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#Philosophy News from The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) at #LSE
Join our upcoming Social Epistemology Research Group (SERG) Seminar by C. Thi Nguyen @add-hawk.bsky.social
🗓️ Monday, 9 February, 12pm (London time)
📍 LSE Campus and Zoom
🎲 Title: "The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game"
🔗 Abstract & Zoom: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🗓️ Monday, 9 February, 12pm (London time)
📍 LSE Campus and Zoom
🎲 Title: "The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game"
🔗 Abstract & Zoom: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Social Epistemology Research Group (SERG) Seminar by C. Thi Nguyen
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February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Join our upcoming Social Epistemology Research Group (SERG) Seminar by C. Thi Nguyen @add-hawk.bsky.social
🗓️ Monday, 9 February, 12pm (London time)
📍 LSE Campus and Zoom
🎲 Title: "The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game"
🔗 Abstract & Zoom: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🗓️ Monday, 9 February, 12pm (London time)
📍 LSE Campus and Zoom
🎲 Title: "The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game"
🔗 Abstract & Zoom: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🎓We are pleased to announce the new Maria Kandarakis Memorial PhD #Scholarship, supporting one funded PhD place at #LSEPhilosophy.
🗓️Register your interest by 23 February 2026.
📣 Please share widely!
More information: www.lse.ac.uk/sentience/phd
🗓️Register your interest by 23 February 2026.
📣 Please share widely!
More information: www.lse.ac.uk/sentience/phd
PhD Scholarship
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January 29, 2026 at 3:45 PM
🎓We are pleased to announce the new Maria Kandarakis Memorial PhD #Scholarship, supporting one funded PhD place at #LSEPhilosophy.
🗓️Register your interest by 23 February 2026.
📣 Please share widely!
More information: www.lse.ac.uk/sentience/phd
🗓️Register your interest by 23 February 2026.
📣 Please share widely!
More information: www.lse.ac.uk/sentience/phd
Join our #Popper Seminar by Chiara Ambrosio (UCL) next week!
Chiara will talk about "Scientific Images as Pragmatist Experiments"
🗓️ Tuesday 27 January, 2pm (London time)
📍 LSE Campus - and online
Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Chiara will talk about "Scientific Images as Pragmatist Experiments"
🗓️ Tuesday 27 January, 2pm (London time)
📍 LSE Campus - and online
Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Popper Seminar by Chiara Ambrosio (UCL)
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January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Join our #Popper Seminar by Chiara Ambrosio (UCL) next week!
Chiara will talk about "Scientific Images as Pragmatist Experiments"
🗓️ Tuesday 27 January, 2pm (London time)
📍 LSE Campus - and online
Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Chiara will talk about "Scientific Images as Pragmatist Experiments"
🗓️ Tuesday 27 January, 2pm (London time)
📍 LSE Campus - and online
Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
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A reminder! Tonight we've got Lewis Ross from
@lsephilosophy.bsky.social: 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍18.15, Woburn Suite, Senate House.
Please note: our website is temporarily down and we hope to have it up and running again soon! Apologies.
#philosophy
@lsephilosophy.bsky.social: 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍18.15, Woburn Suite, Senate House.
Please note: our website is temporarily down and we hope to have it up and running again soon! Apologies.
#philosophy
January 19, 2026 at 11:38 AM
A reminder! Tonight we've got Lewis Ross from
@lsephilosophy.bsky.social: 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍18.15, Woburn Suite, Senate House.
Please note: our website is temporarily down and we hope to have it up and running again soon! Apologies.
#philosophy
@lsephilosophy.bsky.social: 'Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour'
📍18.15, Woburn Suite, Senate House.
Please note: our website is temporarily down and we hope to have it up and running again soon! Apologies.
#philosophy
📣 Join us for the inaugural BSPS #Popper Prize lecture, delivered by philosophers of science Alexander Franklin and @vanessaseifert.bsky.social.
🗓️ Wednesday 25 February, 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 LSE Campus and online
💻 Register now to attend in-person or online!
More: www.lse.ac.uk/events/molec...
🗓️ Wednesday 25 February, 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 LSE Campus and online
💻 Register now to attend in-person or online!
More: www.lse.ac.uk/events/molec...
Do molecules have structure? The view from quantum physics | Vanessa Seifert and Alexander Franklin
6.30pm Wed 25 Feb | Vanessa Seifert, Alexander Franklin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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January 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
📣 Join us for the inaugural BSPS #Popper Prize lecture, delivered by philosophers of science Alexander Franklin and @vanessaseifert.bsky.social.
