Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Honorary Kings Counsel
Regents Professor
Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society
Faculty Director, Human Rights Center
Professor, Queen's University of Belfast, School of Law, Northern Ireland
Prof. Ní Aoláin Selected as Member of UMN Grand Challenges Research Strategies Group
Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has been selected to join the University of Minnesota's Grand Challenges Research Strategies Group to help shape grand-challenges research priorities. This group has been charged with gathering perspectives from across the campus on the cross-disciplinary areas of research and scholarship where the University has, or is poised to have, exceptional strength and a competitive advantage. In consultation with faculty, staff, and students, and with relevant external experts, the group will then suggest which of these areas might best align with the Grand Challenge criteria outlined by the Strategic Planning Workgroup.