Uehiro Oxford Institute
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Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford. Facilitating ethical progress through research, teaching, and real-world application.
https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/
Read our Practical Ethics blog: https://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/
#ethics
https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/
Read our Practical Ethics blog: https://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/
#ethics
A warm welcome to Til Eyinck, who is visiting the UOI from the Cologne Centre for Contemporary Epistemology and the Kantian tradition.
At the UOI, he will be working on understanding folklore and cultural heritage from a philosophical point of view.
#ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
At the UOI, he will be working on understanding folklore and cultural heritage from a philosophical point of view.
#ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
A warm welcome to Til Eyinck, who is visiting the UOI from the Cologne Centre for Contemporary Epistemology and the Kantian tradition.
At the UOI, he will be working on understanding folklore and cultural heritage from a philosophical point of view.
#ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
At the UOI, he will be working on understanding folklore and cultural heritage from a philosophical point of view.
#ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
'We must broaden our perspective on biases when developing and deploying AI systems, addressing questions of vulnerability, power, and justice.' says @evamariahille.bsky.social
Learn about her work: youtube.com/shorts/XKGcR...
#WiE More remarkable women, every Thursday.
#ethics #PhilosophyMatters
Learn about her work: youtube.com/shorts/XKGcR...
#WiE More remarkable women, every Thursday.
#ethics #PhilosophyMatters
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
'We must broaden our perspective on biases when developing and deploying AI systems, addressing questions of vulnerability, power, and justice.' says @evamariahille.bsky.social
Learn about her work: youtube.com/shorts/XKGcR...
#WiE More remarkable women, every Thursday.
#ethics #PhilosophyMatters
Learn about her work: youtube.com/shorts/XKGcR...
#WiE More remarkable women, every Thursday.
#ethics #PhilosophyMatters
Marcello Ienca @marcelloienca.bsky.social (Prof of Ethics of AI & Neuroscience at the Technical University of Munich) was joined by @mgreinecke.bsky.social for the Oxford Neuroethics Lecture at Wolfson College: "Who Is Afraid of Mind Reading? The Science, Ethics and Policy of Decoding Thought”
January 8, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Marcello Ienca @marcelloienca.bsky.social (Prof of Ethics of AI & Neuroscience at the Technical University of Munich) was joined by @mgreinecke.bsky.social for the Oxford Neuroethics Lecture at Wolfson College: "Who Is Afraid of Mind Reading? The Science, Ethics and Policy of Decoding Thought”
New vacancies: 2 Career Development Research Fellows to support teaching on the MSt in Practical Ethics. This post would be suitable for those with a PhD in #AIEthics, #neuroethics, #Philosophy of #Psychiatry or #DataEthics.
Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV975/c...
#jobvacancy #hiring #workwithus
Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV975/c...
#jobvacancy #hiring #workwithus
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
New vacancies: 2 Career Development Research Fellows to support teaching on the MSt in Practical Ethics. This post would be suitable for those with a PhD in #AIEthics, #neuroethics, #Philosophy of #Psychiatry or #DataEthics.
Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV975/c...
#jobvacancy #hiring #workwithus
Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV975/c...
#jobvacancy #hiring #workwithus
Applications for Oxford University's MSt in Practical Ethics are due by 28th January!
This part-time, flexible course is designed to give you the tools to analyse real-life moral dilemmas with philosophical rigour.
Head to our website for more details: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/Mst-in-practical-ethics
This part-time, flexible course is designed to give you the tools to analyse real-life moral dilemmas with philosophical rigour.
Head to our website for more details: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/Mst-in-practical-ethics
January 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Applications for Oxford University's MSt in Practical Ethics are due by 28th January!
This part-time, flexible course is designed to give you the tools to analyse real-life moral dilemmas with philosophical rigour.
Head to our website for more details: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/Mst-in-practical-ethics
This part-time, flexible course is designed to give you the tools to analyse real-life moral dilemmas with philosophical rigour.
Head to our website for more details: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/Mst-in-practical-ethics
Good luck to all the teams entering our annual Practical Ethics and Responsibility Competition (#PERC) today! The deadline is 4pm so don't delay!
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January 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Good luck to all the teams entering our annual Practical Ethics and Responsibility Competition (#PERC) today! The deadline is 4pm so don't delay!
uehiro.web.ox.ac.uk
uehiro.web.ox.ac.uk
Wishing everyone a joyful celebration, a happy holiday, and a peaceful 2026 - from the staff and students of the Uehiro Oxford Institute. See you next year!
December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Wishing everyone a joyful celebration, a happy holiday, and a peaceful 2026 - from the staff and students of the Uehiro Oxford Institute. See you next year!
We're looking forward to our second Christmas #Bitesize class tomorrow, on the topic of #Hedonism and the Value of #Pleasure, provided by UOI Director Prof Roger Crisp.
If you'd like to join us there's still time to book a place: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
If you'd like to join us there's still time to book a place: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
December 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We're looking forward to our second Christmas #Bitesize class tomorrow, on the topic of #Hedonism and the Value of #Pleasure, provided by UOI Director Prof Roger Crisp.
If you'd like to join us there's still time to book a place: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
If you'd like to join us there's still time to book a place: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
There's still time to create your videos and take part in our 2026 #PERC video competition!
If questions about our responsibility to others & our planet make you think & you are in Year 11-13 this is the #competition for you.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc
#ethics #philosophy #REchatUK #Alevelphilosophy
If questions about our responsibility to others & our planet make you think & you are in Year 11-13 this is the #competition for you.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc
#ethics #philosophy #REchatUK #Alevelphilosophy
December 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There's still time to create your videos and take part in our 2026 #PERC video competition!
If questions about our responsibility to others & our planet make you think & you are in Year 11-13 this is the #competition for you.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc
#ethics #philosophy #REchatUK #Alevelphilosophy
If questions about our responsibility to others & our planet make you think & you are in Year 11-13 this is the #competition for you.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/perc
#ethics #philosophy #REchatUK #Alevelphilosophy
We're delighted to feature the ideas of Prof @bprainsack.bsky.social for this week's #WiE - in which Barbara focusses on her key message of solidarity. 'Solidarity gets us to the places that justice does not reach.'
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We're delighted to feature the ideas of Prof @bprainsack.bsky.social for this week's #WiE - in which Barbara focusses on her key message of solidarity. 'Solidarity gets us to the places that justice does not reach.'
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
Thanks to the Institute for Ethics in AI for hosting a really interesting AI Ethics Day - bringing together researchers across disciplines to explore ongoing work in Oxford and to develop new collaborations. A great way to explore the future of #AI and #ethics at the University.
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We were honoured to welcome Prof. Kimberley Brownlee to deliver the 2025 Uehiro Lectures, where she examined reproductive rights: men’s reliance on others for reproduction, the risks gestation poses for women, and girls’ distinct rights to be protected from gestational labour. shorturl.at/ysRqD
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We were honoured to welcome Prof. Kimberley Brownlee to deliver the 2025 Uehiro Lectures, where she examined reproductive rights: men’s reliance on others for reproduction, the risks gestation poses for women, and girls’ distinct rights to be protected from gestational labour. shorturl.at/ysRqD
Mehrunisha Suleman (Ethox), UOI's @albertogiubilini2.bsky.social and Robert Eaglestone (Royal Holloway) present at the Uehiro/Medical Humanities conference last week on #Boredom and #Disaffectedness.
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Mehrunisha Suleman (Ethox), UOI's @albertogiubilini2.bsky.social and Robert Eaglestone (Royal Holloway) present at the Uehiro/Medical Humanities conference last week on #Boredom and #Disaffectedness.
In this article for 'Analysis', Tom Douglas explores whether it is possible to trespass on another’s body without touching them, and perhaps even without physically acting on their body.
Read for free: shorturl.at/OwEQq
Read for free: shorturl.at/OwEQq
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In this article for 'Analysis', Tom Douglas explores whether it is possible to trespass on another’s body without touching them, and perhaps even without physically acting on their body.
Read for free: shorturl.at/OwEQq
Read for free: shorturl.at/OwEQq
Wondering what to do with all your free time in the lead up to the holidays? 😆 Why not join us for our festive #Bitesize events - they're free, online & everyone is welcome.
🎁 16th Dec 12:35 - The ethics of gift-giving
🎊 17th Dec 12:35 - Hedonism!
Register: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
🎁 16th Dec 12:35 - The ethics of gift-giving
🎊 17th Dec 12:35 - Hedonism!
Register: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wondering what to do with all your free time in the lead up to the holidays? 😆 Why not join us for our festive #Bitesize events - they're free, online & everyone is welcome.
🎁 16th Dec 12:35 - The ethics of gift-giving
🎊 17th Dec 12:35 - Hedonism!
Register: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
🎁 16th Dec 12:35 - The ethics of gift-giving
🎊 17th Dec 12:35 - Hedonism!
Register: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#WomenInEthics Today we're focusing on the work of the @unibonn.bsky.social's Daniela Langen, an early-career philosopher focussing on emotions and how we respond to them.
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #WiE
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #WiE
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#WomenInEthics Today we're focusing on the work of the @unibonn.bsky.social's Daniela Langen, an early-career philosopher focussing on emotions and how we respond to them.
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #WiE
More remarkable women, every Thursday.
Stay curious.
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics #WiE
From healthcare to the justice system, children are held to different standards - but why, and when is it justified?
'Consenting Children', co-edited by UOIs Lisa Forsberg, explores the ethical and legal debates around autonomy, responsibility, and children’s best interests.
'Consenting Children', co-edited by UOIs Lisa Forsberg, explores the ethical and legal debates around autonomy, responsibility, and children’s best interests.
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
From healthcare to the justice system, children are held to different standards - but why, and when is it justified?
'Consenting Children', co-edited by UOIs Lisa Forsberg, explores the ethical and legal debates around autonomy, responsibility, and children’s best interests.
'Consenting Children', co-edited by UOIs Lisa Forsberg, explores the ethical and legal debates around autonomy, responsibility, and children’s best interests.
It's Thursday, time for our next #womeninethics reel. Meet Katrien Devolder, Prof of Applied Ethics & Director of Public Philosophy at Oxford. She's into the ethics of #lifeextension #compromise #euthanasia #geneediting & #laziness.
#WIE #ethics
@reubencollege.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
#WIE #ethics
@reubencollege.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Thursday, time for our next #womeninethics reel. Meet Katrien Devolder, Prof of Applied Ethics & Director of Public Philosophy at Oxford. She's into the ethics of #lifeextension #compromise #euthanasia #geneediting & #laziness.
#WIE #ethics
@reubencollege.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
#WIE #ethics
@reubencollege.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social
As our technologies rapidly evolve - from germline editing to BCIs and life-extension - they’re reshaping how we understand humanity itself. Come join our reading group that bridges the Humanities and the Sciences to explore the question: what does it mean to be human?
Sandwiches + drinks provided.
Sandwiches + drinks provided.
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
As our technologies rapidly evolve - from germline editing to BCIs and life-extension - they’re reshaping how we understand humanity itself. Come join our reading group that bridges the Humanities and the Sciences to explore the question: what does it mean to be human?
Sandwiches + drinks provided.
Sandwiches + drinks provided.
As debates on assisted dying continue, new conversations are emerging around radical life extension — from epigenetic tweaks to digital afterlives.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel exploring what these ideas mean for human identity, suffering, aging, and mortality.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel exploring what these ideas mean for human identity, suffering, aging, and mortality.