🗓️ Wednesday 25 February, 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 LSE Campus and online
💻 Register now to attend in-person or online!
More: www.lse.ac.uk/events/molec...
🗓️ Wednesday 25 February, 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 LSE Campus and online
💻 Register now to attend in-person or online!
More: www.lse.ac.uk/events/molec...
🤔Is #AI benefitting society right now? A group of experts including #LSEPhilosophy Associate Professor Kate Vredenburgh discuss the present state of human/AI relationships on the Suspicious Minds Podcast 🎧
#ai #mentalhealth #podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieAv...
#ai #mentalhealth #podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieAv...
SUSPICIOUS MINDS EPISODE 8 | IS AI BENEFITTING SOCIETY RIGHT NOW? #ai #mentalhealth #podcast
YouTube video by Agoric Media
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January 6, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🤔Is #AI benefitting society right now? A group of experts including #LSEPhilosophy Associate Professor Kate Vredenburgh discuss the present state of human/AI relationships on the Suspicious Minds Podcast 🎧
#ai #mentalhealth #podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieAv...
#ai #mentalhealth #podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieAv...
🎄And that’s a wrap on another successful year at #LSEPhilosophy! We’re now heading off for a short break, but we’ll be back soon with more exciting events and news.
✨We are wishing you all a restful and festive season✨
#PartOfLSE #Philosophy #LSE #London
✨We are wishing you all a restful and festive season✨
#PartOfLSE #Philosophy #LSE #London
December 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🎄And that’s a wrap on another successful year at #LSEPhilosophy! We’re now heading off for a short break, but we’ll be back soon with more exciting events and news.
✨We are wishing you all a restful and festive season✨
#PartOfLSE #Philosophy #LSE #London
✨We are wishing you all a restful and festive season✨
#PartOfLSE #Philosophy #LSE #London
🥳 Congratulations to our #LSEPhilosophy Class of 2025!
🥂 We had an amazing time at graduation and are so incredibly proud of you all! We can't wait to have you back on campus and hear all about your life after graduation!
#PartOfLSE #Philosophy #LSE #London #Graduation
🥂 We had an amazing time at graduation and are so incredibly proud of you all! We can't wait to have you back on campus and hear all about your life after graduation!
#PartOfLSE #Philosophy #LSE #London #Graduation
December 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🥳 Congratulations to our #LSEPhilosophy Class of 2025!
🥂 We had an amazing time at graduation and are so incredibly proud of you all! We can't wait to have you back on campus and hear all about your life after graduation!
#PartOfLSE #Philosophy #LSE #London #Graduation
🥂 We had an amazing time at graduation and are so incredibly proud of you all! We can't wait to have you back on campus and hear all about your life after graduation!
#PartOfLSE #Philosophy #LSE #London #Graduation
📽️ The recording of our Sigma Club seminar by Claudio Calosi is now available online!
#LSEPhilosophy #PhilSci #Philosophy #LSE
youtu.be/9j2My6MCWRw
#LSEPhilosophy #PhilSci #Philosophy #LSE
youtu.be/9j2My6MCWRw
Sigma Club Seminar by Claudio Calosi (Ca' Foscari University): "Locating Quantum Parts and Wholes"
YouTube video by LSE Philosophy
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December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
📽️ The recording of our Sigma Club seminar by Claudio Calosi is now available online!
#LSEPhilosophy #PhilSci #Philosophy #LSE
youtu.be/9j2My6MCWRw
#LSEPhilosophy #PhilSci #Philosophy #LSE
youtu.be/9j2My6MCWRw
CPNSS Fellow Rosalind Arden has written an article about embryo selection for Quillette.
A number of companies are now offering embryo screening - Rosalind Arden discusses the process, history, and #ethics of a potentially revolutionary new #technology: quillette.com/2025/12/02/e...
#Philosophy
A number of companies are now offering embryo screening - Rosalind Arden discusses the process, history, and #ethics of a potentially revolutionary new #technology: quillette.com/2025/12/02/e...
#Philosophy
Navigating Ethics in Modern Embryo Selection
A look at the process, history, and ethics of a potentially revolutionary new technology.
quillette.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
CPNSS Fellow Rosalind Arden has written an article about embryo selection for Quillette.
A number of companies are now offering embryo screening - Rosalind Arden discusses the process, history, and #ethics of a potentially revolutionary new #technology: quillette.com/2025/12/02/e...
#Philosophy
A number of companies are now offering embryo screening - Rosalind Arden discusses the process, history, and #ethics of a potentially revolutionary new #technology: quillette.com/2025/12/02/e...
