I signed the “Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire” petition because this issue matters to me, and I’d love to help it reach 5,000 signatures. If it matters to you too, you can read and sign below ️️✍️ Thanks for your support! www.change.org/p/save-the-h...

EVENT: Poetry Readings: A Celebration of Philosophy, Poetry and the More-Than-Human World 15th June 6pm to 8pm Join us for an evening of philosophical reflection on the role that poetry can play in connecting us with non-human animals and the environment. www.litandphil.org.uk/event/poetry...

Some people make the world better just by being in it. Thank you #SarahDrewsLucas (& all the great crowd) & of course #MaryMidgley #IrisMurdoch #PhilosophicalFriendship #ResearchDay #philsky @inparenthesis.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uniwinchester.bsky.social sites.exeter.ac.uk/cptnews/2026...

Released today and it’s just the tonic - as wonderful as the book. @shelbyvanpelt.bsky.social #SallyField is a gift 🐙👵🏻 #booksky #filmsky #RemarkablyBrightCreatures

A sad day for philosophy and a sad day for me personally. UH Philosophy was my intellectual home from 2015 until 2023, when I left to focus on Lex Academic. I am proud of our collective achievements during this period, not least with the British Wittgenstein Society. dailynous.com/2026/05/08/h...

Very honoured to be part of this publication in dark time so multiple crises. Programmes like Utopia Falls offer some hope in dark times. Huge thanks to @matthewleggatt.bsky.social to pulling this together and all of the other authors that I will soon add to this account!

Does having a diagnosis risk shaping how children are seen and responded to in educational spaces? 🏫🎓 🔗 Join Agnes Kosek for a lunchtime talk on 6 May. More details here: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/event/who-ge... #PhilosophyOfEducation #EducationalPsychology #PhilosophicalPsychopathology

Matthew Leggatt, Senior Lecturer in English & American Literature @uniwinchester.bsky.social, has won an award from The Society for Utopian Studies for his wide-ranging module Utopian and Dystopian Fiction which takes in everything from Plato to Star Trek. Read more here bit.ly/49ptq3Z

Much needed rest and reset this Bank Holiday Weekend in perfect #Pembrokeshire #Wales

The Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP) Ireland is currently seeking student representatives for its new committee: www.swip-ireland.com/about

If you can, please take a moment this morning to stop, have a coffee & read this generous piece from the truly remarkable @wedossett.bsky.social - she is a gift to us in #religiousstudies #poetry #academia #education and beyond. www.wedossett.com/post/my-brok...

End of term can only mean one thing - I’m reading another of @matthewleggatt.bsky.social utterly awesome creations amongst the chaos! I’m in the final section, Dystopoias on Screen, and whilst I’ll be sad to finish, I will making a lot of use of this incredible volume #filmsky #litsky #philsky

Philosophy Lecturer @uniwinchester.bsky.social Elizabeth Mackintosh (right of photo) spoke at 'Oxford Quartet: Women Philosophers Against the Tide' celebrating the impact of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley & Booker Prize winner Iris Murdoch. Find out more here bit.ly/4mVwXg7

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

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...

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!

Some news! Think Human Festival starts Wednesday 15 April www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @kcraik1.bsky.social @brookesscholcomms.bsky.social @gary1234.bsky.social

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

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

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

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...

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/

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...

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

I am delighted to be a member of the Art and Nature Collective. Here is my ‘Artist Page’ thenaturecollective.co.uk/artist/kathr...

We are delighted to have received the inaugural British Philosophical Association 2026 Prize for Service to UK Philosophy (not by professional academic philosophers). #britishphilosophyfortnight #philosophymatters

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#PhilosophyMatters to all of us, at all times of the year! 🌎🤝 The second week of #BritishPhilosophyFortnight 2026 is coming up! Here's a list of events you'll want to add to your calendar, including what's on after BPF ends. 🗓 Check our website and British Philosophical Association for more info!

It’s world poetry day and one of my goals this year is to learn 5 poems by heart. I welcome suggestions! Two of them are going to be by Audre Lorde: “Timing” which opens my book and “A Litany for Survival” because it is everything What else should I learn?

Things are heavy, but I’m blessed I get days like this #Pembrokeshire #Wales #Porthclais #Whitesands #TheSoundOfAWildSnailEating @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #Rest

Tonight! Lucy Osler (Exeter) & Henry Taylor (Birmingham) talk about relationships & technology in a screening of Ex Machina hosted by Michael Quinn (Glasgow) at the Midlands Arts Centre #PhilosophyMatters #BPF2026 Doing #philosophy through film! @triphilosophy.bsky.social#PhilosophyMatters#BPF2026#philosophy#philsky

Had the best time philosophising at @uniwinchester.bsky.social as part of @thebpa.bsky.social & @triphilosophy.bsky.social’s #BritishPhilosophyFortnight #BPF2026. Thank you @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social for being so brilliant! Your goody bag game is unmatchable (spot @profmdwhite.bsky.social)

Author copies have arrived! It's a beautiful book with a group of wonderful contributors! Massive thanks to SUNY for the production work. Out in April... Wastelands and Wonderlands: Utopias and Dystopias in Film and Literature.

It’s #BritishPhilosophyFortnight these next two weeks. Do yourself a favour and add my long-running British #philosophy blog/newsletter to your reading lists and see why #PhilosophyMatters : philosophyunleashed.substack.com Philosophy Unleashed - asking questions big and small since 2019.

Happy Philosophy Fortnight everyone! Make room for a little philosophy in your life by participating in some of the incredible events on offer all over the country: #BPF2026 #philsky #philosophymatters bpa.ac.uk/philosophyma...

Tomorrow!