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Dissertation Workshop - Level 2
Dissertation for Philosophy Level 2 Students
01 November 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Elvet Riverside - Room 140
- Workshop
- Department of Philosophy
Essay Writing Workshop
Essay Writing Workshop
15 November 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Elvet Riverside, Room 201.
- Workshop
Book Launch for 'Why? The Purpose of the Universe' by Philip Goff
Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, Western thought has been dominated by the dichotomy of traditional religion and secular atheism. In this pioneering work, Philip Goff argues that it is time to move on from both God and atheism.
20 November 2023
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Collected Books, 44 The Riverwalk, Durham, DH1 4SL
- Public
- Department of Philosophy
Careers Support: Choosing and Applying For Jobs
Final Year Philosophy Students - Careers Support: Choosing and Applying For Jobs
22 November 2023
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Elvet Riverside - Room 140
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Climate Mobilities, Ethics, and International Governance
Climate Mobilities, Ethics, and International Governance Seminar The inaugural event of the Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy's Climate Mobilities Speaker Series
01 December 2023
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Dowrick Suite, Trevelyan College, Durham University
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
- Trevelyan College
A Christmas COP-out
A Christmas COP-out
08 December 2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Engineering Building: Room E101
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Zoom Workshop: Mnemonic Injustice and the Social Stance on Memory
The purpose of this workshop will be to investigate two distinctive types of injustice as well as their possible conceptual and empirical links: affective and mnemonic injustice.
31 January 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Zoom Workshop
- Workshop
- Department of Philosophy
E.J. Lowe Lecture 2024 with Professor Alexander Bird (University of Cambridge)
Philosophy Department's annual E.J. Lowe lecture 'A Typology of Properties' with Professor Alexander Bird (University of Cambridge)
01 May 2024
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Lecture hall TLC033, Teaching and Learning Centre, South Road, DH1 3LS or via Zoom (hybrid event)
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Hamsterley Forest Visit - A Wider Student Experience Event (Philosophy)
The aim of this event is to bring our learning community together for a relaxing day out as part of the wider student experience.
19 May 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Hamsterley Forest
- Student experience
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
10 October 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5
The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5 kicks off on 15th October. All Welcome. Join our research network @ www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk
15 October 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91391091203?pwd=wXUGpcGflTvlc5Gqvmb8yVK3JEUsAL
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
17 October 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Department Research Seminars - Michaelmas Term 2024.
Departmental Research Seminar for students and staff.
23 October 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PO005, 48 Old Elvet.
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
24 October 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Department Research Seminars - Michaelmas Term 2024.
Departmental Research Seminar for students and staff.
30 October 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PO005, 48 Old Elvet.
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
31 October 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Department Research Seminars - Michaelmas Term 2024.
Departmental Research Seminar for students and staff.
06 November 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PO005, 48 Old Elvet.
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
07 November 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Department Research Seminars - Michaelmas Term 2024.
Departmental Research Seminar for students and staff.
13 November 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PO005, 48 Old Elvet.
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
14 November 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Department Research Seminars - Michaelmas Term 2024.
Departmental Research Seminar for students and staff.
20 November 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PO005, 48 Old Elvet.
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
21 November 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Department Research Seminars - Michaelmas Term 2024.
Departmental Research Seminar for students and staff.
27 November 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PO005, 48 Old Elvet.
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
28 November 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Department Research Seminars - Michaelmas Term 2024.
Departmental Research Seminar for students and staff.
04 December 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PO005, 48 Old Elvet.
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
05 December 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5
Next Talk in the The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5 is Ian James Kidd, ‘Midgley, Wickedness, and Vices’ on 10th December 2024 between 3pm and 4.30pm.
10 December 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
On Zoom - further information available on Woman in Parenthesis Website- www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Michaelmas Term 2024
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
12 December 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Children and Creativity: In Conversation with Anne Longfield
In 2019, the Durham Commission on Creativity and Education, a partnership between Durham University and Arts Council England, launched its first report investigating the teaching of young people to be creative and to think creatively, and made ten recommendations across not only schools, but also Early Years, apprenticeships, Universities and the arts.
