Warwick | Philosophy | Postgraduate WIP Seminar

POSTGRADUATE WORK-IN-PROGRESS SEMINAR

Thursdays 17:00 - 18:15 | Room S1.50 | Pub After

^{All are warmly invited to attend and present. No prior reading expected.}

NEXT SEMINAR

Thursday 29 October 2026

(see schedule for details)

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2026/27 Schedule

🟢 Available 🟡 Cancelled 🔴 Unavailable

Term 1

🟡 ~~Week 1 | 08 October~~ 🟡

(Cancelled.)

🔴Week 2 | 15 October 🔴

Presenter: Tiago Rodrigues (MPhil)
Title: "Free, Equal, and Incompetent: Can experts' political judgements count for more than yours?"

🔴 Week 3 | 22 October 🔴

Presenter: Tom Geeson (PhD)
Title: "Distributing Harm"

🔴 Week 4 | 29 October 🔴

Presenter: El Reidy (MPhil)
Topic: Philosophy of Disability

🔴 Week 5 | 05 November 🔴

Presenter: Chris Hall (PhD)
Topic: Philosophy of Mind

🔴 Week 6 | 12 November 🔴

Presenter: Annika Mahncke (Visiting PhD)
Title: Philosophy of Jan Patočka

🔴 Week 7 | 19 November 🔴

Presenter: Ignacio Peña Caroca (PhD)
Topic: Consent

🔴 Week 8 | 26 November 🔴

Presenter: Will Bain (MPhil)
Topic: Heidegger

🔴 Week 9 | 03 December 🔴

Presenter: Alfie Davies (MPhil)
Topic: Aesthetics

🔴 Week 10 | 10 December 🔴

Presenter: Andrés Cano (Visiting PhD)
Topic: Philosophy of Work

Term 2

🔴 Week 1 | 14 January 🔴

Presenter: Lumeng Liu (PhD)
Title: TBC

🔴 Week 2 | 21 January 🔴

Presenter: Joaquin Olaechea Velazco (MPhil)
Topic: Hegel

🔴 Week 3 | 28 January 🔴

Presenter: Rohan Neelala (MPhil)
Title: TBC

🔴 Week 4 | 4 February 🔴

Presenter: Lavinia Grimaldi (MPhil)
Topic: Epistemology

🟢 Week 5 | 11 February🟢

Presenter: TBC
Title: TBC

🟢 Week 6 | 18 February 🟢

Presenter: TBC
Title: TBC

🟢 Week 7 | 25 February 🟢

Presenter: TBC
Title: TBC

🟢 Week 8 | 4 March 🟢

Presenter: TBC
Title: TBC

🟢 Week 9 | 11 March 🟢

Presenter: TBC
Title: TBC

🟢 Week 10 | 18 March 🟢

Presenter: TBC
Title: TBC

Term 3

Overview

The WIP is an informal, risk-free, and supportive space where postgraduates can present their work (in progress) and get feedback from other graduates. It is organised by postgraduates and for postgraduates.

When: Thursdays, 17:00 to 18:15
Where: Room S1.50 (Social Sciences Building, First Floor)
What: Talk (30m) > Q&A (30m) > The Dirty Duck

Attendance optional but highly recommended. All PGs are encouraged to attend and present (MA, MPhil, PhD, Visitors).

Useful Info

Presentations ~~should~~ need not be watertight or polished pieces at all. You are encouraged to present work at all stages of the writing process.

Presentation: c. 30 minutes
Q&A / Open Discussion: c. 30 minutes
Material: Essay drafts, thesis sections, a substantial set of notes, etc.
Style: Presenter's choice -- slides, handouts, both, or neither.
Prerequisites: None. No prior reading or background knowledge expected. All are encouraged to attend and present (including visiting postgraduates).

🠞 Late Arrivals: Presentations start at 17:05 promptly. You're still very welcome to join after this time, but please be careful to minimise disruption.

Department of Philosophy