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Josh Forstenzer and Minna Shkul win Academic Awards
Congratulations to Josh Forstenzer who won the award for Outstanding Teaching and Minna Shkul who won the Liberation and Diversity Award at the Students' Union Academic Awards 2017.
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A Summer of Conferences
We are delighted to be hosting three conferences over the next few months: Harms and Wrongs in Epistemic Practice, Understanding Value Six and Pragmatism and the Analytic-Continental Split.
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Philosophy at the Showroom: Belief, Authority and Freedom and "The Master"
For the May session of Philosophy at the Showroom, Department of Philosophy PhD student Neil Williams, will introduce a screening of Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master' (2012) and lead a discussion on belief, authority and freedom. .
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New Philosophy competition for Under 15s
We are launching a new Thought Experiment Competition for school children up to 15 years old along with our regular essay prize for Years 10, 11 and 12.
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Keith Frankish joins Department as Honorary Reader
Keith Frankish has been appointed Honorary Reader in Philosophy at Sheffield.
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Philosophers in Residence at the Cathedral
Bob Stern and Ryan Byerly are to be ‘philosophers in residence’ at Sheffield Cathedral in Spring 2018, as part of a scheme run by the University to develop connections with partner institutions.
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Philosophy in the City teams up with Archer Project and Sheffield Cathedral
Philosophy in the City, a student run outreach project, are happy to announce they will be teaming up with Sheffield Cathedral to work with different groups in Sheffield including the homeless and senior citizens.
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Undergraduates to collaborate with academic staff on SURE research projects
Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) offers students a chance to take part in research projects in areas of interest to them and work in collaboration with academic staff. Three Department of Philosophy undergraduates will take on SURE projects this year.
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Philosophy Book Launch
Blackwell's University Bookshop will be holding a book launch on Monday 22nd May, for Philosophy staff Dominic Gregory, Bob Stern and Paul Faullkner who have all recently had books published.
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Annual Women in the History of Philosophy Lecture: Ethics in a “World of Women”
Rachael Wisemen and Clare MacCumhaill (Durham) will be presenting the 9th Women in the History of Philosophy lecture 'Ethics in a “World of Women”: Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch' on 12 May 2017.
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Philosophy PhD student Jingbo Hu on why he chose Sheffield
Jingbo Hu, a Chinese PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy, tells us why he chose to study at Sheffield.
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Undergraduate Philosophy Conference Success
This year’s University of Sheffield Philosophy Undergraduate conference was held on 18-19 March 2017. We welcomed undergraduate Philosophy students from around the world who spoke on a range of topics.
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British Society for the History of Philosophy: Annual Conference
This week, the University of Sheffield philosophy department will host the British Society for the History of Philosophy conference. This is the biggest and broadest history of philosophy conference worldwide with over ninety papers, and a hundred delegates.
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Students vote University of Sheffield top of Russell Group and third best university nationally
Sheffield has been voted the top Russell Group university in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2017, and the Students' Union is named the UK's best for the ninth year in a row.
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Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Political Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy wish to recruit a scholar with an outstanding research record and excellent teaching ability to the role of Lecturer in Political Philosophy.