Feeling very proud to have graduated from @manchester.ac.uk yesterday with my MA in Healthcare Ethics & Law - and with a Distinction, no less! I definitely think I suit a gown! @uomlaw.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social

After an agonising wait, my MA dissertation result finally arrived today. I only went and got a distinction! 🥳

Sending love to the whole Jewish community tonight, especially to Heaton Park.

Appeal to #academicsky #PhDsky - if anyone can point me in the direction of any resources which might help with putting together a PhD proposal, I would be most grateful! Bonus points if it’s specific to #bioethics!

Official Cambridge postgrad selfie! Looking forward to being back in a couple of weeks for all things ancient philosophy!

Whatever mark my dissertation gets, I am pretty proud of myself for having written something quite this long! It’s almost like a proper little book! #ethics #healthcarelaw #ma

Just ‘Kant’ handle these Kant jokes… 😂

The bunnies know how to Bank Holiday!

Now that it’s all official: delighted that I will be studying the Philosophy PGCert from October at @cam.ac.uk! #philsky

Please tell me there are some other MA students out there currently experiencing dissertation-related existential crises! #postgrad #academicsky

Had a great day at the @uomlaw.bsky.social celebration of Margot Brazier event, which was excellent. 10/10. The M56, in my faithful little car without air con, was less excellent. 1/10.

I don’t necessarily object to #assisteddying as a concept, per se, provided that the legislation around it is sufficiently robust. This legislation is not. It’s a poorly drafted Bill, and the RCPsych has concerns about it in its current form. So, I am a little surprised by today’s outcome… 1/2

MA: 2/3 complete! Just the dissertation to go…

The current dissertation book pile! #ethics #philosophy #philsky

I rather like this!

Philosophers: what are your favourite works on philosophy of mind? I’m seeking recommendations on what I should read! #philsky

Well, this is just grim. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I was the only person who turned up for my #bioethics seminar today (well, and the tutor), so I got my own personal tutorial about cloning and GMO. I had great fun! (But, honestly, the youth of today… *rolls eyes*) #postgrad

The fact that my niece is getting into #DoctorWho, and this therefore makes me a cool auntie, is possibly the most exciting thing ever. I am hoping this will mean I have a comic con buddy for life!

Following #DoctorWho, what I really want to know is whether anyone out there actually own a Meep t-shirt…

An appeal to the world of #AcademicSky, #PhDSky, #PhilSky, and, indeed, anyone else: please send me your tips for writing a good abstract, other than just copy-and-pasting my conclusion at the top!

The sun can be a bit of a rarity in Manchester, but look how pretty it is when it does appear! @uniofmanchester.bsky.social

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Baking for humans is not generally my forte… but I make a pretty good bunny birthday cake!

Who needs Oxbridge when you have #Manchester?! @uniofmanchester.bsky.social

Today at uni, I have had far too much fun being contrary and disagreeing with everyone! I do love a good argument! #bioethics

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There are days when I really struggle to believe what is going on in the world. It feels almost as if we have passed to the other side of the looking-glass, into a sinister version of the world, where up is down, etc.

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MA: 50% complete

I am the sort of person who makes birthday cake and a birthday crown for bunnies. I regret nothing!

So, my 2025 aims: 1) Finish Masters 2) Actually pass the Masters 3) Write PhD proposal Anything else I manage will be a bonus!

Merry Christmas / חג חנוכה שמח / Happy Hogswatch (* delete as appropriate) to all - but especially to the marvellous people of #philsky!

I am not at all surprised that the North West comes out worst when it comes to trains. This is why I spend so much of my life going up and down the M56… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Les Misérables! À Paris!

Given a choice between properly funding the criminal justice system and removing protections for its citizens, it was all too predictable that this would be the government’s response. www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec...

Well, this is depressing… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

First cheese, now pies!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My other half just quoted this at me when I mentioned Parfit and my (hoped for) thesis ideas… Maybe in a couple of decades - I have to get onto a PhD programme first! #philsky

Yep… #philsky

Mildly surprised that the Bill has passed, given the talk in the past few days and the very limited time for debate. I had thought it more likely MPs would lean towards the status quo. Well, if nothing else, this should be interesting… www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

I am far too pleased with my new mug. It is amazing! #philsky

More books! (Yes, I will read the ones I have before I buy any more… haha) #philsky

Re-watching The Good Place, and it is still absolutely brilliant. #philsky

he simply kant stop reading it (okay we are sorry for that one)

Immanuel Kant always went for a walk at 3pm, every day - apparently you could set your clock by him - except the day he got so engrossed in Rousseau’s ‘Émile’ he couldn’t tear himself away. That’s a pretty compelling book review, if you ask me!

The Lament of Khakheperreseneb is one of the world's oldest poems, and begins with a complaint that all the best turns of phrase have already been used.

A long review of Parfit philosophersmag.com/imperfect-pa...

I was very struck by this new Moss et al. theory about why people sometimes endorse moral relativism Just wanted to say a little more to bring out what is so deep and interesting about their new idea

On this World Philosophy Day, I have constructed my new philosophy/ethics bookcase. And look how much space I have to fill with new books! (Recommendations welcome, as ever!) Plus a bonus shot of Anwen inspecting it! (Yes, the door is to stop bunnies nibbling the books) #philsky