Dr Richard Bowyer (he/him)

Richard is Deputy Head of the Law School (Culture & Environment). His teaching expertise is in land law, constitutional & administrative law, housing policy, and theoretical dimensions of law. He also leads LAW1036 Legal Foundations - a Year 1 core module that develops legal and academic skills alongside a foundational understanding of law and legal systems. Richard's teaching excellence has been recognised in the 2017 Student Guild/FXU Teaching Awards (Best Undergraduate Supervisor). He holds a Senior Fellowship of the HEA/Advance HE.

Richard joined the Law School at Exeter in August 2012, having held previous positions at Queen Mary and Birkbeck. 

Richard has held the following administrative/leadership roles:

Currently:

Deputy Head of School (Culture & Environment)

Previously:

co-Director of Education and Student Experience (2024-2026)

Acting Head of the Law School (June 2025 - February 2026)

Director of Workload and Community (member of the Law Executive Team, 2020 - 2022)

Elected member of University Senate (2016 - 2020)

College Director of Taught Programmes (2018 - 2020)

Director of Education (2017 - 2018)

Deputy Director of Education (2016 - 2017)

Senior Personal Tutor (2014 - 2017)

Director of Admissions (2013 - 2015)

Year 2 Coordinator (2013 - 2014)