Research Events & Activities
The Department has a lively research culture. During term time the Departmental Seminar meets weekly, usually with a visiting speaker; papers are circulated in advance. Throughout the year there are workshops, conferences, and many reading groups. There are also weekly postgraduate seminars, events put on by the Philosophy Society and by the Philosophy in the City project, and an annual Reading Weekend.
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Departmental SeminarsWho is speaking at the Department this week? Who has spoken here? |
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Workshops and ConferencesThe Department hosts many workshops and conferences. |
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Reading GroupsThere are always lots of reading groups, some temporary and some that have been have been regular fixtures for many years! |
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Postgraduate Seminar SeriesThe research students' own version of the Departmental Seminar, where they present and discuss their own work in a relaxed atmosphere. |
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Hang Seng Public SeminarsThe Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies runs regular public seminars. |
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Philosophy in the CityAn outreach programme run by student volunteers to bring philosophy to local schools. |
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Annual Women in the History of Philosophy LectureTo increase awareness of the work of women in the history of philosophy, the Department sponsors an annual lecture. |
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The Philosophy Society EventsThe undergraduate Philosophy Society regularly invites visiting speakers. |
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Reading WeekendOnce a year the Department convenes to the Peak District for a weekend of countryside, philosophy talks and pubs. |
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Philosophy at the ShowroomA series of films with a talk by a member of staff, and a related book series. |
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Undergraduate Philosophy ConferenceOrganized by Sheffield undergraduates. |
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Essay prize competitionOpen to students of year 10 to 12. |
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White Rose Aesthetics ForumA collaboration among the universities of Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, and York, meeting three times a year. |
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ChiPhiThe UK's largest group of scholars working in the history of philosophy, composed of philosophers from Leeds, Sheffield, and York. |