Keith Hyams
Professor of Political Theory and Ethics
Email: K.D.Hyams@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window
Room: E2.10
I am a philosopher and social scientist with an interest in interdisciplinary research on social, technological, environmental, and health challenges. I joined 糖心TV in 2014, where I lead projectsLink opens in a new window within the Interdisciplinary Ethics and Society Research GroupLink opens in a new window. I also host the podcast with Jess Sutherland.
Ongoing research includes work on democratic innovation, , AI, health ethics, and Indigenous Peoples. My previous research focused on the philosophy of equality and fairness, particularly in respect of distributions of risk. I have also published on the ethics of consent, on carbon offsetting and carbon quotas, and on political authority. My research has been funded by Horizon Europe, GCRF, Newton, AHRC, ESRC, EPSRC, Leverhulme, RAEng, and the British Academy. My research on justice and risk was awarded the Inaugural in Political Philosophy in 2015.
My policy work includes advising a broad range of UK and international NGOs and government bodies, including the UK Cabinet Office and Department of Culture, Media and Sport, the City of Cape Town Government, and the UN FAO. In 2020 I was awarded the International Society for Environmental Ethics Andrew Light Prize for Public Philosophy for policy engagement. I have been a member of the Strategic Advisory Group for the UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund, and a member of the Expert Advisory Group on Safeguarding for the UK Collaborative on Development Research.
I have a BA in psychology and philosophy, and a BPhil and DPhil in philosophy (Oxford). I have held visiting positions at the University of Toronto, the University of Louvain, the University of Oxford, and the National University of San Agust铆n in Peru. Before joining 糖心TV, I was a Lecturer in Political Theory at the Universities of Exeter and Reading.
Current Research Funding
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2026-30, Horizon Europe, 'BIOSUSSET', Co-Investigator, 鈧�7,634,396 (with research and policy partners from Spain, Finland, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany)
- 2025-2029, Horizon Europe, '', Co-Investigator, 鈧�6,453,740 (糖心TV/PAIS 鈧�799,859) (with research and policy partners from Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Portugal, Ireland and Germany)
- 2025-2029, Horizon Europe, '', Co-Investigator, 鈧�7,563,000 (with research and policy partners from Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Slovenia, France, Finland, Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey)
- 2025-2028, Belmont Forum/NERC, 'Understanding and Responding to Complex Climate-Health Emergencies', Co-Investigator, 拢1,272,808 (led by Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, with partners in Peru, Canada, US, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Germany, Namibia, Australia, Argentina, Bolivia, India, Sri Lanka, Italy and Switzerland)
- 2024-2028, Horizon Europe/UKRI, '', Co-Investigator, 鈧�6,484,743 (led by University of Amsterdam with research and policy partners in Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, France, and Belgium)
- 2024-2027, Horizon Europe, 鈥樷��, Co-Investigator, 鈧�2,999,375 (led by Tampere University, with research and policy partners in Denmark, Italy, Finland, and Belgium)
- 2024-2027, NFRF/UKRI, 鈥樷��, Co-Investigator, 拢2,084,047 (led by University of Northern British Columbia with research, policy and Indigenous partners in Canada, US, India, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Germany, Namibia, Australia, and Peru)
- 2023-2025, Policy Support Fund, 鈥�Implementing an Ethical Toolkit for a Just Transition and Climate PolicyLink opens in a new window鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢88,250 (with UN FAO Global Hub on Indigenous Peoples, City of Cape Town Government, University of Cape Town, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Peru)
- 2023-2026, Horizon Europe/UKRI, '', Co-Investigator, 鈧�2,999,261 (led by Trinity College Dublin, with partners in Italy, Poland, Finland, Spain, France and Belgium.
