Month: January 2016

University of Toronto Scarborough Annual International Undergraduate Conference Call for Papers

The Association of Philosophy Students at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus is calling for papers for our annual International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference. We will be selecting four papers for presentation at this year’s conference. Presenters will be expected to facilitate a 30 minute seminar on their selected paper. (All submissions will additionally be considered for publication in the University of Toronto Scarborough’s undergraduate journal of philosophy, Noumena. Noumena is printed annually, and accepts submissions year round.)

APS uniquely offers students up to $600 in expense reimbursements if they are selected for our conference!

Our topic this year is "Philosophy of Mind" though we will consider papers on other branches of philosophy. Submissions are due February 5th at 11:59PM and we will notify those who have been selected no later than February 12th.

Please see the attached PDF for more detailed information about submission. We look forward to reading the papers!

Cheers

Stephanie Brown

President, UTSC Association of Philosophy Students

Stephanie Brown

Department of Political Science and Philosophy, University of Toronto

(905) 550 8014

https://www.facebook.com/steph.brown.560

UTSC-2016-Conference-Call-for-Papers.pdf

Public lecture | We’ll always have Paris: COP21 and the new political economy of climate change
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We’ll always have Paris:

COP21 and the new political economy of climate change
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Speaker: Michael Jacobs
Chair: Prof. Samuel Fankhauser
Time & Date: 6.30pm – 8pm, Thursday, 18 February 2016
Venue: London School of Economics and Political Science, Old Theatre, Old Building, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE

To register for this event, please click here
The lecture will be followed by a question & answer session with contributions from Dr Robert Falkner and Dr Alina Averchenkova.
The Paris Climate Change Agreement, achieved at the UN COP21 Conference in December, is the first legally-binding agreement on climate change since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. Michael Jacobs worked closely with the French Government and various international organisations in the political process leading up to the conference, having previously been adviser to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the failed UN conference in Copenhagen in 2009.
In this lecture he will explore both the causes and the consequences of the Paris Agreement. Why and how was it achieved, where Copenhagen failed? What does the Agreement actually mean? And will it work? Examining the relationships between the economics of action on climate change, the politics of climate in Europe, the US, China and elsewhere, and the complex international relations of the UN negotiations, the lecture will ask: does the Agreement mark a historic turning point in the world’s efforts to combat global warming, or merely another empty set of promises?
For further details of this event please click here
Copyright © 2016 Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, All rights reserved.

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Final Call for Papers: Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and Mind Association
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The Aristotelian Society

Final Call For Papers

The Open Session & Postgraduate Session

Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society & the Mind Association 2016

8 to 10 July 2016 at Cardiff University

*Deadline 1st February 2016*

About

The Joint Session is a three-day conference in philosophy that is held annually during the summer by the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association. It has taken place at nearly every major university across the United Kingdom and in Ireland. Since 1910, the Joint Session has grown to become the largest gathering of philosophers in the country, attracting prestigious UK and international speakers working in a broad range of philosophical areas. Inaugurated by the incoming President of the Mind Association, the Joint Session includes symposia, open and postgraduate sessions, and a range of satellite conferences.

The 90th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association will be held at Cardiff University from 8 to 10 July 2016.

This year’s local organiser is Nicholas Shackel, and the official Cardiff website can be found here.

LSE Survey on Women’s, LGBT+ issues with £200 prize draw

Hello,

I would like to ask you for help with my research by submitting a questionnaire that takes six minutes, is very smartphone friendly and gives a chance to win a £200 prize.

To see and answer the survey please find the link below:

https://lse.ut1.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_7PbKnhg7KKL6wst&RID=MLRP_0NafEHpLsflnBvn

This is part of an LSE research project on women’s rights and LGBT+ issues: by answering you will give an enormous contribution to the understanding of attitudes towards some relevant policies and political mobilisation. You will also have a chance to see a preview of the results of the survey.

Thank you very much for your help!

