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Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford. Facilitating ethical progress through research, teaching, and real-world application.
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Read our Practical Ethics blog: https://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/
#ethics
Film screening of Mauvais Sang and Q&A
19 Nov 17:45 The Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune St, OX4 1BN Tickets £6
This one-off screening is followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with experts from the fields of history, ethics and languages.
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19 Nov 17:45 The Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune St, OX4 1BN Tickets £6
This one-off screening is followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with experts from the fields of history, ethics and languages.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/immuni...
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
Immunity and the Humanities presents: Mauvais Sang + Q&A
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October 6, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Film screening of Mauvais Sang and Q&A
19 Nov 17:45 The Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune St, OX4 1BN Tickets £6
This one-off screening is followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with experts from the fields of history, ethics and languages.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/immuni...
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
19 Nov 17:45 The Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune St, OX4 1BN Tickets £6
This one-off screening is followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with experts from the fields of history, ethics and languages.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/immuni...
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
Jonathan Pugh & the Institute of Art and Law's Alex Herman presented the free, online DARCA tool for the restitution of cultural property to UNESCO Regional Dialogue in Geneva.
DARCA is designed for those working with cultural collections: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/darca
Photo: Frédéric Choffat ©CSU/OFC
DARCA is designed for those working with cultural collections: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/darca
Photo: Frédéric Choffat ©CSU/OFC
October 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Jonathan Pugh & the Institute of Art and Law's Alex Herman presented the free, online DARCA tool for the restitution of cultural property to UNESCO Regional Dialogue in Geneva.
DARCA is designed for those working with cultural collections: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/darca
Photo: Frédéric Choffat ©CSU/OFC
DARCA is designed for those working with cultural collections: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/darca
Photo: Frédéric Choffat ©CSU/OFC
Last chance to take part in the 2026 Wonder Wander in Oxford! Get your philosophical hats on and enjoy an unusual walk around central Oxford with the wonderful Uncomfortable Oxford and our very own Jonny Pugh. Register here:
www.uncomfortableoxford.com/event/wonder...
#WonderWander #ethics
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#WonderWander #ethics
Wonder Wander 2026 - Fundraiser Tour: History of Medicine - Uncomfortable Oxford
Donate to join a History of Medicine tour in aid of Thoughtful, a charity that brings philosophy into classrooms.
www.uncomfortableoxford.com
September 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Last chance to take part in the 2026 Wonder Wander in Oxford! Get your philosophical hats on and enjoy an unusual walk around central Oxford with the wonderful Uncomfortable Oxford and our very own Jonny Pugh. Register here:
www.uncomfortableoxford.com/event/wonder...
#WonderWander #ethics
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#WonderWander #ethics
Join us for Oxford's first Wonder Wander! (Fri 25th Sept at 5:30pm). Tickets are going fast, so bag them soon. Donations are also warmly appreciated, if you can't attend in person - all donations go to @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social and support philosophical activities for children.
#Ethics
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September 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Join us for Oxford's first Wonder Wander! (Fri 25th Sept at 5:30pm). Tickets are going fast, so bag them soon. Donations are also warmly appreciated, if you can't attend in person - all donations go to @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social and support philosophical activities for children.
#Ethics
#Ethics
New blog post: Where Medicine Meets Ethics - blog.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2026/09/wher...
Medicine is often associated with questions that have scientific answers. But some of the hardest questions in medicine cannot be answered by evidence alone.
#ethics #MedicalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
Medicine is often associated with questions that have scientific answers. But some of the hardest questions in medicine cannot be answered by evidence alone.
#ethics #MedicalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
Where Medicine Meets Ethics | Practical Ethics
by Jonathan Pugh Cross-posted with the Uncomfortable Oxford blog. Medicine is often associated with questions that have scientific answers. How does the body work? How do we become unwell? Which treat...
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September 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
New blog post: Where Medicine Meets Ethics - blog.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2026/09/wher...
Medicine is often associated with questions that have scientific answers. But some of the hardest questions in medicine cannot be answered by evidence alone.
#ethics #MedicalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
Medicine is often associated with questions that have scientific answers. But some of the hardest questions in medicine cannot be answered by evidence alone.
#ethics #MedicalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
Competition time! If questions about our responsibilities towards each other, our planet and our future make you think, and you're a UK student in years 11-13 then this video competition is for you!
Find out more here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc
#ethics #competition #responsibility #Alevels #GCSE
Find out more here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc
#ethics #competition #responsibility #Alevels #GCSE
September 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Competition time! If questions about our responsibilities towards each other, our planet and our future make you think, and you're a UK student in years 11-13 then this video competition is for you!
Find out more here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc
#ethics #competition #responsibility #Alevels #GCSE
Find out more here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc
#ethics #competition #responsibility #Alevels #GCSE
Join us for Oxford's first Wonder Wander!
Fri 25th Sept at 5:30pm. This ethics-based walking tour around central Oxford is in partnership with Uncomfortable Oxford and fundraising for @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/wonder...
#PhilosophyMatters #WonderWander #medicalethics
Fri 25th Sept at 5:30pm. This ethics-based walking tour around central Oxford is in partnership with Uncomfortable Oxford and fundraising for @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/wonder...
#PhilosophyMatters #WonderWander #medicalethics
Wonder Wander 2026
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August 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Join us for Oxford's first Wonder Wander!
Fri 25th Sept at 5:30pm. This ethics-based walking tour around central Oxford is in partnership with Uncomfortable Oxford and fundraising for @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/wonder...
#PhilosophyMatters #WonderWander #medicalethics
Fri 25th Sept at 5:30pm. This ethics-based walking tour around central Oxford is in partnership with Uncomfortable Oxford and fundraising for @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/wonder...
#PhilosophyMatters #WonderWander #medicalethics
Would you want to test your embryos for traits like low IQ? In general people say they don't, but given the information they act on it, according to a new study.
Read more: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/pres...
#PhilosophyMatters #embryotesting #polygenic #ethics
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Read more: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/pres...
#PhilosophyMatters #embryotesting #polygenic #ethics
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Press release: People say they would not want to test embryos for traits like low IQ. But if given the information, they act on it
Findings of a new study published today "Public perceptions of polygenic testing and embryo selection for non-medical traits" in Nature Human Behaviour
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August 26, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Would you want to test your embryos for traits like low IQ? In general people say they don't, but given the information they act on it, according to a new study.
Read more: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/pres...
#PhilosophyMatters #embryotesting #polygenic #ethics
@juliansavulescu.bsky.social
Read more: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/pres...
#PhilosophyMatters #embryotesting #polygenic #ethics
@juliansavulescu.bsky.social
Have you ever found yourself thinking about what we should do, not just what we can do? If so, and if you're an undergraduate or graduate student in the UK, then we have the competition for you!
For more info: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/uehiro-oxfor...
#essaycompetition #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters
For more info: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/uehiro-oxfor...
#essaycompetition #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters
August 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Have you ever found yourself thinking about what we should do, not just what we can do? If so, and if you're an undergraduate or graduate student in the UK, then we have the competition for you!
For more info: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/uehiro-oxfor...
#essaycompetition #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters
For more info: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/uehiro-oxfor...
#essaycompetition #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters
How can #philosophy help us to reach practical conclusions when we face deep #disagreements about what matters?
Jonathan Pugh concludes this year's Bitesize Ethics programme with his talk 'Difficult Decisions in Healthcare'.
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#PhilosophyMatters
Jonathan Pugh concludes this year's Bitesize Ethics programme with his talk 'Difficult Decisions in Healthcare'.
youtu.be/Y9qxQkaJy9s?...
