][3] she served as its deputy chair from 2008 to 2012.[1][2] Since 2005, she has been a member of the Medical Ethics Committee of the British Medical Association.[2] Since 2011, she has been a member of the Medical Research Council's Ethics and Public Involvement Committee.[2] Since 2012, she has been a member of the Ethics Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[2] In 2013, she was a member of the Department of Health's Independent Panel led by Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger that reviewed the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient.[2] Since February 2014, she has been a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission.[4]

Honours

In July 2016, Jackson was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the UK's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.[5][6]

She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.[7]

References

1. "JACKSON, Prof. Emily Meg". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
2. "Emily Jackson". Department of Law. London School of Economics. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
3. "Health Minister announces new member of the HFEA". Government of the United Kingdom. 12 June 2003. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
4. "Public appointments for the Judicial Appointments Commission". Government of the United Kingdom. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
5. "British Academy announces new President and elects 66 new Fellows". The British Academy. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
6. "Professor Emily Jackson". britac.ac.uk. The British Academy. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
7. "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B12.