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Philosophy at the University of Glasgow is thriving. Our vibrant research environment includes an active community of postgraduate students and engaged staff who are internationally recognised for their contributions to a wide range of philosophical debates.

Our staff supervise a wide range of the core areas of philosophy, including:

• epistemology
• history of analytic and early modern philosophy
• logic and philosophy of logic
• metaphysics
• philosophy of language
• philosophy of mathematics
• philosophy of mind
• political philosophy.

Current areas of research, which may transcend and cut across these core areas, include:

• autonomy in moral and political philosophy
• causation and explanation
• cognitive penetration
• distributive justice
• ethical intuitionism
• end of life ethics
• knowledge-how
• imagination
• mental qualities
• moral psychology
• pain and suffering
• philosophy of emotion
• philosophy of perception
• philosophy of virtual and augmented reality
• social choice theory
• social epistemology
• virtue ethics and epistemology.

A Doctor of Philosophy may be awarded to a student whose thesis is an original work making a significant contribution to knowledge in, or understanding of, a field of study and normally containing material worthy of publication.

Thesis Length: 70,000-100,000 words, including references, bibliography and appendices (other than documentary appendices).

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**Philosophy** is the systematic attempt to arrive at clear answers to profound questions about issues such as knowledge, life, morality, science and human nature using reason and argument.

We host reading parties for students, usually in the Highlands, and have a flourishing undergraduate Philosophy Society.

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Although there aren't a lot of jobs around for professional philosophers, philosophy degrees are a relatively popular option, with more than 2,000 students graduating in a philosophy-related subject in 2015 - a little down on previous years, but still healthy. Nearly a quarter of philosophy graduates take a postgraduate qualification, and it's a relatively common subject at both Masters and doctorate level — so if you think academic life might be for you, think ahead about how you might fund further study. For those who go into work, philosophy grads tend to go into teaching, accountancy, consulting, journalism, PR, housing, marketing, human resources and the arts while a few go into the computer industry every year, where their logical training is highly rated.

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Dr. Katharine Jenkins

I am a philosopher at the University of Glasgow, specializing in social philosophy. I joined the department as a Lecturer in July 2020 and was promoted to Reader in 2022. Before that, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Junior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. I hold a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sheffield, and a BA and MPhil in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge.

When I’m not doing philosophy (and sometimes when I am) I enjoy walking, meditation, making clothes, and playing board games. I grew up in the Lake District and I think I'll always miss the fells, but I’m having a great time exploring the Scottish hills and mountains.

My Research

My research is primarily in social philosophy, especially the ontology of social categories. I'm interested in how social categories such as races and genders exist, and how these categories are bound up with systematic injustices. I'm also interested in feminist philosophy and critical philosophy of race more broadly, and in the philosophy of sex and sexuality.

My monograph, Ontology and Oppression: Race, Gender, and Social Reality, is published by Oxford University Press. It examines the nature of social categories that are bound up with oppression, such as gender and race, and the ways in which emancipatory social movements can best respond to such categories in view of the important role they play in many people’s identities. In it, I argue that the very fact of being socially constructed as a member of a certain social group, such as the group women, can be wrongful, and, indeed, oppressive. However, I also show that identities based on these social group memberships can still be valuable. You can read more, and get the book, here

All of my research publications can be found on PhilPapers, a free online database of philosophical works. Topics I have written about include gender identity, rape myths, pornography, racial categories, and the category of disability. If you have any difficulty accessing something you want to read, please feel welcome to email me

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Public Engagement

I believe that philosophy has great potential to facilitate positive social change, and I enjoy using my research to work with organisations and the public. I have acted as a consultant for several organisations on issues including sexual violence prevention, gender equality and inclusion, and trans rights.

If you think that I could be of use to your organisation, please get in touch.

Here are some of the things I have produced for a public audience:

The Gender Recognition Act: A trans-inclusive feminist approach (PDF download)

With ruth pearce, supported by the nottingham institute for policy and engagement.

A briefing document written in 2019, making the case for a self-determination approach to gender recognition.

Can a woman have a penis? How to understand disagreements about gender recognition

The conversation.

A short opinion piece in The Conversation, on disagreements about gender recognition

A feminist case against the feminist case against trans inclusivity

Verso books.

A long-form essay on feminism and trans inclusivity (with Lorna Finlayson and Rosie Worsdale)

Woman’s Hour

Bbc radio 4.

Talking about feminist philosophy (at about 12:45):

Partnership: The Consent Coalition

From 2017-2020, I helped to found The Consent Coalition, a group of organisations within Nottinghamshire who are working together to raise awareness of the importance of consent and banish myths about rape and sexual violence.

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The first year of the full-time PhD program and the first two years of part-time focus on required core courses emphasizing nursing philosophy, conceptual frameworks, theory, and research methodologies.

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Students who enter the PhD program with a BSN can earn an MS in Nursing Science during the program following successful completion of the first year of the PhD program and the preliminary examination.

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The Nursing Science Statistics Area of Concentration requires a minimum of 14 credits of advanced statistical methods coursework above and beyond the 10 credits of statistics required for the PhD degree. Of these, two credits are fulfilled by the CSSS Seminar, and a minimum of 12 credits are fulfilled by at least four advanced statistics courses, three of which must come from the list of CSSS courses approved for the concentration.

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One advanced methodological course in nursing, political science, psychology, public health, sociology, statistics, economics, educational psychology, social welfare, and other related fields may be considered as part of the Nursing Science Statistics Area of Concentration four course requirements if it contributes to the overall coherence of the student’s program of study and is consistent with the student’s research goals.

This course would be in addition to the ten credits of statistics courses required for the PhD in nursing.

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The Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.  is a research degree. It is awarded in recognition of original scholarship and the generation of new knowledge by immersion in a topic, analysis, synthesis and creativity. When a Ph.D. is awarded, the degree carries and bestows certain rights and responsibilities that relate in large measures to serving society by exploring, shedding light upon, and resolving fundamental problems.

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Overview of Postgraduate Study In Philosophy

The Philosophy Subject of the University of Glasgow is committed to maintaining the highest standards of research excellence and an active postgraduate community. There are approximately fifty postgraduate students studying for one of our research or taught postgraduate degrees. The Subject is open and friendly, and staff are freely accessible and supportive. Postgraduate students are encouraged to exchange ideas informally amongst themselves and also with staff. They are encouraged to attend weekly talks by visiting speakers, the Philosophy, Psychology and neuroscience seminars, and workshops and conferences organised within the department. Moreover, they are expected to attend a weekly postgraduate seminarat which postgraduate students give presentations of their work.

• MSc in Philosophy : a one year taught masters degree for those with an undergraduate degree in analytic philosophy
• MSc in Philosophy of Mind and Psychology : an interdisciplinary degree taught jointly by Philosophy Psychology, with close links to the CSPE
• MLitt in Philosophy (conversion programme): a one year taught masters degree for those whose undergraduate degree did not include a substantial component devoted to philosophy as practised in the analytic tradition
• MPhil - a one year research degree
• MLitt (research) - a two year research degree
• PhD - three year research degree (five years part-time)
• PhD in Philosophy and Psychology - three year research degree (five years part-time)

These degrees can also be taken part-time. After completing an undergraduate degree the standard route is to take a taught MSc (Masters) degree and then a PhD. Entry requirements for the MLitt in Philosophy (conversion programme) include an honours degree at upper second class (2:1) level (or equivalent) in any subject. For the MSc in Philosophy we require an honours degree in philosophy at upper second class (2:1) level (or equivalent) in analytic philosophy. For the MSc in Philosophy of Mind and Psychology we require an honours degree in a relevant subject at upper second class (2:1) level (or equivalent). Entry onto the PhD requires, in addition, good results at the taught master's level.

Our department's teaching and research covers a broad area of analytic philosophy. In particular, we have research strengths in:

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• Dr Christoph Kelp
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• Professor Michael Brady
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• Professor Glen Pettigrove
• Dr Gary Kemp
• Dr Adam Rieger
• Professor Alan Weir( Emeritus)

The Subject hosts a leading international centre for research in the philosophy of mind, the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience , as well as the Forum for Quine and the History of Analytic Philosophy along with many externally funded events in (among other areas) epistemology, ethics and political philosophy, metaphysics, logic and language.

