Research impact

The Department of Philosophy at St Andrews is committed to making its research count, generating a wide range of impact and engagement activities. Some representative highlights are shown here.

Highlights

CEPPA chat series

Prominent philosophers talk about their work in a series of video chats

The Ethics Cup

An annual tournament for secondary school students to debate ethical issues through collaborative discussion.

Philosophy in schools

A project to increase and support the role of philosophy in nursery, primary and secondary education.

Students at a Philosophy research conference

The scope and demandingness of ethics

Influencing beliefs and behaviours beyond academia on matters concerning the scope and demandingness of ethics.

A banner at a demonstration reading

Trust and disagreement in the public sphere

The Department's research on trust, distrust, trustworthiness, and disagreement has influenced public debates in the UK and abroad.