Best,

Roberto Sormani

STICERD and Department of Economics

LSE

r.c.sormani

LSE Promoting Potential Programme – please forward to MSc and PhD students

LSE Widening Participation aims to raise the aspiration and awareness of Higher Education among bright pupils from London state schools. LSE delivers a number of projects that encourage young people from under-represented backgrounds to aim for a university education.

I am pleased to let you know that the LSE Widening Participation team are now recruiting staff for the Promoting Potential Programme for Year 8 (age 12 – 13) boys and I would be grateful if you could please forward the information below, and documents attached, to Masters and PhD candidates in you department.

Closing date for all applications: Friday 29 January 2016

Please feel free to get in contact if you require any further information.

Best wishes

Rosie Tattersall

LSE Widening Participation

Rosie Tattersall
Widening Participation Officer

London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7852 3662
Email: r.tattersall
Web: lse.ac.uk/wideningparticipation

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The LSE Widening Participation team are now recruiting staff for the Promoting Potential Programme for Year 8 (age 12 – 13) boys. The Promoting Potential Programme comprises a three day non-residential Spring School followed by two Top Up days taking place in August and November 2016.

We are looking to recruit two Course Directors. Course Directors are responsible for the development, and some delivery, of the academic content of the Programme, in conjunction with staff from the Widening Participation Team. Additionally, Course Directors will be expected to secure LSE academics, PhD students and external speakers to enrich the programme.

We would expect successful candidates to be current or past LSE Masters or PhD candidates.

The 2016 Promoting Potential Programme will take place on the following dates:

Spring School: Monday 4 – Wednesday 6 April 2016

Top Up Day 1: Wednesday 31 August 2016

Top Up Day 2: Saturday 19 November 2016

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached. Applicants should submit a CV and one page cover letter to widening.participation

Closing date for all applications: Friday 29 January 2016

Interviews are likely to take place Tuesday 9 February 2016

Course Directors will be paid approximately £1,300 (before tax) for the full five days (Spring School and Top Up days) plus planning meeting and training session.

For further information about our programme please visit our website

www.lse.ac.uk/wideningparticipation

Best wishes,

Rosie Tattersall
LSE Widening Participation

Course Director JD_final.pdf

Course Director PS_final.pdf

MSc Funding Opportunities Available at the University of Edinburgh

New funding opportunities have been made available for study at MSc level within the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh – http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/index.php.
All funding opportunities can be searched online here – http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate.

If you have any queries regarding the programmes run within PPLS, please do not hesitate to contact us.

PPLS PGO Admissions

School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences The University of Edinburgh Dugald Stewart Building 3 Charles Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9AD

Tel No: +44 (0)131 651 3188
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/pg

Prospective Students: http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/prospective.php
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10% off postgraduate fees for former students and visitors: http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/fees-finance/discount.
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Gender and Philosophy Summer School Program

This summer the Erasmus+ “Gender and Philosophy” program will be holding it’s first summer school in Reykjavík, Iceland. The theme of the summer school is “Philosophy of the Body” and it will take place during the 23rd-27th of May. The course is aimed at graduate students with background in philosophy and the teachers will be from USA, Switzerland and Iceland. The application deadline for the summer school in Iceland is the 15th of February 2016.

“Gender and Philosophy” was established in the fall of 2015, and is a collaborative project of four Nordic Universities: Aalborg University in Denmark, the University of Iceland, the University of Jyväskylä in Finland and the University of Oslo in Norway. The project contributes to establishing a Joint Nordic Master Program in Feminist Philosophy by producing new approaches, methods and pedagogics to be implemented into the curricula of the Master’s Program. The consortium creates synergies in innovative teaching and curricula development of feminist philosophy with the goal of enhancing and deepening the potential of philosophy to tackle current problems and issues.The Program will be launched after the summer schools and run by the Universities of Iceland, Jyväskylä and Oslo, in cooperation with the Aalborg University. The Program will be designed to attract students from within and beyond the European area.​

Further information about the project, its summer schools, and the application procedure can be found at the projects website: http://www.genderandphilosophy.hi.is.

In our attempt to reach to as wide variety of students as possible it would be greatly appreciated if you could share the information about the project, and its upcoming summer school in Iceland in particular, within your University.

Many thanks for considering my request.

With best regards,
Elsa Haraldsdóttir
Project Manager
poster_gap_summerschool_2016.pdf

Counselling service – drop-in sessions and forthcoming Workshops

From: Glynn,P
Sent: 13 January 2016 09:19

Here is a list of our forthcoming workshops for this term which you may interested in promoting to your students. As you can see these workshops provide support and help with many issues, from stress management to self-esteem. The workshops do not need to be booked in advance – students can just turn up on time. All details are also available on our website:-

http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/supportServices/healthSafetyWellbeing/adviceCounselling/studentCounsellingService/Groups-and-workshops.aspx

Naturally we’ll all be doing our best to help students over the coming weeks. If you weren’t already aware of this, you might find it helpful to know that as well as our regular counselling appointments, we also offer 20 minute drop in sessions each day at 3.00 pm. These can’t be booked in advance, but are filled on a first come first served basis, and many students find this a helpful way to make contact with the service.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me.

  • How to Present with Skill and Confidence
    For PowerPoint click here.
    This workshop looks at a wide range of practical confidence-building measures to help students give presentations, including positive self talk, good vocal technique and tips for managing anxiety and stress.
    Date: Friday 15 Jaunuary 2016. Time: 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
    Location: NAB 2.14
  • Managing Depression
    For PowerPoint click here.
    Coming to LSE can be an exciting time, but also a time of challenges that can leave you vulnerable to depression. Depression and low moods are some of the most common problems presented at University Counselling Services. This workshop will look at how you can become more aware of the coping with low moods. Other topics discussed will include strategies of how to challenge unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. We will also discuss how to access on-going support to help you feel more in control.
    Date: Monday 18 January. Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm.
    Location: LRB.R505
  • How to Manage your Time Effectively
    For PowerPoint click here.
    This course will identify strategies for better time management.
    The course will also examine psychological issues and explore common difficulties with perfectionism and procrastination.
    Date: Thursday 21 January. Time: 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
    Location: PAR 1.02
  • How to Overcome Perfectionism
     For PowerPoint Handout click here.
    This workshop looks at common difficulties with excess perfectionism, and will cover a wide range of practical approaches to help you manage your studies. It will include a look at common myths and how to overcome self-defeating thinking errors.
    Date: Monday 25 January. Time: 12 noon – 1.00 pm
    Location: NAB 2.14
  • How to Overcome Procrastination
    For Powerpoint click here.
    For Questionnaire click here .
    This will look at the difficulties with procrastination, examining the negative thoughts and behaviours that inhibit students from being able to work. The workshop will examine a range of techniques and practical tips to help you deal with this.
    Date: Wednesday 10 February. Time: 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm
    Location: 32L LG.03
  • How to Sleep Well
    For handout click here.
    This workshop will look at a range of difficulties associated with sleep. It will increase your understanding of the process of sleep and explore strategies and ideas about how you might work towards achieving better sleep.
    Date    : Monday 22 February. Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
    Location: KWS 2.12
  • Raise Your Self-Esteem
    The workshop will examine ways to increase positive self-esteem, identifying thoughts, feelings and behaviours linked with your experiences. We will also discuss practical exercises and checklists to help you increase your self-esteem.
    Dates: Wednesday 24 February 11.00 am –1pm
    Wednesday 2 March 11.00 am – 1pm
    Wednesday 9 March 11.00 am – 1pm
  • How to be Mindful and Reduce Stress
    PowerPoint click here.
    This workshop will look at the use of mindfulness as an excellent way of managing stress. Mindfulness is a type of relaxation exercise which can help reduce the amount of time you spend worrying about things. The workshop will look at how you can combine this with other practical techniques to reduce stress, and better manage the pressures of being a student.
    Date: Tuesday 24 February 2016. Time: 12 noon – 1.00 pm
    Location: LRB.R.505
  • Stress Management
    This workshop from the Student Counselling Service will look at a range of practical techniques to reduce stress and better manage the pressures of being a student.
    It will include a description of an easy to use Mindfulness exercise, which can help with relaxation and reduce the amount of time spent worrying about work.
    Dates: Thursday 3rd March 11.00 – 1.00 pm
    Thursday 10th March11.00 – 1.00 pm
    Thursday 17th March 11.00 – 1.00 pm
  • End of Term Review
    (How to learn from experience: End of Term Review)
    For PowerPoint click here.
    An opportunity to review progress and anticipate future challenges. It will include discussion of practical skills to help with the challenges of the MSc programme, including stress management.
    Date: Wednesday 16 March. Time: 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
    Location: CLM 5.02
  • How to be mindful and reduce performance anxiety
    This workshop will offer mindfulness strategies to increase your calmness and help you enable improved performance.
    Date: Thursday 28 March. Time: 2.00pm – 3.00 pm
    Location: 32LG.03

