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Dr Seema Patel is an Associate Professor in Sports Law at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University. Her expertise lies in gender discrimination, human rights in sports, and regulatory frameworks balancing inclusion and exclusion in competitive sport.
- PhD in Sports Law from Nottingham Trent University
- LLB and LLM from Nottingham Trent University
Her research focuses on gender diversity in sports, trans athlete participation, and legal protections for athletes. She has contributed to global panels and government consultations on inclusivity policies, including the UK House of Lords report on sport and recreation.
Recent publications address gender eligibility policies, regulatory gaps in athlete rights, and genetic testing in elite sports. She has collaborated with institutions in the UK, India, and Switzerland, emphasizing human rights and policy reform in sports governance.
She leads modules on Sports Law at both undergraduate and LLM levels, supervising PhD projects on gender and inclusion in sport. Her work has been cited in parliamentary reports and by international sports bodies like World Rugby.
