His Majesty the King has appointed Professor Emeritus Inge Lorange Backer as Knight 1st Class of The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
2024
The European Research Council has awarded Nina Reiners, associate professor at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, the prestigious ERC Starting Grant for 2024.
The Student Inclusion Award helps to highlight initiatives within the faculty that promote diversity, inclusion, and non-discrimination. This year, the Law Students' Fosen Initiative received the award.
Every year, The Law Student Committee (JSU) awards "Undersvisningsprisen" to an accomplished educator at the faculty. The deserving recipient for 2023 was Associate Professor Stian Øby Johansen.
Master student, Rameen Najam Sheikh, was awarded the Prize for the best master's thesis on equality, inclusion and/or diversity. Four talented master students were nominated at the faculty for this award.