This Wednesday (12 Nov), join Professor Neil Levy, Senior Research Fellow at the UOI, for a distinguished lecture 📍 @unibirmingham.bsky.social 🕕 18:00–20:00 🎓 Free and open to all | Registration essential Website to register: shorturl.at/415uc #PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #Practicalethics

We're excited to share our festive #Bitesize events, now available for booking - they're free, online & everyone is welcome. Join @anonymoxford.bsky.social on the 16th Dec for 'The ethics of gift-giving' & Roger Crisp on the 19th for an exploration of hedonism! www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...

Literature, Film, and the Desirability of Life Extension 2 December 09:30 to 16:30, St Anne's College, Oxford This conference invites scholars and practitioners of literature, film, and related fields to discuss topics relating to life extension. Registration: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/litera...

We're looking forward to Kimberley Brownlee's first Uehiro Lecture which takes place tomorrow on the topic of 'Male Reproductive Dependency'. If you're joining us, see you at Keble's HB Allen Centre for a 4:30 start. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/2025-u... #reproductiverights #ethics #PhilosophyMatters

Book Talk: The recording from the book launch event for David Edmond's 'Death in a Shallow Pond' is now available for viewing on YouTube. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSU... #PhilosophyMatters #MoralPhilosophy #Ethics #PracticalEthics

We're pleased to welcome another DPhil student who has joined us this term - Robert Vandersluis, who is co-supervised by Professor Julian Savulescu. #PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PopulationHealth

So pleased to welcome Marie-Kristin Resch, who is visiting us from the University of Vienna, Austria. #PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #PracticalEthics

Now out! 'Call the midwife', a free-to-read essay on public philosophy: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/call... The essay is included in a collection '"The Point Is To Change It": Essays on Philosophy in Public Life', published by the Nuffield Foundation, ed. David Archard (published 31 Oct 2025).

Former AfOx Fellow & current AV Tolulope Osayomi holds the VC's Research Culture award he won with the Medical Humanities team. Recently returned to Oxford as a TORCH Fellow Tolu is a medical geographer focusing on disease mapping. #researchculture #congratulations @torchoxford.bsky.social

We’re pleased to welcome two more DPhil researchers who have joined us this Michaelmas Term – Faisal Feroz and Rei Takahashi. Swipe left to learn more about our wonderful DPhil researchers and what they are up to. #PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #PracticalEthics

Out today! Volume 13, Issue 1 of the UOI's Journal of Practical Ethics - papers from Emily McTernan, @jakoblohmar.bsky.social and Arjan S. Heir. #ethics

The 2025 Oxford Uehiro Prize is now open! UK undergrad or postgrad in Philosophy? Submit your essay (max 2000 words) on any topic in #PracticalEthics. Winners: £500 Runners-up: £200. Finalists present at a public event - go to www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/oxford-uehiro-prize for more details on how to enter!

Senior researcher Jonathan Pugh joins Audrey Carville on BBC Radio Ulster this Sunday at 9am for a discussion around the ethics of the forthcoming ‘Enhanced Games’ - listen in to find out more on the ethics of Aron D'Souza's #TEG www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b... #dopinginsport #ethics #enhancedgames

We're delighted to welcome our new Lab Manager for the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab - Sinead Cleary! #MoralPsychology #Ethics #PracticalEthics

We're pleased to welcome three academic visitors who have joined us this term - Dr Sylvia Terbeck, Dr Tolulope Osayomi, and Dr Heloise Robinson. #PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #PracticalEthics

We're pleased to welcome three of the DPhil researchers who have joined us this term. Their research topics include the psychology of social division and political polarisation; AI in digital health; and the moral interactions between human and AI agents. #Ethics #PracticalEthics

‘What about #exclusion?’ Join a public discussion with a panel of artists and academics reflecting on implications of #censorship and the perceived needs for #self-censorship. Mon 27 Oct, 10-11:30am Old Fire Station Theatre OX1 2AQ www.antitheses.net/events/what-...

Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, & Premature Birth - 1pm, Thurs 16 Oct, Seminar Room L, Law Faculty: Prof Dana-Ain Davis discusses the role racism plays in Black women's understanding of medical encounters during prenatal care, pregnancy, & post-partum. www.gc.cuny.edu/people/dana-...

Congratulations to DPhil student Mattia Cecchinato, who has won the Young Scholar Prize from the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy (SIFA) with his paper 'The best experiences we can have'. sifaphilosophy.eu/premi/ #congratulations #ethics #PhilosophyMatters

The Oxford Uehiro–St Cross Scholars for 2025/26 have arrived from Japan! 🌸 We’re delighted to welcome them to Oxford and look forward to seeing their research flourish — from patient violence and procreation ethics to wild animal suffering. #Ethics #PhilosophyMatters

We’re delighted to welcome Andrew Moeller, Hosted Research Fellow, to the Uehiro Oxford Institute! His project “Biotechnology and the Humanities” explores how emerging biotechnologies shape and challenge human values, and his previous research was with the Boundaries of Humanity at Stanford.

Welcoming visiting student Bruno dos Santos Queiroz, PhD candidate at UFU & CAPES scholar! His research on Divine Command Theory explores how moral language, obligation, and value connect to divine authority, aiming to build a new “Synthetic” DCT. #Ethics #PracticalEthics

On the 1st of October the Uehiro Oxford Institute celebrated its first birthday, raising a glass to the future and acknowledging the help and support that we have received along the way. Thanks to everyone who came along!

We're excited to welcome Nicolas Crozatier, a visiting PhD student who is jointly enrolled at Université Grenoble Alpes (France) and Macquarie University (Australia). He is currently researching autonomy through feminist and 4E cognitive lenses. #ethics #practicalethics #philosophymatters

We're pleased to welcome Pablo Aguayo-Westwood! Pablo is Associate Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy and of Theories of Justice the University of Chile. He is currently Principal Investigator of a national research project on sex work and social justice based in Chile.

Thanks for the Memories! - a panel discussion exploring the themes behind Dangerous Matter, a new opera inspired by the extraordinary life of C18th pioneer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. 9 October 6.30pm - 8pm History of Science Museum, Broad Street Booking: torch.ox.ac.uk/event/thanks...

Due to popular demand we've increased the seats available at @davidedmonds100.bsky.social 's book launch for 'Death in a shallow pond'. Please register for the free event here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l... 🗓 Tuesday 7 October 📍 Oxford Martin School ⏰ 6:00pm – followed by a drinks reception

We're 1 today! We are deeply grateful to the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics & Education for making our work possible, and for the many others who have helped us along the way. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/uois... @ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social #Thankyou #birthday #ethics

Join us for an evening with author @davidedmonds100.bsky.social in conversation with Prof Roger Crisp. 📖 Book Launch: Death in a Shallow Pond 🗓 7 Oct 📍 Oxford Martin School ⏰ 6:00pm – followed by a drinks reception Book now: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l... youtube.com/shorts/2Zx5e... #ethics

Join us! Now hiring a Research Fellow in Ethics of Decarceration. Vacancy ID: 182236 This 2-year post would suit those who have a doctorate in #moralphilosophy #criminaljustice ethics, #publichealth ethics, #legal theory, or #humanrightslaw. www.jobs.ox.ac.uk #hiring @oxmartinschool.bsky.social

👀 Coming to an End - An interactive museum experience 06-15 November 2025, Ashmolean Museum Take part in a self-guided museum trail exploring issues of death, dying and end-of-life care. www.antitheses.net/events/comin... Part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social

The 2025 Being Human Festival programme is now live! 💫 This year's festival runs from 6 - 15 November 2025. With over 220 events taking place in 46 towns and cities across the UK, there is a wide range of events to suit everyone's curiosities. Programme highlights: bit.ly/3IsbVWI #BeingHuman2025

A warm welcome to Rebecca, who is visiting us from Utretch University! Her interdisciplinary PhD project addresses the key questions of whether and how nudges interfere with autonomous thought processes; and how legal actors should assess the permissibility of how nudges affect autonomy.

