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School News

• Mini-course: Etienne Balibar, Professor Emeritus at Paris X Nanterre, and Distinguisehd Professor in the School of Humanities at the University of California, Irvine - 24, 25 & 26 May 2010
• Melvyn Bragg 'In Our Time' BBC Radio Four, broadcast, 29 October 2009, featuring Béatrice Han-Pile with philosophers A. C. Grayling and Chris Janaway.  Also available on the BBC website at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/index.shtml
• Essex Autonomy Project: Major AHRC Grant awarded to  Philosophy at Essex
  
• RAE Results: Philosophy at Essex in the top ten research departments in the UK
  
• NSS results: Essex philosophy students gave the us a score of 100% for overall satisfaction with the quality of their courses in the 08/09 National Student Survey.  It also received the top score of 100% for:
  • Staff are good at explaining things
  • Staff are enthusiastic about what they teach
  • The course is intellectually stimulating
  • The course is well organised and is running smoothly
  • The Library resources and services are good enough for my needs
    
  This once again places Philosophy at Essex second in the national league table for Philosophy in the UK. 
  
• Graduate Conference, May 2011
  
• Dotun Adebayo Alumnus of the Year 2008
  
• Professor Mark Sacks
  
• Philosophy Café, June/July 2008, at Loofer's, Colchester
• Junior Research Fellowships
  
• BA Philosophy with a year abroad (from October 2007)
  
• Research Degree with a taught component (from 2006/07)
  
• Transcendental Philosophy and Naturalism: a 3-year, AHRB-funded research project
  
• Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy
  
• Philosophy Houses Michel Haar Archive

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Social Functions

Philosophy holds a number of social functions during the year, sometimes specifically for undergraduates, but usually for both its undergraduate and graduate students. This gives undergraduate students, particularly those in their third year, the opportunity to meet with some of our students taking higher degrees (MA/PhD). Our graduates are always willing to offer advice, from a student's point of view, to anyone interested in going on to do further study, whether at Essex or elsewhere. Please check your handbook for more information on these events.