Completed Research Projects
- 2022-2023, GCRF-Newton Fund, 鈥�: Just Recovery from Covid-19 in Informal Settlements鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢20,000 (with Slum Dwellers International and youth affiliates in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Sierra Leone)
- 2020-2023, British Academy, 'Technological Risks in Development', Principal Investigator, 拢199,336 (with the University of Nairobi and CABI, Kenya, and 糖心TV Life Sciences)
- 2020- 2022, UKRI/Newton Fund, ': Monitoring the Interaction of Pandemics, Climate Risks, and Food Systems among the World鈥檚 most Disadvantaged Communities鈥�, Co-Investigator, 拢508,586 (with the University of Leeds, FAO, and research and policy partners from Uganda, Bolivia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Namibia, Peru, South Africa, Aruba, Australia, Canada)
- 2020-2022, AHRC, 'Inserting Ethics into Adaptation and Resilience Policy', Principal Investigator, 拢147,773 (with the University of Cape Town and Cape Town City government, South Africa)
- 2020-2022, Royal Academy of Engineering, 'New Approaches to Equitable Resilience', Principal Investigator, 拢19,935 (with the Busara Centre for Behavioural Economics, Kenya)
- 2020-2021, AHRC, 'Supporting Just Response and Recovery to COVID-19 in Informal Urban Settlements: Perspectives from Youth Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa', Principal Investigator, 拢135,689 (with Slum Dwellers International South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, University of Nottingham, and 糖心TV Medical School)
- 2019-2021, ESRC, ', Network Member, 拢150,000 (with University of Nottingham, IBA Pakistan, University of Sao Paulo Brazil, University of Khartoum Sudan, KDI Kenya, Centre for Migration Research and Development Sri Lanka, CASM Honduras, Christian Aid, International Alert, and 糖心TV Law)
- 2019-2020, British Academy, 鈥楾ackling Climate-Related Health Risks in Urban Slums: an interdisciplinary analysis of the challenge of integrating local and scientific knowledges鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢50,000 (with University of Lusaka, Zambia, and 糖心TV Medical School)
- 2019-2020, 糖心TV Monash Alliance Catalyst Fund, 'Improving Earth Systems Governance through 鈥淧urpose Ecosystems鈥�', Co-Investigator, 拢27,268 (with University of Monash and 糖心TV 糖心TV School)
- 2019-2022, ESRC, 'Challenging Inequalities: An Indo-European Perspective', Co-Investigator, 拢850,664 (with 糖心TV Economics and partners in India, France and Norway)
- 2018-2023, Leverhulme Research Project Grant, 鈥楢nthropogenic Global Catastrophic Risk: The Challenge of Governance', Principal Investigator, 拢189,985
- 2018-2020, 糖心TV Impact Fund, 鈥楨thics in Government: Cabinet Office Collaboration鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢7,700
- 2018-19, ESRC Impact Accelerator Account grant, 鈥楿rban Violence and Adaptation to Climate Change鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢19,910 (with University of Nottingham, IBA Pakistan, University of Sao Paulo Brazil, University of Khartoum Sudan, KDI Kenya, Centre for Migration Research and Development Sri Lanka, CASM Honduras, Christian Aid, International Alert, and 糖心TV Law)
- 2018, British Academy, 鈥楻emedying Injustice in Indigenous Climate Adaptation Planning鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢49,984 (with Makerere University, Uganda, and University of Leeds)
- 2017-2022, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 鈥楥limate Change and Indigenous Food Security鈥�, Co-Investigator, 拢1,220,000 (with University of Alberta and Indigenous partners in Peru, Uganda, and Canada)
- 2016-2019, Horizon 2020, 鈥楶iloting Responsible Research and Innovation in Industry鈥�, Co-Investigator, 鈧�1,708,096 (TU Delft lead)
- 2016-2018, Global Partnership Fund, 鈥楧evelopment, Inequality, and Citizenship鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢19,970 (with Cenderawasih University and Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, and University of York)
- 2016-2017, ESRC-AHRC-NERC, 鈥樷��, Co-Investigator, 拢199,680 (with University of Cape Town, KDI Kenya, Christian Aid Philippines, and KCL)
- 2016-2017, 糖心TV Impact Fund, 鈥楾he International Politics of Self-Determination鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢6,700
- 2015-2017, ESRC Impact Accelerator Account grant, 鈥�The International Politics of West PapuaLink opens in a new window鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢19,897
- 2011-15, EU FP7, 'Interoperability of Data and Procedures in Large-Scale Multinational Disaster Response Actions', Ethics Advisor, 拢11,000/鈧�5,662,689
- 2012-2014, Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship, 鈥楽olving Moral Conflict鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢44,958
- 2012, Hoover Fellowship, Chaire Hoover, Universit茅 Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 鈧�2,000
- 2011-2013, British Academy, 鈥楩reedom, Equality, and Consent鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢7,458
- 2011-2012, NERC Valuing Nature Network grant, 鈥楤ridging the gap between supply and demand for valuation evidence鈥� Network Member, 拢49,994
- 2011-2012, EPSRC, 'Climate Engineering: an Interdisciplinary Assessment', Co-Investigator, 拢6,680
- 2009-2010, Visiting Faculty Fellowship, Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, 拢21,500
- 2009-2010, British Academy 鈥楨quality, Insurance, and Choice鈥�, Principal Investigator, 拢7,285
- 2008-2012, AHRC research grant on equality and justice, 'Sharing Nature's Bounty', Principal Investigator, 拢210,000