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Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford. Facilitating ethical progress through research, teaching, and real-world application.
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This Wednesday (12 Nov), join Professor Neil Levy, Senior Research Fellow at the UOI, for a distinguished lecture

📍 @unibirmingham.bsky.social
🕕 18:00–20:00
🎓 Free and open to all | Registration essential

Website to register: shorturl.at/415uc

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November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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We're excited to share our festive #Bitesize events, now available for booking - they're free, online & everyone is welcome. Join @anonymoxford.bsky.social on the 16th Dec for 'The ethics of gift-giving' & Roger Crisp on the 19th for an exploration of hedonism!

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November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension
2 December 09:30 to 16:30, St Anne's College, Oxford

This conference invites scholars and practitioners of literature, film, and related fields to discuss topics relating to life extension.
Registration: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/litera...
Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension
Practitioners and scholars of literature and film examine topics relating to life extension
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November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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We're looking forward to Kimberley Brownlee's first Uehiro Lecture which takes place tomorrow on the topic of 'Male Reproductive Dependency'. If you're joining us, see you at Keble's HB Allen Centre for a 4:30 start. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/2025-u...

#reproductiverights #ethics #PhilosophyMatters
2025 Annual Uehiro Lectures: Reproductive Rights (Lecture 1/3)
Lecture 1: Male Reproductive Dependency
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November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Book Talk: The recording from the book launch event for David Edmond's 'Death in a Shallow Pond' is now available for viewing on YouTube.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSU...

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November 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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We're pleased to welcome another DPhil student who has joined us this term - Robert Vandersluis, who is co-supervised by Professor Julian Savulescu.

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November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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So pleased to welcome Marie-Kristin Resch, who is visiting us from the University of Vienna, Austria.

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November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Now out! 'Call the midwife', a free-to-read essay on public philosophy: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/call...

The essay is included in a collection '"The Point Is To Change It": Essays on Philosophy in Public Life', published by the Nuffield Foundation, ed. David Archard (published 31 Oct 2025).
'Call the midwife', a free-to-read essay on public philosophy
Jointly authored by UOIs Professor Roger Crisp, Professor Katrien Devolder and Dr Jonathan Pugh
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November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Former AfOx Fellow & current AV Tolulope Osayomi holds the VC's Research Culture award he won with the Medical Humanities team. Recently returned to Oxford as a TORCH Fellow Tolu is a medical geographer focusing on disease mapping.

#researchculture #congratulations
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October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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We’re pleased to welcome two more DPhil researchers who have joined us this Michaelmas Term – Faisal Feroz and Rei Takahashi.

Swipe left to learn more about our wonderful DPhil researchers and what they are up to.

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October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Out today! Volume 13, Issue 1 of the UOI's Journal of Practical Ethics - papers from Emily McTernan, @jakoblohmar.bsky.social and Arjan S. Heir.

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October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The 2025 Oxford Uehiro Prize is now open!
UK undergrad or postgrad in Philosophy? Submit your essay (max 2000 words) on any topic in #PracticalEthics.
Winners: £500 Runners-up: £200.
Finalists present at a public event - go to www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/oxford-uehiro-prize for more details on how to enter!
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Senior researcher Jonathan Pugh joins Audrey Carville on BBC Radio Ulster this Sunday at 9am for a discussion around the ethics of the forthcoming ‘Enhanced Games’ - listen in to find out more on the ethics of Aron D'Souza's #TEG
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#dopinginsport #ethics #enhancedgames
BBC Radio Ulster - Sunday Sequence
Audrey Carville and guests debate the week's religious and ethical news.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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We're delighted to welcome our new Lab Manager for the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab - Sinead Cleary!

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October 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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We're pleased to welcome three academic visitors who have joined us this term - Dr Sylvia Terbeck, Dr Tolulope Osayomi, and Dr Heloise Robinson.

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October 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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We're pleased to welcome three of the DPhil researchers who have joined us this term.

Their research topics include the psychology of social division and political polarisation; AI in digital health; and the moral interactions between human and AI agents.

#Ethics #PracticalEthics
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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‘What about #exclusion?’ Join a public discussion with a panel of artists and academics reflecting on implications of #censorship and the perceived needs for #self-censorship.
Mon 27 Oct, 10-11:30am
Old Fire Station Theatre OX1 2AQ
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October 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, & Premature Birth - 1pm, Thurs 16 Oct, Seminar Room L, Law Faculty:
Prof Dana-Ain Davis discusses the role racism plays in Black women's understanding of medical encounters during prenatal care, pregnancy, & post-partum. www.gc.cuny.edu/people/dana-...
Davis, Dana-Ain
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October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Congratulations to DPhil student Mattia Cecchinato, who has won the Young Scholar Prize from the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA) with his paper 'The best experiences we can have'. sifaphilosophy.eu/premi/

#congratulations #ethics #PhilosophyMatters
October 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The Oxford Uehiro–St Cross Scholars for 2025/26 have arrived from Japan! 🌸
We’re delighted to welcome them to Oxford and look forward to seeing their research flourish — from patient violence and procreation ethics to wild animal suffering.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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We’re delighted to welcome Andrew Moeller, Hosted Research Fellow, to the Uehiro Oxford Institute! His project “Biotechnology and the Humanities” explores how emerging biotechnologies shape and challenge human values, and his previous research was with the Boundaries of Humanity at Stanford.
October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Welcoming visiting student Bruno dos Santos Queiroz, PhD candidate at UFU & CAPES scholar! His research on Divine Command Theory explores how moral language, obligation, and value connect to divine authority, aiming to build a new “Synthetic” DCT.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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On the 1st of October the Uehiro Oxford Institute celebrated its first birthday, raising a glass to the future and acknowledging the help and support that we have received along the way. Thanks to everyone who came along!
October 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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We're excited to welcome Nicolas Crozatier, a visiting PhD student who is jointly enrolled at Université Grenoble Alpes (France) and Macquarie University (Australia). He is currently researching autonomy through feminist and 4E cognitive lenses.

#ethics #practicalethics #philosophymatters
October 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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We're pleased to welcome Pablo Aguayo-Westwood! Pablo is Associate Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy and of Theories of Justice the University of Chile. He is currently Principal Investigator of a national research project on sex work and social justice based in Chile.
October 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM