UCD School of Philosophy

The largest teaching and research centre for Philosophy in Ireland

UCD School of Philosophy is ranked in the Top 100 QS World University Rankings for Philosophy, and No. 1 in Ireland.

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ERC Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Philosophy

Applications are invited for a 48-month postdoctoral post. Candidates are expected to have completed a PhD in Philosophy or related humanities discipline and have prior research experience, preferably in 18th-century British moral philosophy. Closing date: 15th September 2025.

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15Sep

Postdoctoral Position: ERC Research Associate in the History of Philosophy at UCD School of Philosophy

Applications are invited from postdoctoral candidates for a temporary 48-month post of Research Associate within the School of Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland.

27Aug

Lifeworlds in Crisis: Applying Phenomenology Conference

Joint international conference: British Society for Phenomenology and UCD’s Centre for Ethics in Public Life, School of Law, and ERC Coercive In/Justice (GENCOERCTRL) project

25Aug

Conference on Passion in Action and Book Launch

A conference on the philosophy of emotion and motivation, including a book launch, organised by Professor Rowland Stout.

25–26th August 2025, Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI)

16Apr

Bridging the Divide CEPL Seminar and Workshop

Narrative Medicine and the Experiences of Women Physicians in Family Planning, Pregnancy and Early Parenthood, with Assoc Prof Margo Wilson (Memorial University, St. John’s, NL).

27Mar

Associate Professor Timothy Mooney on BBC Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time’

Timothy Mooney was an invited contributor to a recent episode of the BBC Radio 4 series ‘In Our Time’ devoted to the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty.

$Émilie Du Châtelet\'s Theoretical Philosophy in Context$ 21Mar

Émilie Du Châtelet's Theoretical Philosophy in Context

21–22 March 2025
University College Dublin
School of Philosophy
Newman Building
5th Floor, Room D520

18Mar

UCD–Harvard Workshop on Metaphysics in Early Modern Philosophy

2:00–6:00pm
Rose Room
UCD Newman House
85 St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin

30Jan

Agnes Cuming Lectures 2024/25

The UCD School Of Philosophy is delighted to announce that the Agnes Cuming speaker for 2024/25 will be Tim Crane, Professor of Philosophy and Pro-Rector at the Central European University in Vienna.

Launch of Annual Eriugena Lectures (POSTPONED)

Professor Wouter Goris from the University of Bonn will give three lectures situating the concept of ‘absolute indifference’ within Hegel’s work, German Idealism and the history of philosophy.

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