Chris Blunt wins LSE Students’ Union Teaching Award
Chris Blunt is a second-year research student in the Department. He is one of the five winners of the school-wide LSE Students’ Union 2012-2013 Teaching Awards. Congratulations!
Winners of Teaching Prize: Susanne Burri and Fernando Morett
We are pleased to announce that Susanne Burri and Fernando Morett have both been awarded this year’s Teaching Prize. Congratulations!
First annual LSE-Bayreuth Student Philosophy Conference
The first annual LSE-Bayreuth student philosophy conference will take place on Thursday, May 2 and Friday, May 3. BA and MSc students from both the LSE and the University of Bayreuth will present a wide-range of papers with faculty commentary. All are welcome to attend.
LSE Reason, Knowledge and Values Colloquium 2013
The LSE Reason, Knowledge and Values Colloquium 2013 will take place on Tuesday, 14 May and Wednesday,15th May. Undergraduate students will speak on topics such as the meaning of life, moral relativism, the mind-body problem, scientific realism, and more. All are welcome. Please join us! For more details, see here.
Eric Martin to move to Baylor University
Eric Martin, who is a postdoc at CPNSS and teaches in the Department, has accepted an Assistant Professor position at Baylor University, Texas.
Amandine Catala to move to University of Quebec at Montreal
Amandine Catala, who was an LSE fellow in the department in 2011-2012, has accepted a tenure-track position at the University of Quebec at Montreal.
Wolfgang Spohn to deliver Lakatos Award Lecture
The winner of this year’s Lakatos Award, Wolfgang Spohn, will give his award lecture, titled ‘Truth and Rationality’, on Thursday 9th May, from 6pm in the Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, to be followed by a reception in the Shaw Library.
For more information, see here.
The Department welcomes Bryan Roberts
Bryan Roberts will be starting as Lecturer in October 2013. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh (2012) and is currently on a postdoc in the University of Southern California. His AOS is History and Philosophy of Physics. His AOC is Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Logic, Metaphysics and Bioethics.
A. John Simmons to deliver Comte Lectures
The 2013 Comte Lectures will be delivered by Professor A. John Simmons. Professor Simmons will deliver the lecture ‘States and their Territories: Boundaries of Authority‘ on 11 March 2013 and the lecture ‘States and their Territories: To the Center of the Earth’ on 12 March 2013.
LSE Open Day
The LSE Open Day offers you the chance to hear subject talks from our academic staff, meet current students, visit some of our student accommodation, and pose your questions directly to staff from a range of departments, including Financial Support, Undergraduate Admissions, and the Students’ Union. For more information and to book, see here.
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