#Philosophy
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Warm congratulations to Mazviita Chirimuuta, who received the 2025 Lakatos Award for her book "The Brain Abstracted" — "an outstanding example of the kind of work being done at the cutting edge of contemporary philosophy of science." mitpress.mit.edu/978026254804...
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Warm congratulations to Mazviita Chirimuuta, who received the 2025 Lakatos Award for her book "The Brain Abstracted" — "an outstanding example of the kind of work being done at the cutting edge of contemporary philosophy of science." mitpress.mit.edu/978026254804...
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Last Friday Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta was presented with the Lakatos Award in recognition of her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”. At the ceremony Dr Chirimuuta gave a lecture which you can view below.
🎥 Watch the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta on "Apocalyptic Technology: #AI and the Limits of #Science"
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Edinburgh): Apocalyptic Technology: AI and the Limits of Science
YouTube video by LSE Philosophy
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December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Last Friday Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta was presented with the Lakatos Award in recognition of her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”. At the ceremony Dr Chirimuuta gave a lecture which you can view below.
🎥 Watch the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta on "Apocalyptic Technology: #AI and the Limits of #Science"
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Edinburgh): Apocalyptic Technology: AI and the Limits of Science
YouTube video by LSE Philosophy
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎥 Watch the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta on "Apocalyptic Technology: #AI and the Limits of #Science"
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkX...
Tomorrow! Join us in-person or online!
📣Save the date for the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta!
🗓️ Friday 28 November, 6pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
More: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🗓️ Friday 28 November, 6pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
More: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta
www.lse.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Tomorrow! Join us in-person or online!
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Mazviita Chirimuuta's Lakatos Award Lecture will be live streamed on Friday, November 28 from the London School of Economics: lse.zoom.us/j/8494972146...
Congratulations to Mazviita on this very prestigious award for her @mitpress.bsky.social book THE BRAIN ABSTRACTED!
Congratulations to Mazviita on this very prestigious award for her @mitpress.bsky.social book THE BRAIN ABSTRACTED!
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Mazviita Chirimuuta's Lakatos Award Lecture will be live streamed on Friday, November 28 from the London School of Economics: lse.zoom.us/j/8494972146...
Congratulations to Mazviita on this very prestigious award for her @mitpress.bsky.social book THE BRAIN ABSTRACTED!
Congratulations to Mazviita on this very prestigious award for her @mitpress.bsky.social book THE BRAIN ABSTRACTED!
Reposted by LSE Philosophy
This Friday, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta will deliver the Lakatos Award Lecture. You can book FREE tickets to attend the lecture (in-person or online. By Following the link below. (1/2)
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This Friday, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta will deliver the Lakatos Award Lecture. You can book FREE tickets to attend the lecture (in-person or online. By Following the link below. (1/2)
Tomorrow 👇
Join our #LSEPhilosophy Popper Seminar by Karen Kovaka (University of California) on "What is meta-analysis good for?" next week!
🗓️ Tuesday 18 November 2025 2pm - 3.30pm
📍 LSE Campus and online!
👉 Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🗓️ Tuesday 18 November 2025 2pm - 3.30pm
📍 LSE Campus and online!
👉 Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Popper Seminar by Karen Kovaka (University of California)
www.lse.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Tomorrow 👇
#LSEPhilosophy Associate Professor Kate Vredenburgh has been featured on the Suspicious Mind Podcast discussing the impact of #AI on human relationship.
The episode is part of a series that investigates the disturbing rise of AI as a trigger for delusional thinking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUd5...
The episode is part of a series that investigates the disturbing rise of AI as a trigger for delusional thinking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUd5...
SUSPICIOUS MINDS EPISODE 5 | WILL AI DESTROY HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS?
YouTube video by Agoric Media
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November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#LSEPhilosophy Associate Professor Kate Vredenburgh has been featured on the Suspicious Mind Podcast discussing the impact of #AI on human relationship.
The episode is part of a series that investigates the disturbing rise of AI as a trigger for delusional thinking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUd5...
The episode is part of a series that investigates the disturbing rise of AI as a trigger for delusional thinking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUd5...
Join our #LSEPhilosophy Popper Seminar by Karen Kovaka (University of California) on "What is meta-analysis good for?" next week!
🗓️ Tuesday 18 November 2025 2pm - 3.30pm
📍 LSE Campus and online!
👉 Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🗓️ Tuesday 18 November 2025 2pm - 3.30pm
📍 LSE Campus and online!