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
#PhilosophyMatters
August 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
How can #philosophy help us to reach practical conclusions when we face deep #disagreements about what matters?
Jonathan Pugh concludes this year's Bitesize Ethics programme with his talk 'Difficult Decisions in Healthcare'.
youtu.be/Y9qxQkaJy9s?...
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
#PhilosophyMatters
Jonathan Pugh concludes this year's Bitesize Ethics programme with his talk 'Difficult Decisions in Healthcare'.
youtu.be/Y9qxQkaJy9s?...
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
#PhilosophyMatters
Who will live and who will die? César Palacios-González asks this tough question as part of his Bitesize Ethics class 'Death and Resource Allocation.
youtu.be/M04v4WFvxLM?...
Oxford TORCH Medical Humanities
#ethics #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #ResourceAllocation
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Oxford TORCH Medical Humanities
#ethics #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #ResourceAllocation
Bitesize Ethics 2026 Session 7: Death and Resource Allocation
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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August 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Who will live and who will die? César Palacios-González asks this tough question as part of his Bitesize Ethics class 'Death and Resource Allocation.
youtu.be/M04v4WFvxLM?...
Oxford TORCH Medical Humanities
#ethics #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #ResourceAllocation
youtu.be/M04v4WFvxLM?...
Oxford TORCH Medical Humanities
#ethics #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #ResourceAllocation
Why do some lives matter more than others?
Drawing on research in moral psychology and ethics, @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social examines how people come to include or exclude different beings from their moral circle.
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#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #animalethics #moralcircle
Drawing on research in moral psychology and ethics, @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social examines how people come to include or exclude different beings from their moral circle.
youtu.be/LB8q7f6J4HM?...
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #animalethics #moralcircle
Bitesize Ethics 2026 Session 6: Why do some lives matter more than others?
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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August 12, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Why do some lives matter more than others?
Drawing on research in moral psychology and ethics, @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social examines how people come to include or exclude different beings from their moral circle.
youtu.be/LB8q7f6J4HM?...
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #animalethics #moralcircle
Drawing on research in moral psychology and ethics, @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social examines how people come to include or exclude different beings from their moral circle.
youtu.be/LB8q7f6J4HM?...
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #animalethics #moralcircle
Is #death bad for you? If so, why is it bad? If death is bad, are we badly off prior to our birth? To find out more check out Ryan Kulesa's talk 'The Badness of Death', next in this year's Bitesize programme of free philosophy.
youtu.be/CpB5R7G_6Jc?...
#PhilosophyMatters #FreeEducation #ethics
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#PhilosophyMatters #FreeEducation #ethics
Bitesize Ethics 2026 Session Four: The Badness of Death
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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August 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Is #death bad for you? If so, why is it bad? If death is bad, are we badly off prior to our birth? To find out more check out Ryan Kulesa's talk 'The Badness of Death', next in this year's Bitesize programme of free philosophy.
youtu.be/CpB5R7G_6Jc?...
#PhilosophyMatters #FreeEducation #ethics
youtu.be/CpB5R7G_6Jc?...
#PhilosophyMatters #FreeEducation #ethics
Could AI allow part of us to live on after we die? Dr Voinea explores that question through the idea of “digital doppelgängers”, AI systems trained on a person’s data to resemble their voice, memories, values, and personality.
Watch here: practicalethics.web.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
Watch here: practicalethics.web.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
August 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Could AI allow part of us to live on after we die? Dr Voinea explores that question through the idea of “digital doppelgängers”, AI systems trained on a person’s data to resemble their voice, memories, values, and personality.
Watch here: practicalethics.web.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
Watch here: practicalethics.web.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
Is death bad for you? If so, why is it bad? If death is bad, are we badly off prior to our birth?
Ryan Kulesa discusses these questions and more in the fourth session of #BitesizeEthics 2026. The talk is now available online: youtu.be/CpB5R7G_6Jc
Ryan Kulesa discusses these questions and more in the fourth session of #BitesizeEthics 2026. The talk is now available online: youtu.be/CpB5R7G_6Jc
Bitesize Ethics 2026 Session Four: The Badness of Death
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
youtu.be
July 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Is death bad for you? If so, why is it bad? If death is bad, are we badly off prior to our birth?
Ryan Kulesa discusses these questions and more in the fourth session of #BitesizeEthics 2026. The talk is now available online: youtu.be/CpB5R7G_6Jc
Ryan Kulesa discusses these questions and more in the fourth session of #BitesizeEthics 2026. The talk is now available online: youtu.be/CpB5R7G_6Jc
If a doctor is asked to provide a medical service they morally object to, would their refusal violate professional obligations? Alberto Giubilini discusses #conscientiousobjection in #healthcare in this Bitesize Ethics class: youtu.be/LzrmjJsgcuY?...
#medicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #ethics
#medicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #ethics
Bitesize Ethics 2026 Session Three: Conscience and Conscientious Objection in Healthcare
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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July 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
If a doctor is asked to provide a medical service they morally object to, would their refusal violate professional obligations? Alberto Giubilini discusses #conscientiousobjection in #healthcare in this Bitesize Ethics class: youtu.be/LzrmjJsgcuY?...
#medicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #ethics
#medicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #ethics
Earlier this year, Deputy Director of Education, Dr Alberto Giubilini, gave a talk at the Centre for Personalised Medicine.
The talk is now available to watch online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdgK...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
The talk is now available to watch online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdgK...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
July 24, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Earlier this year, Deputy Director of Education, Dr Alberto Giubilini, gave a talk at the Centre for Personalised Medicine.
The talk is now available to watch online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdgK...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
The talk is now available to watch online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdgK...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
Katerina Jennings leads the second of our Bitesize sessions this year, discussing the moral limits of age-based exclusion in 'Too Young to Decide?'
👀watch on YouTube: youtu.be/qFYpV4OuX0A?...
#adolescence #decisionmaking #ethics #PhilosophyMatters
👀watch on YouTube: youtu.be/qFYpV4OuX0A?...
#adolescence #decisionmaking #ethics #PhilosophyMatters
Bitesize Ethics 2026 Session Two: Too Young to Decide? The Moral Limits of Age-Based Exclusion
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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July 23, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Katerina Jennings leads the second of our Bitesize sessions this year, discussing the moral limits of age-based exclusion in 'Too Young to Decide?'
👀watch on YouTube: youtu.be/qFYpV4OuX0A?...
#adolescence #decisionmaking #ethics #PhilosophyMatters
👀watch on YouTube: youtu.be/qFYpV4OuX0A?...
#adolescence #decisionmaking #ethics #PhilosophyMatters
Bitesize Ethics videos are now online! Catch up with the first of the four classes so far on YouTube: youtu.be/6Ui7N5OKXUo?...
Prof Dom Wilkinson starts this season's programming with his Introduction to Life, Death and Difficult Decisions...
#PhilosophyMatters #onlineeducation #life #death #ethics
Prof Dom Wilkinson starts this season's programming with his Introduction to Life, Death and Difficult Decisions...
#PhilosophyMatters #onlineeducation #life #death #ethics
Bitesize Ethics 2026 Session One: Introduction to life, death and difficult decisions
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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July 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Bitesize Ethics videos are now online! Catch up with the first of the four classes so far on YouTube: youtu.be/6Ui7N5OKXUo?...
Prof Dom Wilkinson starts this season's programming with his Introduction to Life, Death and Difficult Decisions...
#PhilosophyMatters #onlineeducation #life #death #ethics
Prof Dom Wilkinson starts this season's programming with his Introduction to Life, Death and Difficult Decisions...
#PhilosophyMatters #onlineeducation #life #death #ethics
The Uehiro Oxford Institute is seeking a new Director. Candidates must showcase strong strategic and people leadership skills as well as vision. A candidate pack and information on how to apply can be found at Minerva Search (link below).
Closing date: noon Wed 2 Sept 2026.
#WeAreHiring #Ethics
Closing date: noon Wed 2 Sept 2026.
#WeAreHiring #Ethics
July 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The Uehiro Oxford Institute is seeking a new Director. Candidates must showcase strong strategic and people leadership skills as well as vision. A candidate pack and information on how to apply can be found at Minerva Search (link below).
Closing date: noon Wed 2 Sept 2026.
#WeAreHiring #Ethics
Closing date: noon Wed 2 Sept 2026.
#WeAreHiring #Ethics
This week in #WomeninEthics, we spotlight the ideas of Noriko Katayama.
See here: youtube.com/shorts/Q3lUc...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
See here: youtube.com/shorts/Q3lUc...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
#WomeninEthics Noriko Katayama
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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July 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This week in #WomeninEthics, we spotlight the ideas of Noriko Katayama.
See here: youtube.com/shorts/Q3lUc...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
See here: youtube.com/shorts/Q3lUc...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
This week in #WomeninEthics we are pleased to spotlight Prof. Lisa Bortolotti, an interdisciplinary ethicist in philosophy and psychology!
See our video on her work here: youtube.com/shorts/_484c...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #Feminism
See our video on her work here: youtube.com/shorts/_484c...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #Feminism
#WomeninEthics Lisa Bortolotti
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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June 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
This week in #WomeninEthics we are pleased to spotlight Prof. Lisa Bortolotti, an interdisciplinary ethicist in philosophy and psychology!
See our video on her work here: youtube.com/shorts/_484c...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #Feminism
See our video on her work here: youtube.com/shorts/_484c...
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #Feminism
📣CHANGE OF VENUE: Due to the ongoing heatwave please be aware that the Lockwood Memorial Lecture will now take place in Seminar Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6GG.
Is ethical divestment possible? Join us for the biennial Lockwood memorial lecture on 25 June, where 2026 medallist Prof David Boonin will discuss a range of responses to this challenge.
5pm, Rewley House, Oxford
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5pm, Rewley House, Oxford
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2026 Lockwood Memorial Lecture
Lockwood Memorial Lecture
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June 25, 2026 at 9:09 AM
📣CHANGE OF VENUE: Due to the ongoing heatwave please be aware that the Lockwood Memorial Lecture will now take place in Seminar Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6GG.
We are delighted to announce that Prof Thomas Douglas has been appointed as Interim Director of the UOI, following the end of Prof Roger Crisp's tenure. We are enormously grateful to Roger for all his work over the last three years.
Read more here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/new-...
#thankyou
Read more here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/new-...
#thankyou
New Interim Director for UOI
Announcing the appointment of Professor Thomas Douglas as Interim Director from 1 October 2026
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June 24, 2026 at 2:38 PM
We are delighted to announce that Prof Thomas Douglas has been appointed as Interim Director of the UOI, following the end of Prof Roger Crisp's tenure. We are enormously grateful to Roger for all his work over the last three years.
Read more here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/new-...
#thankyou
Read more here: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/new-...
#thankyou
Bitesize Ethics 2026 will start this Wednesday at 12:35 UK time on zoom, and there's still time to register! We'll be thinking about #life, #death, and difficult decisions.
If you are interested but can't make the time don't worry - videos will be shared on Youtube. We hope to see you there!
If you are interested but can't make the time don't worry - videos will be shared on Youtube. We hope to see you there!
Bitesize Ethics is back! Join us on Wednesdays for free, #online ethics classes exploring 'Life, death and difficult decisions', 24 Jun-12 Aug. No prior knowledge required, all welcome.
Register: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
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#bitesize #ethics #FreeEducation #life
Register: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
@oxmedhum.bsky.social
#bitesize #ethics #FreeEducation #life
June 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM