Dr. Maureen O'Sullivan has taught Intellectual Property at University of Galway for 20 years and previously lectured at the University of Warwick and UWE, Bristol. She holds a BA and BCL from University College Cork, an LLM by Research from the University of Warwick and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. She introduced a module on animal law in Galway in January 2025 and it has grown to 150 students at undergraduate level. She has also introduced an online micro credential for Adult Education with 40 students (split into two groups). She has published widely on intellectual property and is now focusing more on animal law, which includes veganism as a human right. She was Chairperson of the Vegetarian Society of Ireland (now the Vegan Society of Ireland) for six years and is Chairperson of the Research Ethics Committee of University of Galway. She has also supervised four PhD students to completion.