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
As debates on assisted dying continue, new conversations are emerging around radical life extension — from epigenetic tweaks to digital afterlives.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel exploring what these ideas mean for human identity, suffering, aging, and mortality.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel exploring what these ideas mean for human identity, suffering, aging, and mortality.
Prof Kimberley Brownlee's second Uehiro Lecture takes place at 4:30pm today on the topic of Reproductive Rights: Societal and Specific Dependency, in the HB Allen Centre.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2025-lecture...
#PhilosophyMatters #ReproductiveRights
@torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2025-lecture...
#PhilosophyMatters #ReproductiveRights
@torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Prof Kimberley Brownlee's second Uehiro Lecture takes place at 4:30pm today on the topic of Reproductive Rights: Societal and Specific Dependency, in the HB Allen Centre.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2025-lecture...
#PhilosophyMatters #ReproductiveRights
@torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2025-lecture...
#PhilosophyMatters #ReproductiveRights
@torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social
Join us for this term’s Practical Ethics and Law Lecture on Friday, 28 November at the Uehiro Oxford Institute.
💡Professor Iyiola Solanke will argue that an anti-stigma principle should guide the development of anti-weight discrimination law.
🎟️ Free to attend: shorturl.at/xH3Oo
💡Professor Iyiola Solanke will argue that an anti-stigma principle should guide the development of anti-weight discrimination law.
🎟️ Free to attend: shorturl.at/xH3Oo
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Join us for this term’s Practical Ethics and Law Lecture on Friday, 28 November at the Uehiro Oxford Institute.
💡Professor Iyiola Solanke will argue that an anti-stigma principle should guide the development of anti-weight discrimination law.
🎟️ Free to attend: shorturl.at/xH3Oo
💡Professor Iyiola Solanke will argue that an anti-stigma principle should guide the development of anti-weight discrimination law.
🎟️ Free to attend: shorturl.at/xH3Oo
This Wednesday (12 Nov), join Professor Neil Levy, Senior Research Fellow at the UOI, for a distinguished lecture
📍 @unibirmingham.bsky.social
🕕 18:00–20:00
🎓 Free and open to all | Registration essential
Website to register: shorturl.at/415uc
#PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #Practicalethics
📍 @unibirmingham.bsky.social
🕕 18:00–20:00
🎓 Free and open to all | Registration essential
Website to register: shorturl.at/415uc
#PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #Practicalethics
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This Wednesday (12 Nov), join Professor Neil Levy, Senior Research Fellow at the UOI, for a distinguished lecture
📍 @unibirmingham.bsky.social
🕕 18:00–20:00
🎓 Free and open to all | Registration essential
Website to register: shorturl.at/415uc
#PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #Practicalethics
📍 @unibirmingham.bsky.social
🕕 18:00–20:00
🎓 Free and open to all | Registration essential
Website to register: shorturl.at/415uc
#PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #Practicalethics
We're excited to share our festive #Bitesize events, now available for booking - they're free, online & everyone is welcome. Join @anonymoxford.bsky.social on the 16th Dec for 'The ethics of gift-giving' & Roger Crisp on the 19th for an exploration of hedonism!
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We're excited to share our festive #Bitesize events, now available for booking - they're free, online & everyone is welcome. Join @anonymoxford.bsky.social on the 16th Dec for 'The ethics of gift-giving' & Roger Crisp on the 19th for an exploration of hedonism!
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
Book Talk: The recording from the book launch event for David Edmond's 'Death in a Shallow Pond' is now available for viewing on YouTube.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSU...
#PhilosophyMatters #MoralPhilosophy #Ethics #PracticalEthics
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSU...
#PhilosophyMatters #MoralPhilosophy #Ethics #PracticalEthics
November 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Book Talk: The recording from the book launch event for David Edmond's 'Death in a Shallow Pond' is now available for viewing on YouTube.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSU...
#PhilosophyMatters #MoralPhilosophy #Ethics #PracticalEthics
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSU...
#PhilosophyMatters #MoralPhilosophy #Ethics #PracticalEthics