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Apply Now: Associate Professorship in Philosophy

26 November 2021|

LSE Philosophy seeks applications for an Associate Professorship in Philosophy, to start 1 September 2022.

Apply Now: Assistant Professorship in Philosophy

26 November 2021|

LSE Philosophy seeks applications for an Assistant Professorship in Philosophy, to start 1 September 2022.

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    LSE Philosophy ranked first for Decision, Rational Choice and Game Theory

LSE Philosophy ranked first for Decision, Rational Choice and Game Theory

25 November 2021|

We’re very pleased to announce that we have been ranked among the top departments in the world for Decision, Rational Choice and Game Theory.

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    LSE Philosophy research leads to change in UK animal welfare law

LSE Philosophy research leads to change in UK animal welfare law

19 November 2021|

The scope of the UK’s Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill is to be extended to include octopuses, crabs and lobsters, in response to a report by LSE Philosophy’s Foundations of Animal Sentience project.

Apply now for 2022/23

20 October 2021|

Applications for our world-leading MSc and MPhil/PhD programmes are now open! Programmes start Autumn 2022.

LSE Philosophy ranked 4th in the UK

14 September 2021|

We’re very pleased to announce that LSE has been ranked 4th in the UK for philosophy in the 2022 Guardian University Guide, climbing from 15th in the UK in the 2021 Guide.

Professor Alex Voorhoeve becomes Head of LSE Philosophy

6 September 2021|

We’re pleased to welcome Professor Alex Voorhoeve as our new Head of Department.

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    LSE Philosophy welcomes Eilidh Beaton, Adam Lovett and Tena Thau

LSE Philosophy welcomes Eilidh Beaton, Adam Lovett and Tena Thau

19 August 2021|

We’re pleased to welcome Eilidh Beaton, Adam Lovett and Tena Thau to the Department as new LSE Fellows.

Nicholas Makins awarded John Watkins Memorial Prize

12 August 2021|

We’re pleased to announce that PhD student Nick Makins has been awarded the 2020/21 John Watkins Memorial Prize.

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    Christina Easton awarded British Academy Fellowship to investigate tolerance in the classroom

Christina Easton awarded British Academy Fellowship to investigate tolerance in the classroom

2 July 2021|

We’re pleased to announce that Christina Easton has been awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship by the British Academy for her new research project, Opening minds: A new analysis of tolerance for the classroom.