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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 3d

In-person places are limited so please do sign-up using this form: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/EsTMPqiedZ

Online attendance will also be facilitated!

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 3d

Speakers include Eirini Argyri (University of Exeter), Joanna Vamvakopoulou (Imperial), Matt Hayler (University of Birmingham) and Amadeus Harte (Princeton University). The full schedule will be announced on our website soon:

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Network Seminar: "Psychedelics, Phenomenology, & Mental Health", November 5th 2025, Birmingham and Online

The second seminar in the series organised by the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health will be held on 5 November 2025 at ...

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 3d

📣Announcing our Psychedelics, Phenomenology, & Mental Health seminar, 5.11.25, Birmingham and Online

Drawing on phenomenological perspectives, the workshop will bring together interdisciplinary scholars to discuss the potential of psychedelic experiences for addressing mental health challenges.

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 8d

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 8d

New special issue out on psychedelic treatments! Guest editor Elly Vintiadis, who also authored the introduction: doi.org/10.1080/0951... Free access! Follow this thread to know more about the other contributions #vol38issue7 #psychedelics #philsky #philpsy
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The promises and perils of the psychedelic turn in psychiatry

Published in Philosophical Psychology (Vol. 38, No. 7, 2025)

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 11d

Call for papers: Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry. Deadline: 1st February 2026. Guest editors: Şerife Tekin and Jonathan Y. Tsou. Submit your work! think.taylorandfranc... #philsky #philpsy #philsci

Ian Hacking and the Philosophy of Psychiatry

Submit work that examines how Hacking’s historical and pragmatic approach to philosophy has reshaped inquiries into psychiatry.

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 12d

Interested in feminist approaches to age and mental health?

Join our new reading group starting October 28th where we will be discussing part 2 of Simone de Beauvoir's "Old Age".

Sign up and and see the schedule here: birminghamphenomenalnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/09/laun...

Launching: de Beauvoir Reading Group on "Old Age"

Network members Valeria Motta, Andrew Maile and Jodie Russell are excited to announce that start of a new reading group starting October 28t...

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 14d

On September 3rd, we launched our network with an exciting and inspiring event designed for and led by ECRS across the Midlands.

If you missed it, you can read our report here: birminghamphenomenalnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/09/birm...

Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health Launches Successfully with Inaugural Workshop

From left to right: network leads Francesca Brencio and Matthew Broome, and research fellow Jodie Russell at the launch event The Birmingham...

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Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great kick off for the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health! Inspiring day, fruitful conversations and great speakers.
An heartfelt thanks to all the people who presented and attended (in person and remotely) from us!
@matthewbroome.bsky.social @jelliedsours.bsky.social

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haily merritt, phd @h-merritt.bsky.social · Sep 3

thank you @uobphenomenal.bsky.social for an excellent workshop today! such a diverse and thought-provoking collection of talks, and lovely conversations with fellow attendees. i’m looking forward to the next event!

Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Exploring lived experience in mental health", first workshop of the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health.
Happening now, at the Studio (Central Birmingham)
@matthewbroome.bsky.social and @jelliedsours.bsky.social delivering the opening remarks

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Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Exploring lived experience in mental health", first workshop of the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health.
Happening now, at the Studio (Central Birmingham)
@matthewbroome.bsky.social and @jelliedsours.bsky.social delivering the opening remarks

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Federico Parra @federicoparra.bsky.social · Sep 3

Loving the talks this morning at @uobphenomenal.bsky.social's event. We are learning about really interesting topics with some lovely speakers and great moderation by @jelliedsours.bsky.social

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Sep 1

Registration for our event closes today, so please sign up ASAP if you would like to come along.

It’s going to be a fun, jam-packed day!

Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌟Registration for our PhD and ECR Research Day is now open! Click here to register and see the provisional schedule: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/deAH1HLcv2

We will be hearing amazing presentations on the theme of lived experiences in mental health, and talking about career goals and next steps!

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our event is only a week away! Please do register if you haven’t done so already!

Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌟Registration for our PhD and ECR Research Day is now open! Click here to register and see the provisional schedule: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/deAH1HLcv2

We will be hearing amazing presentations on the theme of lived experiences in mental health, and talking about career goals and next steps!

Microsoft Forms

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our event is on September 3rd 2025 at The Studio in central Birmingham but there is an option for online attendance for those who would like to listen to the talks!

Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌟Registration for our PhD and ECR Research Day is now open! Click here to register and see the provisional schedule: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/deAH1HLcv2

We will be hearing amazing presentations on the theme of lived experiences in mental health, and talking about career goals and next steps!

Microsoft Forms

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌟Registration for our PhD and ECR Research Day is now open! Click here to register and see the provisional schedule: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/deAH1HLcv2

We will be hearing amazing presentations on the theme of lived experiences in mental health, and talking about career goals and next steps!

Microsoft Forms

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PSYCHLES @psychles.bsky.social · Aug 19

Delighted to be part of this great new network at Birmingham, and quietly working on putting together a psychedelics and lived experience workshop as part of its activities!

Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · May 21

👋Hi everyone!

We're the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health - an interdisciplinary network of researchers from @unibirmingham.bsky.social working on phenomenology and mental health

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · Aug 18

Happy to hear that Why Delusions Matter (Bloomsbury 2023) is a 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title! www.choice360.org/ch... #philsky #philpsy #booksky

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Ros Edwards @rosedwards.bsky.social · Aug 18

Mobile methods in social research. Watch RuthBartlett talking about walking interviews. @sadierockliffe.bsky.social on swim-along interviews. And GabrielleLynch on shared car journeys. Amazing creative researchers! Thanks @ncrm.ac.uk

Mobile Methods in Social Research

This webinar was organised by QUEST (Qualitative Expertise at Southampton) in collaboration with the National Centre for Research Methods, the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership and Work Futur

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British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · Aug 13

For the Love of Art
Call for abstracts for a 2-Day Art Workshop (13-14 November 2025) convened by the Centre for Phenomenology in South Africa.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/08/13/c...
#phenomenology #philosophy

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British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · Aug 13

Charlotte Knowles - Danielle Petherbridge - Aisling Swaine
Special Keynote Plenary: “Phenomenological Explorations of Coercive Control & Complicity”
#BSP2025UCD: ‘Lifeworlds in Crisis: Applying #Phenomenology’
27/28/29 August - Dublin
Registration Open Now
thebsp.org.uk/2025/07/18/k...

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just a reminder that the deadline to submit your abstract is this Friday, August 15th!

Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌟Our CFP is now open to all PhDs and ECRs based in and around the Midlands! So if you live or work close by and work on phenomenology, lived experience and mental health, please do submit an abstract!

Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 1

📣CFP for our launch event for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers at @unibirmingham.bsky.social

For this event, we are encouraging ECRS from any discipline to contribute a short presentation for this one-day workshop: birminghamphenomenalnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/08/anno...

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · Aug 12

Absolutely! That's definitely "around" the Midlands (broadly construed). As long as travel is not too much of an issue - unfortunately we are not able to cover travel this time.

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Dr Louise Creechan @louisecreechan.bsky.social · Aug 7

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO US!! So excited for this to be out in the world!

@annastenning.bsky.social @bergenmar.bsky.social @ainokash.bsky.social @alicehagopian.bsky.social and everyone not on BSky!

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JRK @fstopqueen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Attn: UK based #zine organisers!

If you make zines & organise zine events (fairs, workshops, talks, meet ups) & you'd be interested in talking about your experiences of it as part of this study, please do get in touch, would love to include your perspective.

#zinefair #zinefest #zineworkshop

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