Paul Glynn

Counselling Services Manager

London School of Economics and Political Science

Counselling Service, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Tel 020 7955 6953 | Email P.Glynn

http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/staff/staffCounselling/Home.aspx

lse.ac.uk/studentwellbeing

lse.ac.uk/counselling

020 7852 3627

lse.ac.uk/disabilityoffice

020 7955 7767

CFP for Pitt-CMU Grad Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

18th Annual Pitt-CMU Graduate Philosophy Conference

"Rules"

The graduate students of the University of Pittsburgh & Carnegie Mellon University invite graduate students to submit papers to our 18th annual graduate philosophy conference, on the topic of "Rules." The conference is co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the Department of History & Philosophy of Science, and the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh; and the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University.

Conference date: April 9-10, 2016 at the University of Pittsburgh

Keynote Speaker:
Edward Zalta
Senior Research Scholar
Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI)

Faculty Speaker:
John Norton
Distinguished Professor of History & Philosophy of Science
University of Pittsburgh

Submission deadline: January 22, 2016

Submission information: Submissions of high quality in any area of philosophy will be considered. This year we encourage papers focused especially on the topic of Rules. Rules play a central role in contexts as disparate as ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, game and decision theory, political philosophy, mathematical and philosophical logic, and the philosophy of language. The questions surrounding rules are just as wide ranging. What, if any, are the norms guiding ethical reasoning? What makes a good, appropriate, or fruitful rule of inference in logic? How do we analyze the rules of learning, especially in the case of induction? To what extent do linguistic practices codify rules and patterns of thought or vice versa? What are the norms of rationality and how do they relate to empirical data as well as broader epistemological concerns? This conference aims to explore rules in their many guises.

– All submissions must be prepared for blind review. The paper must have no identifying information and must include an abstract of no more than 250 words.
– Submitted papers must be no more than 4500 words in length.
– Submitted papers must be received as .doc, .docx, or .pdf files by January 22, 2016.
– Accepted papers will be announced in mid-February 2016.

Paper submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pitthpscmu18.
Further information: http://www.hss.cmu.edu/philosophy/pitt-cmu-gradconference/
Questions: PittCMUConference2016

University of Toronto Scarborough Association of Philosophy Students Call For Papers

The Association of Philosophy Students at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus is calling for papers for our annual International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference. We will be selecting four papers for presentation at this year’s conference. Presenters will be expected to facilitate a 30 minute seminar on their selected paper. (All submissions will additionally be considered for publication in the University of Toronto Scarborough’s undergraduate journal of philosophy, Noumena. Noumena is printed annually, and accepts submissions year round.)

APS uniquely offers students up to $600 in expense reimbursements if they are selected for our conference!

Our topic this year is "Philosophy of Mind" though we will consider papers on other branches of philosophy. Submissions are due February 5th at 11:59PM and we will notify those who have been selected no later than February 12th.

Please see the attached PDF for more detailed information about submission. We look forward to reading the papers!

Cheers

Stephanie Brown

President, UTSC Association of Philosophy Students

UTSC-2016-Conference-Call-for-Papers.pdf