27 July 2022 ‘Fake news’ poses corrosive existential threat to democracy - study Influence of fake news is undermining public trust in democratic institutions, regardless of whether people believe it or not, new research finds.
06 June 2022 Loneliness and mental health This public event on loneliness and mental health, was sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy. Videos of the three talks are now available.
31 May 2022 Evil, Suffering and Hope - Art and Poetry Exhibition: Call for Submissions Are you an artist or poet interested in the philosophical problem of evil? The Global Philosophy of Religion project seeks submissions for a December exhibition
31 May 2022 Prestigious postdoctoral position for Eugenia Lancellotta Eugenia successfully completed her PhD at Birmingham in October 2021, and has just been appointed to a postdoctoral position in Italy.
10 May 2022 Irrational beliefs, the optimism bias, and mental health Professor Lisa Bortolotti interviewed in episode 15 of the Sassi Talks podcast.
07 April 2022 The Future of Delusions: A Discussion with Lisa Bortolotti Lisa Bortolotti has been interviewed by Owen Bennett-Jones on her research exploring delusions for the New Books Network.
06 April 2022 Birmingham 72nd in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law remains amongst the best performing research-intensive universities in the world, according to the 2022 QS World Rankings.
15 February 2022 Jack Gosling: My Five Favourite Things About Studying Philosophy at Birmingham Current student Jack discusses his favourite things about studying Philosophy at Birmingham
14 February 2022 How could the Big Bang arise from nothing? Professor Al Wilson writes for The Conversation
01 February 2022 Really? NOrWAY Kirsty, BA Philosophy, Religion and Ethics student, explored the breath-taking Norwegian landscape, travelling to Oslo for her year abroad.
24 January 2022 Lisa Bortolotti on conspiracy theories Lisa Bortolotti has been interviewed by Shayla Love for the Vice on the differences between beliefs in conspiracy theories and delusions in psychosis.
Sustainability and environments How we are exploring issues of climate through the arts, humanities and law.
Birmingham ranked in top 70 in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law is placed 67th in the Times Higher Education 2022 rankings, making it one of the best places for study and research in this field globally.