Accepting Abstracts for The British Postgraduate Philosophy Association Summer Conference A Summer Celebration of Innovative Methodologies and Unique Ideas Monday, 27th of July 2026 via Teams (09:30-17:00 GMT) Abstract deadline: Wednesday, 8th of July 2026.

✨🏃‍♀️Some of the wonderful lecturers and PhD students from Queen’s Philosophy Department are running in the Belfast City Marathon this Sunday in aid of Cancer Focus NI. 🏃‍♂️✨ Come out and support, donate or share for such a wonderful cause! Donation link below: eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...

Online Writing Retreat with the BPPA Details: Date: April 8th to April 10th 2026 Time: 9:00 to 4:30pm Location: Online via Teams (joining details will be provided upon registration) In you are interested, please click the link below to register. Registration: forms.gle/hin9jiGFVgF4...

We are pleased to announce that the British Postgraduate Philosophy Association will be hosting an upcoming online writing retreat. This retreat is aimed at students and early career/independent researchers who are looking for dedicated time and a supportive environment to focus on their writing. 📢

📚✨Book Announcement✨📚 THINKING TOGETHER - Thinking in a Distracted Digital World Over the past few months, I’ve been working on something that I deeply believe in and that has great personal significance: a Philosophy for Children Facilitation Guidebook.

BPPA Discord Presentations - Deck the Halls with Dialectics We have two wonderful presentations lined up!  The first one is this Friday (12th at 7pm GMT). Friday 12th of December - Kenneth Novis (University of Oxford) with their  presentation: Extraterrestrials and Ethics in Enlightenment France

🎄✨ Calling all thinkers, tinkerers, and theorists of the weird! 🎄✨ British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) Call for Abstracts – Deck the Halls with Dialectics! A Celebration of Wacky, Weird, and Wonderfully Festive Ideas

I am delighted to announce that my abstract has been accepted for the British Postgraduate Philosophy Association Annual 2025 Conference. Incredibly exciting to speak at it again this year! My presentation concerns the epistemic treatment of sex workers in the academy.

📢 Call for Submissions – BPPA Blog Series: Rough Draft British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) is excited to launch Rough Draft, a new series on our official blog showcasing in-progress philosophical work from postgraduate students.

Call for Abstracts – BPPA 2025 Annual Conference The British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) invites submissions for presentation at our 2025 Annual Conference, to be held 27–28 October 2025 at Queen’s University Belfast, Riddel Hall (Isdell Courtyard). See below for more information.

To the philosophers and writers of Bluesky, what is something you always do when you write? After each draft I personally like to re-read what I have wrote and create something like a flow chart on a piece of blank paper to see structure and flow of my arguments!

I knew I was “destined” to do philosophy in some way or another because I would overthink (unknowingly) the ontological states of motorbikes and street lights in CAPTCHA’s and having an existential crisis about whether or not the Ai could know the uncertainty of my answer hehehe

Resources for #philosophy on Bluesky (updated) 1. Feeds bsky.app/profile/did:... – uses #PhilSky & common hashtags bsky.app/profile/did:... – low-traffic announcements feed 📢 2. Starter packs go.bsky.app/kiKSKZ ¹ go.bsky.app/RMuQBg3 ² 3. Lists bsky.app/profile/did:... ¹ bsky.app/profile/did:... ²

We have some exciting announcements lined up, so keep your eyes peeled for any updates!

Noēsis Lounge Timetable Announcement! Study, Writing and Working timetables have been issued on our discord. If you want to feel more accountable, motivated or simply looking for a new virtual writing location, click the link below to join. discord.gg/QpNBhvuJYx

This year’s Society for Women in Philosophy Ireland Conference (Dec 2025) at @maynoothuniversity.ie is on ‘Ways of Knowing: Epistemologies and Pedagogies’ ✨ @swip-i.bsky.social @taradirilgen.bsky.social @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social #philsky

Very sad to hear the passing of Helen De Cruz. Their work has offered great insights and touched many people❣️

“Once you realise that you are an expression of the whole of nature, you come to realise that, although you will die, you are also eternal in a non-trivial sense, since the one substance of which you are an expression will endure.” - Helen De Cruz ❤️ aeon.co/essays/how-t... #philsky

🚨New Discord Community Launch - Noēsis Lounge A new Discord space for the philosophically inclined, the quietly ambitious, and those who think best when others are also quietly working nearby. 🌀 Join us: discord.gg/QpNBhvuJYx

Looking for philosophers to follow on Bluesky? Here are over 2,000 of them on my #philosophy (bsky.app/profile/did:...) and philosophy organisations (bsky.app/profile/did:...) lists! #PhilSky

Exciting new project in the works!

Last month I had the honour of organising and hosting my first panel discussion for the British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA). The event was centred around philosophy for children, and gathered those making wonderful waves in both the lives of children and philosophers.

Threads of Thought Conference 2025 After months of careful planning, the conference has taken place, and the inspiring words of the wonderful speakers continue to resonate and leave a lasting impression.

For those who don’t know me yet: I’ve put together a short piece that gives a quick overview of who I am, what I’ve worked on, and what I’m passionate about. If you're curious to learn more or just want to connect, feel free to take a look!

Another conference ticked off ✅ It was an absolute honour to speak at the ElevateNI Student Conference last week. I had the opportunity to share a project so close to my heart, the need for Philosophy for Children to be embraced and embedded into our curriculums.

Check out the blog post from the 2024 British Postgraduate Philosophy Association's (BPPA) Annual Conference at the University of Manchester. It was a fantastic event with many wonderful speakers. It was a great honour to be organising the event with the wonderful committee. bippa.uk

While this series is over, I wanted to share the amazing presentation titles and presenters. I had the honour of organising this series, each session really inspired me to look outside my little philosophy bubble!

For easy access to my academic profiles and current events I have organised, click the link below: linktr.ee/amcdermottph...