Research and innovation

A diverse, lively and supportive research environment

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Our research

The School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science is committed to world-class research. With around 50 research-active staff and almost 100 PhD students, we have a diverse, lively, and mutually supportive community of researchers. We are committed to the international development of our disciplines.

We invest in all our researchers so that they produce work of the highest quality at the cutting edge of our disciplines. Staff publish books and articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited collections, have significant responsibilities in national and international research bodies, editorial boards, and international research groups. We have a strong record of obtaining research grants to support our research activities, nurture our international connections and foster the next generation of researchers.

We regularly welcome visiting researchers from across the world and have a programme of multiple regular research seminars, which are open for all to attend.

Research themes

Our research falls into three overarching fields:

Philosophy

Exploring fundamental questions about the world, and our relation to it and to each other in thought, feeling, and action.

Impact and engagement

Our subjects bring benefits to non-academic groups and organisations through outstanding research and collaboration.

Building on existing areas of strength to create a broad-based impact and innovation culture that underpins our academic activities allows our academics to identify the wider benefits of their work and the potential for collaborative working, whatever the subject.

The School actively seeks to nurture high-quality and innovative research and public engagement that tackles issues of local, national and global importance as the key to successful and sustainable impact.

Research projects

Our research projects stem from collaboration with the global academic community and a wide range of organisations of all sizes from across the world.

Explore our past and present research output