The second meeting of the UK Northern Metaphysics Network will take place at the University of Leeds on the 11th and 12th of May 2026. The network aims to bring together researchers working in metaphysics across the Universities of Leeds\, Sheffield\, York\, and Durham. This two-day event will feature presentations from ten graduate speakers\, alongside two keynote lectures delivered by faculty members from our member institutions.
\nThis year's keynote speakers are Professor Heather Logue (Leeds) and Professor Matthew Tugby (Durham).
\nThere is no registration fee. To help us to accommodate numbers\, we kindly ask that you register through this form by the 5th of May 2026. To avoid waste\, please contact us if you register and later realise that you are unable to attend.
\nWhile all are welcome to attend\, we especially welcome those who are currently members of one of our member institutions. \;
\nLocation: 11-14 Blenheim Terrace.
\nTimes: 11th May: 10.30 am - 5pm
\n12th May: 10am - 4pm
\nThis event is made possible through the generous financial support of the Arts and Humanities Research Council\, the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities\, and the Centre for Theoretical Philosophy.
\nContact: Jonathon Hawkins (j.hawkins.pgr@leeds.ac.uk) \;
\nRegister using the link below.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jonathon Hawkins;CN=Helen Beebee: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T035020Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T170000 SUMMARY:Risk and Uncertainty in Ethics UID:20260429T210004Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Leeds\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 2-day workshop on risk and uncertainty in ethics\, hosted by the Centre for Aesthetic\, Moral\, and Political Philosophy (CAMP) at the University of Leeds!
\nTalks will run on the afternoon of 20th and all day on 21st May. Speakers and titles: \;
\n- Emma Curran (Oxford): Dooming and Certain Death
\n- Claire Field (Zurich): Normative Risk and the Epistemic Gap
\n- Hilary Greaves (Oxford): title tbc
\n- Aidan Penn (Fribourg): Ethics Without Epistemic Internalism
\n- Oskari Sivula and Jaakko Hirvelä\; (Helsinki): The Harm of Pure Risks
\n- Weng Kin San (LSE): title tbc
\nThis event is free and open to all. Please email n.d.makins@leeds.ac.uk to register. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Nicholas Makins;CN=Joseph Bowen: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T035020Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260610T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260611T170000 SUMMARY:Everyday Diversity Project UID:20260429T210005Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Woodhouse Lane\, Leeds\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:What happens when philosophy of mind takes everyday mental diversity seriously? The \;Everyday Diversity Project is putting on an interdisciplinary workshop \;bringing together \;philosophers\, psychologists\, and allied researchers \;to explore the conceptual and methodological implications of natural variation in human mentality. We&rsquo\;re interested not only in recognised forms of neurodiversity (e.g. autism\, ADHD)\, but also in the \;vast spectrum of differences \;in how people think\, feel\, reason\, perceive\, and experience themselves. \;
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\nSCHEDULE
\nWednesday 10th June
\n11.15-11.45 Lé\;a Salje (Leeds)
\n11.50-12.50 Raamy Majeed (Manchester)
\n1.50-2.50 Silvia Castellano (Salford)
\n3.20-4.20 Georgie Brighouse (Liverpool)
\n4.30-5.30 Giulia Martina (Nottingham)
\nThursday 11th June
\n9.30-10.30 Juha Saatsi (Leeds)
\n10.50-11.50 Max Jones (Bristol)
\n12-1 Sena Dokmeci (Salford)
\n1-3 lunch/open discussion
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\nThere is no registration fee for this event\, but if you would like to come along please let us know at everydaydiversityproject@gmail.com by 20th May. Room information will be emailed to those who have registered nearer the time.
ORGANIZER;CN=Lea Salje;CN=Heather Logue;CN=Laura Gow: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T035020Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260713T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260714T170000 SUMMARY:British Society for Ethical Theory 2026 UID:20260429T210006Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Leeds\, Leeds\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Please see the BSET website (link below) \;for a complete schedule and registration information when it is available.
\nThe registration deadline is tentative -- for now we are in the 'call for papers' phase.
\nAll welcome!
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T035020Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260827T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260828T170000 SUMMARY:Just Theorising 2026 UID:20260429T210007Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Leeds\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Main Event: \;27th \;August 2026
\nOptional \;Additional Session: \;28th \;August 2026
\nCall for participants deadline: \;Sunday 10th \;May \;23:59 GMT
\nTheme
\nMany of us theorise about groups to which we do not belong\, and about issues which seriously impact groups to which we do not belong. In this workshop we will explore questions around how this theorising should be done\, and whether/when such research should be avoided. \;
\nJust Theorising is a reading workshop on responsible and responsive philosophical research. Participants will discuss the epistemological and methodological issues surrounding theorising across social difference.
\nParticipants will discuss texts from social epistemology\, applied ethics\, and by marginalised people writing outside academia &ndash\; all \;of which suggest ways to approach (or not to approach) \;theorising across social difference. \;
\nOur aim is to improve our \;philosophical \;practice by thinking together. \;By approaching these questions collaboratively and openly\, we hope to improve the philosophical and ethical quality of \;our \;future work. \;
\nFormat
\nThis workshop involves one full day of discussions\, and an optional collaborative session the following morning. \;
\nThe main event \;will involve a series of \;reading-group-style sessions\, where participants discuss existing texts on workshop themes. \; \;
On the second day\, the organiser will be holding an optional session\, where we will design an online resource to aid others who want to investigate these issues themselves or organise similar events.
How to participate
\nBecause this workshop is discussion-based\, we are limited to 20 attendees. This means that if we have more than 20 interested \;applicants \;we will need to say &lsquo\;yes&rsquo\; \;to some applicants and &lsquo\;no&rsquo\; to others. \;We hope that we \;won&rsquo\;t \;have to turn anyone away\, but if we do\, this will be decided \;based on \;who will get the most out of the workshop \;(not \;who is the most successful philosopher!). \;Therefore\, we ask applicants to \;state \;why the workshop is appealing to them\, and how they feel it will be useful to them. \;We are looking for an honest statement of how the workshop might support your work\, we are not looking for \;competitive statements of \;academic credentials. \;
\nWe \;realise that while most participants are likely to be people \;doing \;theorising across social difference\, \;some participants might be writing on the issue of theorising across social difference \;itself. \;Therefore\, please let us know \;if \;you&rsquo\;d \;be interested in a work-in-progress session \;for this kind of research\, either as part of this event or as a future event.
\nAccess Information
\nThis event was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust\, thanks to them for funding \;an \;Early Career Research Fellowship which includes this project. This event \;revives the approach and goals of a 2018 event of the same name\, organised by Nadia Mehdi and Rosa Vince. \;Thank you to Nadia for her hard work in the original workshop.
\nOrganising team: Rosa Vince\, Alethea Choo\, Anne-Marie McCallion\, Leonie Smith
\nIf you have any questions about this workshop\, please contact Dr Rosa Vince at r.vince@leeds.ac.uk
ORGANIZER;CN=Rosa Vince;CN=Leonie Smith;CN=Anne-Marie McCallion: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR