Join us to chat about outdoor are @natre-update.bsky.social @buckbyfamily.bsky.social

Quartet

@thinkhumanfest.bsky.social with Annette Badland, @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social, & @gary1234.bsky.social

Congratulations, wonderful and so kind. Midgley would have loved this and all you do ⭐️

New article on PPP! TY to @georgeboss.bsky.social for facilitating & many others for talking 2 me about it, inc. from @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social & @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social It's the final piece in our special edition of #PublicHumanities & meant 2 b short+accessible: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We will have three fantastic short papers that have been selected both for their quality and to show the range of work taking place on the course. All of these short papers will be followed by Q&A opportunities so you can learn more about what the studies uncovered: www.facebook.com/events/92449...

You are warmly invited to the second @uniwinchester.bsky.social
Death, Religion and Culture MA Online Dissertation Symposium which takes place on Tuesday 28th April from 18:00 BST. This event is open to everyone so please feel free to share details widely: www.winchester.ac.uk/study/Postgr...

So excited to be taking part in this event with Annette Badland, alongside @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social and @gary1234.bsky.social!

Iris Murdoch's lost poems to be read at Oxford Brookes festival Recently discovered material from the Oxford novelist will be included in the Think Human festival.

Some news!

Think Human Festival starts Wednesday 15 April

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@kcraik1.bsky.social @brookesscholcomms.bsky.social @gary1234.bsky.social

@matthewleggatt.bsky.social sounds brilliant

Dr Matthew Leggatt, Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities @uniwinchester.bsky.social, is the next guest on speculative fiction podcast Meal of Thorns, talking to host Jake Casella Brookings about Ready Player One. The episode is available from Monday (20 April) on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.

My first time at #BAFTSS and it did not disappoint - a great Day 1 but my to be watched (and rewatched) list is now huge. Left on a high after a fantastic paper from Summer Sapiano @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @hrcyork.bsky.social @baftss.bsky.social #filmsky #philsky

Online Book Launch Symposium The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Suicide Eds. M. Cholbi and P. Stellino 21 April, 2026 15:00-19:15 (UK TIME - GMT+0) 15:00-15:15 Michael Cholbi (University of Edinburg), Introduction 15:15-15.45 Steven Luper (Trinity University), What Is Suicide? 15:45-16:15 F. M. Kamm (Henry Rutgers University), The Rationality of Suicide 16:15-16:30 Break 16:30-17:00 Paolo Stellino (NOVA University of Lisbon), Suicide’s Relation to Freedom 17:00-17:30 Hane Htut Maung (Lancaster University), Suicide and Mental Illness 17:30-18:00 Andrea S. Asker (Stockholm University), Suicide and Pessimism 18:00-18:15 Break 18:15-18:45 Becky Millar (Cardiff University), Grief and Suicide 18:45-19:15 Susan Kennedy and Erik Ramirez (Santa Clara University), Suicide, Social Media, and Artificial Intelligence Join Zoom Meeting: https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/89838962731 Meeting ID: 898 3896 2731 Passcode: P0B6xj26

I look forward to the book launch for the Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Suicide next week. I will be speaking about my chapter on suicide and mental illness from a philosophy of medicine perspective.

Creative Writing Lecturer at @uniwinchester.bsky.social Vanessa Harbour has won the 2026 Weald Book Award, a children’s book prize voted for by young readers, for her wartime adventure story Safe. Find out more here. bit.ly/47URvPz

A crucially important and generous chapter - glad I just made space to read it not just file it for later. Have also just shared with a student who will really benefit from reading this - thank you for all you do and hope you are well 💙

Sending love and thinking of you today x

SOPHIA Bursary Prague 2026 - Sophia Network (i) They are active in PwC e.g. as a teacher, student, practitioner, lecturer or researcher.

We are pleased to announce the 2026 bursary scheme for the next meeting of SOPHIA- Network for the Advancement of Doing Philosophy with Children - this year in Prague.

You can find all the information here: www.sophianetwork.eu/announcement...

Deadline: 30 April.

👀 @philosopher1923.bsky.social

"Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?"

-- Jane Goodall, born #OTD 1934

We need at least 25 tickets sold for this event to go ahead, so all reposts are very much appreciated! Better yet, come along!

#Manchester #queerlit #fantasy #reading #openmic

Thoughtful is a charity improving learning and lives through philosophical enquiry. I've been delighted to sit on its board for the last six months. It now has a fantastic new website. I encourage you to get to know this wonderful organisation: www.thoughtful.org.uk.

Welsh folklore tells us to take it easy on the Thursday before Easter... or else: ⚡
"Maundy Thursday was important for doing good deeds. If anybody performed unnecessary work on this day they would be in danger of being stricken by thunder & lightning."
Folklore of Wales, 1909

Name change reminder: my book “Philosophical Fragments” is now titled “Karoline von Günderrode: Philosophical Writings.” Translations of #Günderrode's most philosophical works with accessible introductions. Out now! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Poster of the event

Great initiative by Alice Monypenny in Nottingham! What does it take to be at home in our cities? www.meanderers.org/event-detail... #philosophyforeveryone @triphilosophy.bsky.social

Do you have a work in progress you want to share with our network?

The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS to our 2026/7 Online Seminar Series is now open. We welcome abstracts on topics within the Women in Parenthesis scope of interest. For more information, see our website: www.womeninparenthesis.co.uk/news/

The Oxford Quartet: Women Philosophers Against the Tide Explore the philosophy and friendship of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch and Mary Midgley

EVENT:

'The Oxford Quartet: Women Philosophers Against the Tide'

Friday, Apr 17 from 6:30pm to 8pm. With Celebrated actress, Annette Badland, and philosophers Constantine Sandis and Sasha Lawson- Frost

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-oxford...

We're excited to announce the publication of Board Member Cathy Mason's new book: "Iris Murdoch's Moral Philosophy: Reframing the True, the Real, and the Good"

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Wastelands and Wonderlands

Publication day! It was an honour to work with such an amazing group of scholars for this (list in the comments below). Please consider ordering to your institutional library or purchasing the ebook. More affordable paperback is heading your way in 6 months.
sunypress.edu/Books/W/Wast...

Pleased to see that some of my chat with John Malkin about Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher made the cut for his beautiful new oral history of punk rock, spirituality, and liberation: Punk Spirit ❤️ Available now from all good bookeries…

#PunkSpirit #Punk #Book #Religion #Atheism

It's kind of reassuring that almost no one is responding to their emails right now.
But also, I do need to hear from people about stuff.
Also, it's not life-threatening if I don't hear for a couple of days.
Taking a break is important.
#AcademicSky

Kathrine Cuccuru - The Art and Nature Collective Dr Kathrine Cuccuru, ‘a philosopher…walks…talks…makes’

I am delighted to be a member of the Art and Nature Collective.
Here is my ‘Artist Page’

thenaturecollective.co.uk/artist/kathr...