Philosophy News
Congratulations, Henry Somers-Hall on gaining a post at MMU
Congratulations to Henry Somers-Hall (PhD 2009) who has been appointed to a permanent post (Senior Lecturer) in philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University. Henry takes up his position in August 2009.
Congratulations, Dean Machin awarded Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
Congratulations to Dean Machin (temp lecturer, spring 2009) who has been awarded a three year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. Dean will take up his fellowship in the autumn 2009.
Congratulations to Richard Moore (PhD candidate) who has been offered a one year post-doctoral position at the Max Plank Institute, Leipzig
Richard Moore is to take up a 1-year post-doctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, where he'll work with Michael Tomasello's Social Cognition group. The position is funded in part by a DAAD Research Grant for PhD Students & Junior Scholars.
Congratulations to Louise Richardson (doctoral candidate) who has been offered a junior research fellowship at Christ Church Oxford
Congratulations to Louise Richardson (doctoral candidate) who has been offered a junior research fellowship at Christ Church Oxford.
Leiter report puts Warwick in top 3 UK philosophy departments across a broad range of specialisms
The influential Leiter report lists Warwick Philosophy in the top groupings in six areas: epistemology; philosophy of art; philosophy of mind; political philosophy; 19th century continental philosophy; 20th century continental philosophy. In each area, Warwick is one of the top 3 UK departments for that specialism. Overall, Warwick Philosophy comes 9th in the UK and in the top 50 internationally. The Leiter report is an extensive peer review ranking of Philosophy departments, produced by Professor Brian Leiter (Chicago) working with an advisory board of nearly 60 international philosophers and a college of specialist evaluators over 100 strong. For more details see: http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com