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York United Kingdom Philosophy

About the Programme

Our Department is at the forefront of philosophy research. We have world-leading academic staff and strong research links with other universities. We are recognised internationally for our expertise across a wide range of areas that cross the analytical-continental divide.

Our programmes

We offer the following research degree programmes:

MPhil Philosophy
PhD Philosophy
Distance Learning PhD

Why us?

96% of our research activity was judged to be of international quality by the Research Excellence Framework 2014.
We host regular Philosophy Colloquium events, with prominent national and international speakers, Royal Institute of Philosophy sponsored public lectures, and a variety of reading groups, workshops, symposia, and conferences.
We have longstanding links with the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield, including the White Rose Postgraduate Philosophy Forum, the White Rose Aesthetics Forum, and the Centre for History of Philosophy. We collaborate with Leeds and Durham via the (Sense) Perception in the North project. We also collaborate with Manchester and Sheffield via the Northern Phenomenology Network.
We have ongoing international research collaborations with universities and organisations in Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, Canada and the USA.
We are a welcoming postgraduate and research community. We bring together exciting teaching and original research in an informal, friendly setting.
We are successful at securing major research grant funding from organisations such as the AHRC and the Leverhulme Trust, and we have postdoctoral fellows funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie and the MIND Association.

Research areas

Aesthetics, art and literature
History of philosophy (with particular interest in early modern philosophy and German idealism)
Metaphysics (including philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of time)
Phenomenology and continental philosophy
Philosophy of medicine and health
Philosophy of mind and perception
Philosophy of religion
Political and legal philosophy
Theoretical and applied ethics (including ethics of AI)

We offer you the chance to engage in the creation and interpretation of new philosophical knowledge and understanding through original research, in a supportive environment. Our postgraduates are integrated into all aspects of departmental activities such as research, teaching, seminars and conferences.

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Check that your research interests align with the expertise of one of our staff. Once you've identified a potential supervisor, we suggest you contact them before applying to discuss your application and potential research areas.

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philosophy-postgrad@york.ac.uk

+44 (0)1904 323251

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