News and Events
Sessions with students
Philosophy Workshop on Overcoming Prejudice and Tackling Disagreement, June 2024. With students from Warwick School, Birmingham Metropolitan College, and King Edward VI College.
Philosophy, Theology, and Religion Conspiracy Theories Study Day, June 2024. With students from King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls, King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy and King Edward VI Aston School for Boys.
Masterclass, University of Birmingham, March 2024 (Year 7-13).
UNIFEST Summer School, Birmingham, July 2023 (Year 10).
National Access Summer School, Birmingham August 2023 (Year 12).
Primary schools: King's Sutton Primary School (years 3 and 4); The Gower School (years 3, 4, 5 and 6).
Sessions with teachers
Philosophy in Schools showcase, Birmingham, June 2024.
GSA Meeting, Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, The Abbey, Reading, June 2024.
SOPHIA Network, Cambridge, May 2024.
SAPERE P4C Conference, Bristol, November 2023.
UK Association of Philosophy Teachers Conference, Birmingham, June 2023.
Exhibition at The Philosophy Museum
There was an exhibition on Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories at the Philosophy Museum in Milan from 5 to 22 February 2024 where The Philosophy Garden videos were available for viewing to secondary school students and the general public. Check out the exhibition website (in Italian). Some further information (in English) here. The exhibition had over 3,500 visitors in two weeks.
Screening and panel discussion at the MAC
There was a screening of three videos followed by a panel discussion with experts and an interactive session with the audience at the Midlands Arts Centre (Birmingham) on 18th March 2024.
During the evening we presented a certificate to the winner of our first Write a Script competition. Read the winning script here. Watch their video here.
On the web
The Philosophy Garden was featured on The Daily Nous!
Conferences and seminars
Presentations at the Conspiracy and Delusions workshop in Birmingham and the UCL Special Catalyst Seminar on Ethical Issues in London, March 2024.
Presentation at the First Annual Webconference of the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind, November 2023.