Department of Philosophy, University of York UK

25/08/2026

Sophie White is on the English Heritage podcast, in an episode titled, “A Voice for After-Ages: The Radical Life of Margaret Cavendish” to discuss Margaret Cavendish and the Mind Lab project at Bolsover Castle.

You can listen here: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/podcast/

More on the Mind Lab here: https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/legacy-margaret-cavendish/

A new two-year research and community initiative is aiming to restore the legacy of the 17th-century philosopher and scientist Margaret Cavendish to Bolsover Castle - one of her former residences.

10/08/2026

Joe Lee-Doktor writes for Yorkshire Bylines on the local effects of UK climate change policies, dispelling myths and pointing in some helpful directions:

A fire on a much-loved York nature reserve highlights what is at stake as Andy Burnham considers further North Sea drilling

23/07/2026

Join us on Saturday August 1st at Bolsover castle for Margaret Cavendish's MindFest! https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/bolsover-castle-margaret-cavendishs-mindfest-1-aug/

PhD student Sophie White will be onsite throughout the day giving lightening talks, exploring Margaret’s bold ideas and asking questions such as do animals think, and can we touch colours?

Step into the mind of Margaret Cavendish at Bolsover Castle's MindFest!

22/07/2026

Read Tom Stoneham's response to Andy Hamilton's viral reflection: 'Why isn't Durham University taking AI cheating seriously?':

The 'Problem' of AI Cheating | Tom Stoneham — Random musings ...

22/07/2026

Congrats to our newest philosophy graduates!

(All of them were human, but not all of their supporters were! Photo credit: Mary Leng)

14/07/2026

This week, Mike Stuart will be speaking about "Pragmatic Understanding and Scientific Robotics" at the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice in Cambridge. See the full program here:

The Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 conference program. Hosted at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge.

07/07/2026

Numbers "are no more real than Sherlock Holmes." Watch Mary Leng on Philip Goff's video philosophy series, here!

Mary Leng is a mathematical fictionalist, which is a philosopher wh...

22/06/2026

This week, Louise Richardson will be a keynote speaker at the Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind. Louise will be speaking about grief and memory.

For more details, see:

Copenhagen Summer School in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind.

17/06/2026

This week, Louise Richardson will be speaking at a conference in Berlin entitled "The Physical World and Its Perception: Phenomenology and Analytic Philosophy." Louise will be speaking about "Structural Features and Naïve Realism." See details here: https://philevents.org/event/show/150209

15/06/2026

York has been ranked 9th in the UK for philosophy in the Complete University Guide league tables (2027). Read the full results here: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/philosophy, and our story about it, here: https://www.york.ac.uk/philosophy/about/news/2026/philosophy-cug-2027/