UWE Philosophy

The Architect, 14.03.26, 15:00-17:00

🎤 Short talks on careers and postgraduate study from our alumni -- including teaching and funded PhDs
☕ Free drinks and snacks
👋 A reunion with fellow alumni and staff

We look forward to seeing you there!

UWE Philosophy Alumni and Leavers Networking and Social Join us to hear about career and further study paths that UWE philosophy alumni have taken and get together for a catch up and a drink on us

Final reminder --> our next alumni event is just around the corner! 🔔PLEASE SIGN UP VIA EVENTBRITE!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uwe-philos...

Please spread the word and get in touch if you have ideas you'd like us to explore at this event -- it's for you!

#uwebristol #philosophy #careers #philosophymatters #postgraduatestudy

"[...] [I]t gave me good insight into what could be next, which was inspiring. It's especially helpful to hear it from younger adults, as I feel usually we meet people who are a lot further into their careers and who had a different means of getting there." ✨

Some feedback from last year:
🗣️ "I personally found it really helpful to hear insight from students who had graduated our course not too long ago. As jobs are constantly changing and new roles are being created, it was good to hear about different options which I wasn’t even aware of [...]."

FINAL YEAR students and ALUMNI!
Please SAVE THE DATE!🔔

We are planning an event just for you at The Architect (15:00-17:00, 14.03.26) to help you think about next steps...

☕ Free drinks and snacks
🎤 Short talks on career paths and postgraduate study
👋 A reunion with fellow alumni and staff

Alignment of the Starlings: Learning With Generative AI I will argue that answers to normative questions concerning the place of generative AI in learning rest on answers to ontological questions regarding (1) precisely what is happening when a human ‘int....

Sean also has an Open Access journal article recently published -- "Alignment of the Starlings: Learning With Generative AI" -- as part of a special issue edited by Dr Jessie Stanier. You can read that for free here:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The Animate World The Animate World: Posthuman Ontologies argues for the necessity of a post-humanism grounded in a vital ontology, in contrast to the nihilist ontological positi…

THE ANIMATE WORLD: POSTHUMAN ONTOLOGIES 🍃

This new book by Dr Sean Watson of UWE Philosophy has just been published with Bloomsbury! Wonderful to see this manifesto out in the world:

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/animate-w...

#uwebristol #philosophy #newbook #posthumanism #ontology #philosophymatters

World Philosophy Day Symposium: “AI, Ethics, and Being Human” A public event for all interested in philosophy of AI. (Plus a UWE Philosophy alumni reception).

We are hosting a public event and alumni reception around the theme of 'AI, Ethics, and Being Human'. All welcome! 📢

Details available via the eventbrite link below. Please book tickets and invite your pals -- we'd love to see you there. 👋

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-phil...

#philosophymatters

🎬 Since October 2018, UWE Philosophy and Politics & IR have partnered to host screenings and discussions... Everyone is welcome! 📽

A limited number of free tickets will be available for UWE students at the box office!

#uwebristol #philosophy #film #filmtheory #cinema

We're launching a new CPD short course on critical thinking in February 2026 -- now open for applications!

💡 More info available via the link below. Please spread the word!

courses.uwe.ac.uk/Z51000219/20...

#philosophy #criticalthinking #appliedphilosophy #strategy #CPD

We are officially #2 in the 2026 #Guardian league table for #Philosophy, rising from #4 in 2025!🏆

We're also #1 for teaching satisfaction and #1 for 'value added'.

(Very happy to launching on @bsky.app with this news!)

#philosophy #uwebristol #undergraduate #guardianleaguetable #studyphilosophy