Staff profile
| Affiliation | Telephone |
|---|---|
| PhD Candidate in the Durham Law School | |
| PhD candidate in the Durham CELLS (Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences) | |
| Postgraduate Fellow in the Institute for Medical Humanities |
Biography
Miranda Q Wang is a full-time PhD researcher at Durham Law School, specialising in neurolaw, neuroethics, and neurocriminology. She has been awarded a postgraduate scholarship for the 2024/25 academic year by St Chad’s College. She holds a first-class honours LLB degree from Durham University (2022), where she received the Norton Rose Fulbright prize, the Slaughter and May prize, and the Jason Sugarman QC prize. Her undergraduate dissertation explored the ethical and legal implications of CRISPR germline genome editing technology on human reproduction.
Following her undergraduate studies, Miranda pursued an MPhil in Criminology at the University of Cambridge (2023), further enriching her social science background. Her master’s research focused on neurocriminology and feminist criminology, with a special emphasis on female offending and the gendered brain. Her MPhil thesis, investigating maternal infanticide’s cultural, legal, and medical discourse, received high distinction and is currently held at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology Radzinowicz Library.
Alongside her current PhD studies, she is a tutor for European Union Law at Durham Law School and a teaching fellow in the Law with Foundation Programme at Durham’s Centre for Academic Development.
Current Research
Under the supervision of Dr David Lawrence and Professor Shaun Pattinson, Miranda’s PhD thesis focuses on the emerging fields of neurolaw and neuroethics. Her research examines the legal and ethical implications of integrating neuroscience into criminal justice processes. She aims to contribute to a scientifically grounded and rights-oriented understanding of neural evidence and its implications, offering practice-oriented guidelines for the equitable incorporation of neuroscience into the criminal justice system.
Research Interests
Neurolaw and Neuroethics in Criminal Justice
Neuroethics and AI Ethics in Medicine and Healthcare
Decolonising the Law
Publications
Book Chapter
Karacay N., Lim M., Wang M., Tamer-Mohamed-Moshen-Aly M., Wieczorek I. (2024). EU Law, Decolonisation and Brexit. In Wieczorek I. (ed), Decolonising Legal Education at Durham Law School. Association of Law Teachers Online Book Series. ISBN: 978-1-7394267-1-2. Available at: https://www.lawteacher.ac.uk/_files/ugd/c553cd_7b52c2571a3d4124b1b8fb6848e83ab2.pdf
Wieczorek I., Ahmed S., Mogeni S., Sanghavi A., Stoyanov K., Wang M., Tamer-Mohamed-Moshen-Aly M. (2024). What do we mean by 'decolonising legal education in higher education’? In Wieczorek I. (ed), Decolonising Legal Education at Durham Law School. Association of Law Teachers Online Book Series. ISBN: 978-1-7394267-1-2. Available at: https://www.lawteacher.ac.uk/_files/ugd/c553cd_7b52c2571a3d4124b1b8fb6848e83ab2.pdf
Conference
Wang, M.Q. and Lawrence D., 'Neuroethics in forensic mental health' in 'Ethical and philosophical issues in forensic mental health: How can these help inform our clinical practices?' (Forensic Research Nottingham Summer Symposium, University of Nottingham, July 2024)
Wieczorek I. and Wang, M.Q., ‘Teaching EU Law outside the EU’ in 'EU law courses in the UK post-Brexit: Learning from EU law colleagues based in other non-EU states and seeking UK solutions' (University of Reading, July 2022)