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This semester's Thinking on Film will be a screening of the documentary Grey Gardens with some reflections on disgust, voyeurism and decay.  Feel free to share widely, or grab yourself a (free!) ticket here: Thinking on Film Grey Gardens Exploring Disgust, Voyeurism and Perception – Fill out form Hope to see you there, Lucy

You are warmly invited to the launch of More Birds Singing, an exhibition that emerges from the Galway team's contribution to Philosophy in the Wild an international public philosophy project focused on Mary Midgley's idea of 'mixed communities. Activities  in Galway took place between the Autumn of 2025 and Spring of 2026 engaging with communities on and off campus to reflect on the relationship between attention and non-charismatic species.  The exhibition includes, multi-species poetry, community photography, philosophical materials and interactive elements.  Please join us for a launch event on 10th September at 5pm.  If you would like to bring  a class group to visit the exhibition for a guided tour, please reach out to us. 

Postgraduate workshop organised by PhD student Nicola Bozzi.  The theme of the workshop delivered by Dr Darren Chetty (UCL, UK) is P4C and the Problem of 'Reasonableness".

You are very warmly invited to the launch of this new book by Prof. Felix Ó Murchadha of the Discipline of Philosophy. It will take place on Wednesday 12th November 2025 beginning at 5:30 pm in the Hardiman Building G011. The book will be launched by William Desmond, Emeritus Professor, of Philosophy KU Leuven and visiting Professor at Villanova University. This book reveals a phenomenological metaphysics, which places it at the cutting edge of contemporary work on phenomenology. It addresses the crisis of world that is all around us as the meaning structures relating to self, nature and divinity all seem to be undermined politically and socially within the current reality of climatic, geo-political and ideology turmoil. In addressing these issues, this text argues for a renewed understanding of reason as a fidelity to world understood as faithfulness to the being and value of self, nature and divinity.

Kate Muir (women’s health expert, writer and documentary maker) in conversation with Maria Walsh MEP and Dr Richard Hull Organised by Dr Richard Hull (School of History and Philosophy) Menopause can have a significant impact on women’s health and well-being. This roundtable event will discuss perimenopause and menopause as an issue of social and medical justice, featuring Kate Muir (women's health expert, writer and documentary maker) in conversation with Maria Walsh MEP and Dr Richard Hull. It seeks to raise awareness of symptoms, experiences and treatments, with a view to suggesting ways forward for the College, University and wider society in terms of improving education and understanding, confronting prejudice; and creating a more sympathetic workplace environment. This event is part of the CASSCS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Seminar Series, 2026. All welcome. The seminar series is organised by Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley, Vice-Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the CASSCS. Any queries please contact Sarah-anne.buckley@universityofgalway.ie