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The Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT) is a multi-disciplinary department that embraces chemistry, biology, biochemistry and biochemical engineering. In keeping with the mission of PolyU, ABCT focuses on providing high-quality education and building our strength in basic and applied research to meet the requirements of a rapidly changing society.

Please visit our website  for more information about our research areas and programmes.

Biological research within the ABCT department covers a wide spectrum, from the molecular to the cellular and to the organism levels, with the aim of tackling some of the most important and challenging issues in biological research today. A full list of our biological research areas can be found herein.

Biochemistry and Biophysics

Bioengineering

Biotechnology

Cancer Biology

Chinese Medicine

Environmental Biology

Microbiology

Molecular Biology

Molecular Pathology

Structural Biology 

Chemical research in the ABCT department is led by academics covering a wide spectrum of areas, divided into the categories listed below. The Department is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to support interdisciplinary collaborations and high-level research on topics from fundamental concepts to practical applications. 

Analytical Chemistry

Carbon Nanomaterials

Chemical Biology

Environmental Chemistry and Technology

Inorganic Chemistry

Materials Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Photochemistry and Photophysics

Polymer Chemistry

Supramolecular Chemistry

Please visit our website  for more information about our research facilities.

Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), PolyU Research Postgraduate Scholarship (PRPgS) and PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS).

Identify and invite two academics who are familiar with your academic performance and achievements. Proposed supervisor(s) from the PolyU, proposed supervisor(s) from the partner institution (if any), and persons from non-academic backgrounds are not considered appropriate academic referees. 

Provide complete and accurate information on your referees, including their email addresses under a university or an organisation, in your online application.

Compulsory – A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal.  Please click  here  to download the form.

Compulsory – Please upload all academic qualifications including Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree (if any) according to the University’s admission requirements , also refer to the ‘ Procedures – Guidelines for Submitting Supporting Documents ’ to follow the submission requirements. 

Green Energy & Carbon Neutrality

Machine Learning & Computational Physics

Nanomaterials & Micro/Nanoelectronics

Photonics, Plasmonics & Optoelectronics

Quantum Physics & Devices

Applied Optimisation and Optimal Control

Applied Statistics

Data Science

Engineering and Computational Mathematics

Financial Mathematics

Food Safety and Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance under One Health Framework

Food Sustainability

Functional Foods and Chinese Medicine

Microbiome in Nutrition and Human Health

Nutrition and Human Health: The Emergence of Precision Nutrition

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Philosophy (Conversion) MSc

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MSc - Master of Science

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This Masters is designed for students who don't already have a degree in Analytic Philosophy. It will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of analytic philosophy, including such core areas as metaphysics, ethics, social and political philosophy, the history of philosophy, philosophy of the mind and philosophy of mathematics and language. If you so wish, this Masters can provide you with a fast-track route into a PhD in Philosophy.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

If you want to do a PhD in Philosophy but don't already have a Philosophy degree, then the MSc (Conversion) will allow you to apply straight away for the PhD.

MSc (Conversion) students will be embedded in a vibrant philosophical research community. Glasgow hosts the interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience bringing together philosophers and scientists to work on the nature of the mind. The Centre has philosophy specialists not only in perceptual experience but also virtual reality, emotions and hedonics.

Philosophy is also home to one of the largest and most active epistemology research communities in the world, the COGITO Epistemology Research Centre. COGITO brings together specialists in contemporary epistemology, as well as at the intersection of epistemology with philosophy of language and mind, ethics, political philosophy and philosophy of gender and race.

We also host the Forum for Quine and the History of Analytic Philosophy, which builds on our local expertise and research links with other UK universities.

Philosophy at the University has an illustrious history of original thinkers going against the grain of orthodoxy. Its past professors include such giants of empiricism as Adam Smith and Thomas Reid.

UK fees Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

International fees Course fees for EU and international students

A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in any subject, including science, social science, arts and humanities etc.

The University of Glasgow is one of four ancient universities in Scotland, founded back in 1451. Alumni include seven Nobel Prize winners, Scotland’s First Minister and a Prime Minister, while Albert Einstein gave a seminal lecture on the theory of relativity there in 1933. The university consists of four colleges: College of Arts College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Science and Engineering College of... more

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