Sonya Onwu

Sonya Onwu is an Assistant Professor (Education) at the LSE Law School, where she serves as the Legal Studies Skills Programme Director. She holds a doctorate and LLB from the University of Kent at Canterbury. Her expertise spans legal skills, medical ethics, human rights, family law, feminism, and race. She teaches LL100 Law Study Skills and Legal Ethics.

Educational Background:

• Doctorate, University of Kent at Canterbury
• LLB, University of Kent at Canterbury

Research & Current Work: Sonya focuses on how foundational legal study skills perpetuate hierarchies that impede efforts to decolonize law. She advocates for curriculum reform to address systemic biases in legal education.

Awards & Grants:

• Two SPARKS grants
• Inclusive Education Action Plan Fellowship

Professional Experience: Before LSE, she was Head of Law at Coventry University London and Senior Lecturer/Programme Director at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has taught law modules for 15+ years, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to legal theory and social justice.