👉 Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Popper Seminar by Karen Kovaka (University of California)
www.lse.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Join our #LSEPhilosophy Popper Seminar by Karen Kovaka (University of California) on "What is meta-analysis good for?" next week!
🗓️ Tuesday 18 November 2025 2pm - 3.30pm
📍 LSE Campus and online!
👉 Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🗓️ Tuesday 18 November 2025 2pm - 3.30pm
📍 LSE Campus and online!
👉 Abstract and Zoom link: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Many thanks for attending our public lecture on 'Saving Britain's #wildlife' with Iris Berger, Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, @kneppwilding.bsky.social, and chaired by @birchlse.bsky.social last night!
👉 The recording is now available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYHe...
🌲 @gsos-lse.bsky.social
👉 The recording is now available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYHe...
🌲 @gsos-lse.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Many thanks for attending our public lecture on 'Saving Britain's #wildlife' with Iris Berger, Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, @kneppwilding.bsky.social, and chaired by @birchlse.bsky.social last night!
👉 The recording is now available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYHe...
🌲 @gsos-lse.bsky.social
👉 The recording is now available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYHe...
🌲 @gsos-lse.bsky.social
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🐝 TONIGHT - Britain's wildlife has been under pressure for centuries. Is there any way back?
Combining ecology and conservation with @lsephilosophy.bsky.social and the social sciences, explore the protection of our habitats with The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience - in person or online!
Combining ecology and conservation with @lsephilosophy.bsky.social and the social sciences, explore the protection of our habitats with The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience - in person or online!
Saving Britain's wildlife | Ethics of conservation
6.30pm Tues 11 Nov | Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, Matt Phelps | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🐝 TONIGHT - Britain's wildlife has been under pressure for centuries. Is there any way back?
Combining ecology and conservation with @lsephilosophy.bsky.social and the social sciences, explore the protection of our habitats with The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience - in person or online!
Combining ecology and conservation with @lsephilosophy.bsky.social and the social sciences, explore the protection of our habitats with The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience - in person or online!
#LSEPhilosophy Associate Professor Jonathan Parry and his colleague @chreaston.bsky.social (University of Birmingham) have published a new article in Big Issue discussing the current recruitment practices in the UK military 👇
"when we display poppies and attend Remembrance services this year, we can reflect on how we might make our system a little less unfair in the future"
Jonathan Parry and I wrote for the Big Issue this week. The longer version is published online here today:
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Jonathan Parry and I wrote for the Big Issue this week. The longer version is published online here today:
www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Military recruitment is in crisis. Here's how we can make the system fairer
This Remembrance Day, we should reflect not just on sacrifices past, but on how Britain fills its military ranks today.
www.bigissue.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#LSEPhilosophy Associate Professor Jonathan Parry and his colleague @chreaston.bsky.social (University of Birmingham) have published a new article in Big Issue discussing the current recruitment practices in the UK military 👇
📣 Tomorrow!
Join our upcoming public lecture on 'Saving Britain's wildlife' with Iris Berger, Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, @kneppwilding.bsky.social - chaired by @birchlse.bsky.social
🗓️ Tuesday 11 November - 6.30pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
🎟️ Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...
🗓️ Tuesday 11 November - 6.30pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
🎟️ Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...
Saving Britain's wildlife | Ethics of conservation
6.30pm Tues 11 Nov | Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, Matt Phelps | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
📣 Tomorrow!
📣Save the date for the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta!
🗓️ Friday 28 November, 6pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
More: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🗓️ Friday 28 November, 6pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
More: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta
www.lse.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📣Save the date for the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta!
🗓️ Friday 28 November, 6pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
More: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
🗓️ Friday 28 November, 6pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
More: www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/e...
Join our upcoming public lecture on 'Saving Britain's wildlife' with Iris Berger, Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, @kneppwilding.bsky.social - chaired by @birchlse.bsky.social
🗓️ Tuesday 11 November - 6.30pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
🎟️ Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...
🗓️ Tuesday 11 November - 6.30pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
🎟️ Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...
Saving Britain's wildlife | Ethics of conservation
6.30pm Tues 11 Nov | Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, Matt Phelps | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Join our upcoming public lecture on 'Saving Britain's wildlife' with Iris Berger, Luke Hecht, Karen Kovaka, @kneppwilding.bsky.social - chaired by @birchlse.bsky.social
🗓️ Tuesday 11 November - 6.30pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
🎟️ Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...
🗓️ Tuesday 11 November - 6.30pm (London time)
📍 LSE campus and online
🎟️ Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/events/savin...