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Dr Luke Brunning

  • Position: Associate Professor in Applied Ethics
  • Areas of expertise: Philosophy of love, sex, and relationships; applied ethics; ethics; philosophy of emotion; moral psychology.
  • Email: L.Brunning1@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: IDEA Centre
  • Website: Researchgate | ORCID

Profile

I joined the University of Leeds as a Lecturer in Applied Ethics in 2022. Previously I was a Lecturer in Ethics at the University of Birmingham and a British Academy Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford. My PhD was awarded by Oxford University in 2015.

Responsibilities

  • Co-organiser of the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships

Research interests

Romantic life, the emotions, applied ethics and moral life.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • DPhil Philosophy
  • MPhil Philosophy
  • BA Philosophy

Student education

I teach on many different modules, both in PRHS and throughout the University.

Research groups and institutes

  • Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships
  • Philosophy

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>