An interesting new venture on Law and the Human, at Kent:
https://research.kent.ac.uk/law-and-the-human-network/

Third years! and people everywhere who already have or are near to finishing their first degree! – Why not carry on studying philosophy, or encounter continental philosophy for the very first time, with the MLitt Philosophy degree at Newcastle. It’s a mixture of teaching and research, designed to induct you into continental thought, and even philosophy as such if you’ve never studied it before. It can help you decide whether you want to carry on and do a PhD in the subject, or simply let you carry on for an extra year or two studying what you love.

For a list of our staff and their interests please click here:

If you’re interested in studying at Masters level at Newcastle but aren’t sure you have the money, there is some limited funding available. Deadlines are usually in the early Summer/late Spring, so have a look at these:

The Jacobsen fellowships: https://www.royalinstitutephilosophy.org/teaching/postgraduate-funding?fbclid=IwAR2f6zZ-_M_gAlmkeT6hZLDmWFfmAliYagBKGhfhJuiWwdCJJ8BsAgOC_Ig ?

And the Newcastle University Opportunities Scholarships, among others: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/hass/

Apply for the MLitt here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/philosophy-mlitt/#howtoapply 

Hosted by the Centre for Culture and Ecology

• Thursday, 16 January 2020 from 17:00-19:00
• Durham, DH1 3JT, Elvet Riverside Building 1, ER149
• All Welcome, Open to the Public

Talk by Simon Pirani, author of Burning up: A global history of fossil fuel consumption, on “Socialism, capitalism and the transition away from fossil fuels.” The talk will be open to the public and will be followed by a discussion.

PhD funding for European/UK students at Newcastle is provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and is described as a part of the Northern Bridge Consortium of North Eastern and Northern Irish universities. Details may be found here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BWU597/phd-studentships-in-the-arts-and-humanities-for-2020-entry

Please identify a potential supervisor or supervisory team first, speak to them, and then apply as soon as possible for the degree with Newcastle University.

The University decides on which applications to nominate for AHRC funding in early January, so all applications must be in by then, and students must be readily available in January and February to work closely on the funding application with us.

The ‘Thinking Differently in Philosophy’ Conference run on the 22nd of November was an interesting event in which eight speakers presented on the topic of thinking differently.

Thanks to all of the speakers, including our two guests, Tom Moynihan and Enrico Monacelli, and our six student speakers, many of whom were presenting in public for the first time.

We hope to run similar events in future years, giving our students the chance to see young thinkers in action, and to participate in formal academic events themselves.

Sorry that the original talk had to be cancelled. It’s now been rescheduled to November 28th. But then cancelled again due to Industrial action. Many apologies.

Applications are invited for a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship in Philosophy at Newcastle University. Information on the Department is available here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/philosophy/about/

More generic information from the university as follows:

In January 2020, Leverhulme Trust will re-open the scheme for applications to the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships.  This scheme offers 50% match-funding for salary costs of three-year academic research position for an early career researcher to undertake a significant piece of publishable work.  This opportunity aims to provide career development for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers, but who have a proven record of research.  Approximately 100 fellowships will be available each year.

Philosophical Studies can nominate one candidate from all the applications they receive, to be put forward for support by the central university. And our deadline is 12 noon on Friday 24^th January 2020, so please do get your applications in to michael.lewis@newcastle.ac.uk well before that, preferably by early January.