About

Professor Anita Stuhmcke is a distinguished legal scholar committed to social justice. Anita’s research focuses upon facilitating legal and policy change to promote the ability of an individual to access and exercise legal rights. Her work in these areas has led to important policy and law reform, in particular reforms concerning reproductive rights and the role of ombudsman.

As Dean of UTS Law, Anita leads a faculty that provides a high-quality legal education, values innovative scholarship, and contributes to the public good as a positive and forceful agent of change. UTS Law is ranked by the Australian Research Council as above world standard for Excellence in Research and for Research Engagement and Impact.