The Institute of Philosophy will host new Visiting Fellows:  Professor Robert Stainton , Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western, will be here until 30 May 2018.  Professor Catherine Wearing , Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wellesley College, will be here until 30 April 2018.  Dr Elizabeth Edenberg , Senior Ethicist at Georgetown University, will be here from 9 May until 8 August 2018. 

Google awarded three consecutive Faculty Research Awards (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, total: US$200,000) to Professor Vincent Hayward, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, to support research on "Tactile Communication Technology for Use by The Deafblind".     Professor Hayward working with Sven Topp, who is a deafblind researcher from Austrilia, and Basil Duvernoy, a PhD candidate from Sorbonne Université, to develop a machine-mediated, affordable technology capable of reproducing formal Deafblind communication techniques with a minimal learning curve.

Call for Applications – Institute of Philosophy Visiting Fellowships 2017/18 The Institute of Philosophy is extending a call for International and UK based candidates to apply for Visiting Fellowships for up to 6 months (dependant on the fellowship route applied for). Currently the Institute runs two types of fellowship –

Developmental psychologist and award winning author Professor Paul L Harris  (left) joins the Institute of Philosophy this month as the 2017 School of Advanced Study's ST Lee Visiting Professorial Fellow.