03 June 2020 Internet access is a necessity not a luxury – it should be a basic right Commentary by Dr Merten Reglitz
28 May 2020 Track, trace and contain – but don't keep our data: Ethical and legal worries of the NHSX App On Thursday 7th May the Government rolled out its Covid-19 Contact Tracing App, however if government want to hold our data we need more clarity.
21 May 2020 Doctors without 'Disorders': Is it normal or pathological to fear COVID-19 and its effects? As part of Mental Health Awareness Week we asked Professor Lisa Bortolotti her opinion.
14 May 2020 Five books to read in times of crisis and contemplation The University of Birmingham Philosophy Department shares 5 reading recommendations for times of crisis and contemplation.
30 April 2020 Why we need more than 'following the science' to make the best decisions in the COVID-19 crisis On the 25th April the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, put out a statement on Covid19, and the basics of democratic governance.
28 April 2020 Contractualism Dr Jussi Suikkanen's new book Contractualism is published by Cambridge University Press on 27th of April 2020.
06 March 2020 Funding success for Professor Lisa Bortolotti Professor Bortolotti will be co-investigator in a one-year project entitled, "Agency, Social Identity & Justice in Mental Health: A Collaboration with Young People, Clinicians & Academics"
19 February 2020 Time Travel: Probability and Impossibility Dr Nikk Effingham's new book published by Oxford University Press.
12 February 2020 The Nature of Contingency Professor Alastair Wilson's new book on quantum metaphysics published by Oxford University Press.
31 January 2020 Talks by Lisa Bortolotti this term Professor Bortolotti will be giving talks in Germany and Denmark
20 January 2020 #EverydayLookism campaign at Anti Diet Riot Festival This weekend (19 January 2020) Professor Heather Widdows joined a panel of influencers to discuss 'the politics of ugliness' at Anti Diet Riot Fest.
14 January 2020 Metalogic and the Overgeneration Argument Paper by Dr Salvatore Florio, Birmingham Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, selected for OUP's Best of Philosophy 2019 collection.
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.