The 2026 #PERC video competition is now OPEN! If questions about our responsibility to others & our planet make you think & you are in the UK in school years 11-13 this is the competition for you. More details: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc #Competition #ethics #philosophy #REchatUK #Alevelphilosophy

🎙️AI and Mental Health: Alberto Giubilini joins Michele De Prisco on the Brains On Brains podcast from @ecnp.eu Can AI act as a moral advisor in psychiatry? What consent and equity dilemmas do we face? Should we fear or embrace these tools? youtu.be/1b-azyBd3A8?... #ethics #mentalhealth #AIEthics

We're super pleased to welcome @isernmas.bsky.social back to the UOI, who is visiting us from the University of the Balearic Islands, where Carme is an Assistant Professor in #MoralPhilosophy We hope you have a great time in Oxford, Carme! #ethics #practicalethics

A new experimental blog series by Hazem Zohny, Practically Prompted, uses large language models (LLMs) to write a Practical Ethics blog-style post, with some light human commentary about the output. Head to our blog to read more: blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk #Ethics #PracticalEthics #AIethics

We're pleased to welcome @existwell.bsky.social to Oxford! David is Associate Professor at #JohnHopkinsUniversity with a research focus on psychedelic and psychedelic-like mental states. Specifically, how brief experiences can occasionally result in long-term changes to well-being. #practicalethics

A new open access paper from Katrien Devolder, @joshrottman.bsky.social, @qinyuxiao.bsky.social, Guy Kahane, Lucius Caviola, Lauren Yip & @nadirafaber.bsky.social explores public views on the creation and treatment of human-animal chimeras. doi.org/10.1007/s116... #ethics #chimeras #publicscience

Call for participants! Brainstorming AI Risks and Solutions: Interactive Workshop with Nokia Bell Labs' Social and Responsible AI Team. Participants wanted to join for a collaborative session using proven strategic foresight techniques. ONLINE 22 and 26 August. social-dynamics.net/interventions

Sanja Šćepanović (Nokia Bell Labs) and Alberto Giubilini presenting a 'Perspective Pairing' session at the Oxford Summer Academy for the Social Science of Health Innovation, organised by the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social For more info: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/events/oxfor... #health #innovation

Over the last 8 weeks we've explored the Ethics of AI through questions about #privacy, #labour, #relationships, moral agency and the systems we’re building. Join us for 1 final class reflecting with Hazem Zohny on what AI ethics is really asking us to consider. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...

Tom Douglas and @dralexispaton.bsky.social discuss the ethics of chemical castration with Anne McElvoy on Across the Red Line. Listen in here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #chemicalcastration #ethics #conflictresolution

Should we ever automate moral decision making? If so, under which conditions? And what might the process look like? Join @cristinavoi.bsky.social to discuss online for our eighth #Bitesize class on Automated Moral Reasoning. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth... #PhilosophyMatters #aiethics

The UOI's Journal of Practical Ethics is now on bsky: Check it out here: @practicalethics.bsky.social #PhilosophyMatters #academicsky #openaccess #inclusive @oxhumanities.bsky.social @ethoxcentre.bsky.social

What does it mean for AI to be environmentally and socially sustainable? Find out with Nokia Bell Lab's Sanja Scepanovic tomorrow in the next instalment of Bitesize's 'Ethics in the age of AI'. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth... #SustainableAI #ethics @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk

We're delighted to welcome @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social to the position of Senior Researcher in Moral Psychology and Design Bioethics, at the Uehiro Oxford Institute. Read more about Kathryn here: www.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-ka... #morality #emergingtech #ethics #welcome

Are we better or worse off because of smartphones? What are our interactional duties and responsibilities in this phone-based world? Join us online tomorrow at 12:35 UK time to learn more. All are welcome! www.uehiro/bitesize-eth... #ethics #bitesize #freeeducation #OnlineLearning #smartphones

Have you recently completed your doctorate and are looking for your next steps in ethics? Consider applying for a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship through the UOI! Deadline for EOIs: 6th August www.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/british-acad... #ethics #fellowships #funding

Jen's video is now available on YouTube here: youtu.be/xTlKK8Z9Ux0?... @jensemler.bsky.social #AIethics #ethics #LLMs #morality #machinelearning