Leeds Uni PRHS
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Leeds Uni PRHS
@leedsprhs.bsky.social
School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science at The University of Leeds.
Info for current and prospective students and researchers.
The Centre for Theoretical Philosophy (CTP) at PRHS invites you to a two-day conference in celebration of the work of Professors Helen Steward and Scott Shalkowski. Registration is free! Date: 18th and 19th September 2025. Venue: Maurice Keyworth LT.
To register:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
July 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In this recent blog post by the Centre for Theoretical Phil., Dr Ellen Clarke suggests that scientific activity is a much more active process of conceptual engineering, in which our observations are heavily idealised and bent into models that help us navigate reality.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
July 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
What work does the concept of rationality do? What does it mean to say someone is or is being rational or irrational? In this latest CTP blog post, Dr Andrew Kirton questions what attributions of rationality might amount to and in what way, if any, they are useful.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/centre-theor...
June 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#OpportunityAlert
We are hiring a Lecturer in Applied Ethics (Teaching & Research) to join our team at the IDEA Centre. Would you like to be part of a team making a major impact through innovation in ethics learning and teaching, research and consultancy? To Apply
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
August 1, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Are you an early career researcher?
Is your research in philosophy, history and philosophy of science, or theology and religious studies?
PRHS Invites Expressions of Interest for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships in the School.
See more here-
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/n...
August 1, 2024 at 12:26 PM
You are invited to this year's Mangoletsi-Potts lectures. Four lectures will be given by Professor Marya Schechtman on 22, 23, 29 and 30 May at the Nathan Bodington Chamber. See the poster and link below for further details about the lectures.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/d...
April 10, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Take a listen to Dr Franziska Kohlt's @frankendodo.bsky.social discussion on @BBCRadio4 @BBCInOurTime with Melvyn Bragg and other guests. You'll be wanting more.
Now online here:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
February 16, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Philosophy Valentines: unpacking sex, love, and relationships Join us for an evening of love and philosophy! This event, organised by the Centre for Love, Sex and Relationships, in collaboration with Leeds PhilSoc, will include 6 talks by philosophers at Leeds.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
January 24, 2024 at 9:18 AM
A special issue of the Global Justice journal: Theory, Practice, Rhetoric on 'Theorising Solidarity' which was co-edited by Kerri Woods (UoL POLIS) and PRHS' Joshua Hobbs is out now. The special issue can be accessed here:
www.theglobaljusticenetwork.org/index.php/gj...
January 19, 2024 at 2:49 PM