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Dr Laura D鈥橭limpio

Dr Laura D鈥橭limpio

Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education
College of Social Sciences Director of Postgraduate Research

Dr Laura D’Olimpio is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education and CoSS PGR Director at the University 麻豆精选, UK. A philosopher interested in aesthetics, ethics and philosophy in schools, prior to taking up this position in 2019, Laura was Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at The University of Notre Dame Australia.

Her published books include Philosophy of Education(forthcoming ...

Dr Jane Gatley

Dr Jane Gatley

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow

Jane is a postdoctoral fellow funded by the ESRC working on the case for teaching philosophy in schools. This work is a development of her PhD research, and will include publishing a monograph based on my thesis called ‘Why Teach Philosophy in Schools: the case for philosophy on the curriculum’.

Her research falls under the heading of ‘philosophy of education’. She ...

Professor Michael Hand

Professor Michael Hand

Professor of Philosophy of Education

Michael Hand is Professor of Philosophy of Education and Director of Postgraduate Research in the School of Education. He is Vice-Chair of the , Series Editor of  and Co-Editor of the . He is Adjunct Professor at the .

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Professor Ben Kotzee

Professor Ben Kotzee

Professor of Philosophy of Education
Deputy Director (Training) Midlands Graduate School ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership

Ben Kotzee is a Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University 麻豆精选. He works on topics in the philosophy of education and focuses on applying insights from contemporary epistemology to questions regarding intellectual development. He also has research interests in professional ethics and in professional education. Ben Kotzee is the editor of the journal Theory and Research ...

Professor Kristj谩n Kristj谩nsson

Professor Kristj谩n Kristj谩nsson

Professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics
Deputy Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues

Kristján Kristjánsson’s research orientation can best be summed up as that of Aristotle-inspired philosophical scrutiny of theories in educational psychology and values education, with special emphasis on the notions of character and virtuous emotions. He has written extensively on themes in general education, moral education, educational psychology, moral philosophy and ...

Professor Andrew Peterson

Professor of Character and Citizenship Education

Andrew Peterson is Professor of Character and Citizenship Education at the . In broad terms his research focuses on the relationship between character and citizenship education, particularly the nature of civic virtues. His research has also focused on a number of themes connected to character and citizenship education, including global citizenship ...

Dr Ruth Wareham

Dr Ruth Wareham

Lecturer in Philosophy of Education

Dr Ruth Wareham is a Lecturer in Philosophy of Education who joined the School of Education in September 2021. Prior to that, she was Education Campaigns Manager for , where she continues to work as an Education Policy Researcher.   

Ruth’s primary research interests sit at the intersection between religion and education and she previously worked as a ...