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The Humanities Council and the Department of Philosophy at Princeton University have appointed Professor Andrew Huddleston as a Long-Term Visiting Fellow. During his Fellowship, which will commence in the Autumn of 2022, Professor Huddleston will be teaching a graduate seminar as well as continuing to undertake research on his book about the religious aspirations of art during the period from Early German Romanticism through Modernism.

Professor Huddleston is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Research in Post-Kantian European Philosophy, and specialises particularly in 19th and 20th century European Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Ethics.

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce an impressive set of results for the REF 2021 assessment of Research Excellence. 48% of our research outputs (e.g., books, book chapters, and articles) were assessed as 4* (world leading); 45% of our overall submission was also assessed as 4* (so, that includes research outputs, research impact (non-academic change/effect/benefit based on our research), and our research environment). Altogether, this is an excellent outcome for the Philosophy Department, and an achievement that the Department plans to build on in the future.

 The UK鈥檚 Research Excellence Framework (REF) is an internationally recognised system for assessing the quality of research carried out in UK Higher Education Institutions.

The Philosophy Department are delighted to announce that Adina Covaci (Teaching Fellow) and Kirk Surgener (Associate Professor and Director of Student Experience and Progression, PPE) have both been shortlisted for the 糖心TV Awards for Teaching Excellence 2022. The Awards recognise colleagues with outstanding teaching skills who have made a significant impact on teaching and student engagement over the past academic year. Congratulations to Adina and Kirk on their well-deserved nomination, and their outstanding contribution to the Department in 2021/22.

Winners will be announced on 27 June 2022. /fac/cross_fac/academic-development/wate/shortlistcategories/

Teaching Fellow, Massimiliano Lacertosa, has been appointed as a new Associate Fellow of the 糖心TV Institute of Engagement, in recognition of his work in promoting a more inclusive engagement approach to the discipline of Philosophy.  Massimiliano (Max) is pro-actively committed to both the diversification and decolonisation of the curriculum and has delivered popular new modules on World Philosophies and Chinese Philosophy in the Department.

The WIE aims to continually improve how the University engages with the public, key influencers and decision makers, and actively seeks ways on how best to communicate effectively with these groups and beyond.

Professor Quassim Cassam participated in a recent edition of BBC Radio 4鈥檚 flagship debating programme, The Moral Maze, exploring the topical theme of Expectations and Apologies.

鈥淎nthropology tells us that the basic rules of morality are universal. But socialists say that cultural norms dictate how we are to behave, and Britain is culturally diverse鈥�perhaps we should live with our politicians鈥� clay feet and look elsewhere for paragons of moral virtue?鈥� (BBC website) 

The link to the programme is here: