Hello—
I am Urania Chiu, a socio-legal academic interested in legal discourse with teaching and research expertise in England and Hong Kong. Previously based at the University of Hong Kong and University of Oxford, I am currently a Lecturer in Law at Oxford Brookes University.
I have been researching and writing on topics across criminal law, medical law, and international human rights law since 2017. My doctoral thesis draws on Foucauldian theory, postmodern studies of dis/ability, and critical discourse analysis to examine judicial constructions of mental disorder and the dis/ordered subject in criminal sentencing.
My current projects include doctrinal and socio-legal analyses of the mental health regime and national security legislation in Hong Kong and beyond.
Outside of research and teaching—which I’m fortunate to be able to do on a salary—I read an eclectic range of fiction and non-fiction, crochet, cycle, and take photographs (all images on this site are mine unless otherwise stated).
Last updated: 21 August 2026