LSE Philosophy ranked 5th in the world

4 March 2020|

LSE Philosophy has been ranked 5th in the world in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

LSE Philosophy welcomes Azita Chellappoo

29 January 2020|

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Azita Chellappoo, who joins the Department this month as an LSE Fellow.

Colin Howson, 1945–2020

8 January 2020|

It is with great sadness that we report that Colin Howson, the former Chair of Philosophy of Science at LSE and a member of the Department for 40 years, died on Sunday, 5 January.

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    Apply now: Four-year PhD Scholarship on Foundations of Animal Sentience

Apply now: Four-year PhD Scholarship on Foundations of Animal Sentience

17 December 2019|

LSE Philosophy seeks to recruit one research student for a fully funded 4-year PhD degree, contributing to our exciting new research project on the foundations of animal sentience, ASENT. Applications close 10 January 2020.

2019 MSc Prize winners

17 December 2019|

We’re pleased to announce that this year’s MSc prizes have been awarded to Pascal Meier, Robert Pepper, Lorenzo Sartori, Andre Van Parys and Toby Zambardino.

LSE Philosophy welcomes Marius Backmann and Lewis Ross

13 September 2019|

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of two new LSE Fellows to the Department, Marius Backmann and Lewis Ross, who join us this month.

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    Jonathan Birch awarded ERC grant for research on animal sentience

Jonathan Birch awarded ERC grant for research on animal sentience

4 September 2019|

Associate Professor Jonathan Birch has been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant worth €1.5m for a new research project on the foundations of animal sentience.

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    Alex Voorhoeve to participate in multi-year research project in support of Universal Health Coverage in East Africa

Alex Voorhoeve to participate in multi-year research project in support of Universal Health Coverage in East Africa

13 August 2019|

As part of a group of researchers from Africa, America and Europe, Professor Alex Voorhoeve will participate in a new multi-year research project in support of Universal Health Coverage in East Africa, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Norwegian Development Agency (NORAD).

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    Introducing our new student journal: Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Introducing our new student journal: Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

23 July 2019|

We’re very pleased to introduce our new undergraduate student journal, Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

2019 undergraduate prize winners

17 July 2019|

We’re pleased to announce that this year’s undergraduate prizes have been awarded to Carlo Bellomo, Neil Sebastian Crawford, Giovanni Marco Rosso, Ridhi Raj Thukral and Cheryl Shin Pey Ting.