12 December 2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CB008, Confluence Building, on the main Durham University Science Site off Stockton Road.
- Discussion
- Other
- Public
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
16 January 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
23 January 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
30 January 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
06 February 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Counterfactuals in History and Philosophy of Science
How responsive to evidence should counterfactual histories be – and to what kinds of evidence? A joint workshop sponsored collaboratively by CHESS and History and Philosophy of Science group from University of Leeds. The speakers include Greg Radick (University of Leeds), Sarah Wieten (Philosophy at Durham University), and Joe Martin and Richard Huzzey (History at Durham University).
07 February 2025
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Elvet Riverside ER228
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Workshop
The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5
Next Talk in the The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5 is Peter Robinson, 'Philosophic Plumbing of the Australian Vocational Education Framework’ please note special time of 10am GMT
11 February 2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
On Zoom - further information available on Woman in Parenthesis Website- www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
13 February 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
20 February 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
27 February 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
06 March 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
13 March 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Epiphany Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
20 March 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Workshop on Normative Philosophy and Qualitative Methods
This workshop will explore the extent to which qualitative research methods can enhance philosophical works and vice versa, with a particular focus on applied normative philosophy. We aim to contribute to growing efforts to bridge the gap between abstract normative theorising and empirically-informed research that engages with real people in the real world.
27 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
the Institute of Advanced Studies - Cousin‘s hall The participation in the workshop is limited to due to restrictions of the space.
- Discussion
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Workshop
The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5
Next Talk in the The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5 is Nicola Holt, ‘Iris Murdoch, Susanne Langer and the Great Transformer’ on 8th April 3.00pm till 4.30pm.
08 April 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
On Zoom - further information available on Woman in Parenthesis Website- www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
01 May 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
08 May 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Joyce Havstad: Methodological Choice, Value-Criteria, and Fruitfulness
Joyce Havstad (Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah; Fellow at the University of Hannover) visits Durham and gives a lecture on methodological choice in science.
08 May 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Elvet Riverside ER278
- Lecture
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
E.J. Lowe Lecture 2025: Dr Jessica Leech (King's College, London)
The Philosophy Department's annual E.J. Lowe Lecture 'A more-or-less recent history of essence' with Dr Jessica Leech (King's College, London).
08 May 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Lecture hall TLC033, Teaching and Learning Centre, South Road, DH1 3LS or via Teams (hybrid event)
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
15 May 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
22 May 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
How to Make Better Policy Predictions, with Child Protection Policy as a Case Study
Professor Nancy Cartwright (Durham University), Professor Eileen Munro (London School of Economics) and John Pemberton give a seminar based on their upcoming book.
22 May 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Elvet Riverside ER278
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
29 May 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
In praise of the inexact, the inelegant and the unassuming
Professor Nancy Cartwright first presented her lecture “In praise of the inexact, the inelegant and the unassuming” as an Inaugural Mary Hesse Lecture in Cambridge on 24 Oct 2024.
29 May 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Elvet Riverside ER278
- Lecture
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5
Next Talk in the The (women) In Parenthesis Online Work in Progress Seminar Series 2024-5 is Chiara Pellegrini, ‘Discussing Relationality Starting From G.E.M. Anscombe.' on 3rd June 2025 between 3pm and 4.30pm
03 June 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
On Zoom - further information available on Woman in Parenthesis Website- www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
05 June 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
12 June 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
19 June 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy
Intellectual Humility in Early Modern Science and Philosophy
This workshop is a follow-up to work done during 2021-23 on John Templeton Foundation grant, ‘The Successes and Failures of Science Through the Lens of Intellectual Humility: Perspectives from the History and Philosophy of Science’.
26 June 2025
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Department of Philosophy PO005
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Workshop
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings - Easter Term 2025
CHESS Weekly Research Meetings (term time only)
26 June 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PO004, 48/49 Old Elvet
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Philosophy