Earlier this year, Deputy Director of Education, Dr Alberto Giubilini, gave a talk at the Centre for Personalised Medicine. The talk is now available to watch online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdgK... #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters

The Uehiro Oxford Institute is seeking a new Director. Candidates must showcase strong strategic and people leadership skills as well as vision. A candidate pack and information on how to apply can be found at Minerva Search (link below). Closing date: noon Wed 2 Sept 2026. #WeAreHiring #Ethics

Bitesize Ethics is back! Join us on Wednesdays for free, #online ethics classes exploring 'Life, death and difficult decisions', 24 Jun-12 Aug. No prior knowledge required, all welcome. Register: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth... @oxmedhum.bsky.social #bitesize #ethics #FreeEducation #life

We're pleased to welcome our visiting student, Reem Ayad, who is visiting the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab at the UOI. Her research examines how relational contexts shape moral evaluations of AI agents. #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters

Register now to join online for Miranda Fricker's Uehiro Lectures - the first in the series takes place 1st June, 4:30pm, at the HB Allen Centre, Oxford: shorturl.at/G6KKA Prof. Fricker will be discussing her concepts of 'Communicative Blaming' and minimalistic blame in the first lecture.

This Friday 22nd May, UOI Deputy Director of Education Alberto Giubilini will give a keynote talk on AI and language. To attend, write to humanities@torch.ox.ac.uk #Ethics #PracticalEthics #AIEthics #AI

Annual Uehiro Lectures with Prof Miranda Fricker (Julius Silver Professor, NYU). The series 'Moral Pressures: Bending Time, Shaping Wills' will take place on June 1, 3 and 8, 4:30-6:15. All welcome: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/2026-lecture... #ethics #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters #MirandaFricker

We're pleased to welcome Dr Borgar Jølstad, who is visiting us from Norway (University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital.) During his visit, he will conduct research on how to value procreative interventions such as IVF. #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters

Trinity term is here, and we are happy to welcome our visiting students for the term! Swipe to learn more about our wonderful visiting students, researching medical innovations, legal systems, moral enhancement and public health policies - amongst other things. #Ethics #Practicalethics

We're pleased to welcome Noor Jaser, a visiting doctoral researcher from KU Leuven, Belgium. Noor is conducting research on prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy for Muslims in Belgium. #ethics #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters

We're delighted to welcome our new Institute Manager, Dr Mark Butler. Mark will be supporting the Institute Director and academic leadership with operations, governance, and professional services. Welcome to Uehiro, Mark! #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters

What do young people actually think about the risks of generative AI—and how can their experiences help make AI safer? Join the webinar to find out: April 21st, 4:30pm BST. #AIsafety #youngresearchers #ethics

We're delighted to welcome Dr Kartik Upadhyaya, who is joining the UOI as as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, working on the Oxford Martin Programme on Decarceration. #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters #Decarceration

🏆Congratulations to our superb #PERC 2026 finalists, who competed in a full day of debates in Oxford. The top spot was claimed by The Royal Latin School. 2nd place went to Westminster School, 3rd to Highgate School & 4th to Varndean College. We are very #proud of all the teams! #PhilosophyMatters

🏆We can now share the Uehiro Essay Prize results! Undergrad winner: Zineb Zbirou Yatta (University of Warwick) Grad winner: Adam Hudson (LSE) Runners up: Ethan Beri and Clodagh Commane (University of Oxford) Huge congratulations to our finalists! #PhilosophyMatters #ethics #prize #Congratulations

We're pleased to announce the finalists of the #EssayPrize, and to invite you to the Final event where they will be presenting their entries. When: 17th March 2026, 5:30pm Where: HB Allen Centre Register for the event here: shorturl.at/IhLKW #ethics #practicalethics #Philosophymatters

In the lead up to the @thebpa.bsky.social #PhilosophyFortnight we were proud to announce #DARCA – a freely available online tool to help establish the moral case for the restitution of cultural objects. Access DARCA here: darca.uehiro.ox.ac.uk

he Uehiro Oxford Institute is delighted to reveal the results of this year's Essay Prize competition. First up, we have the Highly Commended essays - free to read on our blog: blog.uehiro.ox.ac.uk #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters

This two-day workshop brings together Mexican and UK scholars and practitioners to ask a fundamental question—what, if anything, makes for good euthanasia legislation.

We're pleased to welcome Dr Koji Tachibana, who is visiting us from Chiba University, Japan. During his time at the UOI, he aims to advance his research on virtue ethics and space ethics. #Ethics #PracticalEthics

In this new podcast UOI's Dominic Wilkinson is joined by Zainab Nur (Hidden Voices) & @briandavidearp.bsky.social (Nat. Uni. of Singapore) to discuss #FemaleCircumcision - as part of the Antitheses project 'Engaging with disagreement, polarisation and uncertainty'. Watch: youtu.be/UiQBmaa-Iz4?...

We're pleased to welcome Iley Paul Frohlich, a visiting student from the University of Freiburg, Germany. Iley's research interests are in trans and posthumanism, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of technology, and bioethics. #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters

A new blog post by Dr Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert explores the increasing use of AI-driven chatbots for therapy. Read the full post at shorturl.at./64s4z #Ethics #PracticalEthics #AIethics

We're pleased to welcome Joost Mollen, who is joining us as a postdoctoral research fellow starting this week. Joost's research interests are in applied philosophy, the ethics of technology, and research ethics. At the UOI, Joost is joining the Ethics of Predictive Technologies team. #ethics

We're pleased to welcome Dr Federico Bina, who has started as a postdoctoral research fellow for the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab at the UOI. We're looking forward to working with you, Federico! #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters

On Jan 23rd, UOI Research Fellow Madeline G. Reinecke @mgreinecke.bsky.social appeared on the @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social #VerifiedLive programme, where she discussed the UK Government's consultation on a social media ban for those under 16. #PhilosophyMatters #Ethics #PracticalEthics

We're pleased to welcome the 2026 cohort of visiting BMedSc (Hons) students, who have come all the way from Monash University. Over the course of two terms, they will pursue in-depth research in medical ethics, under the supervision of staff from the Uehiro Oxford Institute and Monash University.

We're pleased to welcome Dr Aidan Runagall-McNaul, who is joining us as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab. #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters #moralpsychology

We're pleased to welcome Dr Kim Leontiev, joining us as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Ethics of Predictive Technologies. #Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters #PredictiveTechnology

A warm welcome to Til Eyinck, who is visiting the UOI from the Cologne Centre for Contemporary Epistemology and the Kantian tradition. At the UOI, he will be working on understanding folklore and cultural heritage from a philosophical point of view. #ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters