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Dr Elisabeth Griffiths

Associate Professor

Department: Northumbria Law School

Dr Elisabeth Griffiths is an Associate Professor at Northumbria Law School and a qualified Solicitor (non-practising). Elisabeth’s research interests are equality law and disability discrimination in the workplace, in legal education and as a lived experience. She has co-edited a collection on the gender pay gap, published research on religious discrimination in the workplace, ableism in higher education, the gendered nature of promotion criteria and fairness barriers to entry into the legal profession for law students from widening participation backgrounds. She was awarded her Professional Doctorate in Law in 2021 with her thesis entitled ‘The lived experience of disability in law school: present realities and possible futures’. Elisabeth has taught employment law on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and has supervised projects at all levels from undergraduate to PhD. She has held several leadership roles at Northumbria School including Head of Subject and Director of Equality Diversity and Inclusion. She is a member of the Law Society’s Disabled Solicitors Network and leads the Students and Training Sub-Group. She is a Trustee of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) and sits on their Book Prize Committee, EDI Sub-Committee and she leads the SLSA mentoring scheme for Early Career Scholars alongside running their social media accounts. She was previously Chair of the EDI Sub-Committee for the Society of Legal Scholars.

Elisabeth Griffiths

Campus Address

Room 309, City Campus East 1
Northumbria University


  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • ‘A Place for Us’ – Supporting disabled, dyslexic and neurodivergent students in higher education, Griffiths, E., Gregersen, E., Moore, J. 26 Mar 2025
  • Disability and legal education, Griffiths, E. 9 Jan 2025, Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Education, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar
  • Speaking in a Different Voice: The Gendered Nature of Promotion Applications, Griffiths, E., Hamilton, F. 6 Nov 2023, The Evolution of the Gender Pay Gap , London, Routledge
  • The Evolution of the Gender Pay Gap: A Comparative Perspective, Hamilton, F., Griffiths, E. 6 Nov 2023
  • The intractable nature of the gender pay gap-a comparative perspective: Conclusions and reflections, Griffiths, E. 6 Nov 2023, The Evolution of the Gender Pay Gap, London, Routledge
  • The Fairness Project: the role of legal educators as catalysts for change. Engaging in difficult dialogues on the impact of diversity barriers to entry and progression in the legal profession, McKee, T., Nir, R., Alexander, J., Griffiths, E., Dargue, P., Hervey, T. 3 Jul 2021, In: Law Teacher
  • “But you don’t look disabled” - Invisible disabilities, disclosure and being an ‘insider’ in disability research and ‘other’ in the disability movement and academia, Griffiths, E. 5 Oct 2020, Ableism in Academia: Theorising Experiences of Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses in Higher Education. , London, University College London

  • Nora Fagan Evaluating the effect of Government Policy on the Early Years Sector using Policy Tool Analysis Start Date: 29/01/2024
  • Ciara O'Gorman 'The right to privacy in the workplace – analysing the experiences of workers in Ireland under the current legal framework.' Start Date: 27/04/2023

  • Law PhD September 23 2021
  • Politics BA (Hons) June 30 1992
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2005


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