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UCL has one of the largest philosophy departments in the UK, with research strengths in many areas.

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You can also find a list of our staff, by area of specialisation, on the Research page. Here, they are listed alphabetically.

Academic permanent staff

  • Dr Shai Agmon: Political Philosophy
  • Dr Simona Aimar: Ancient Philosophy, Metaphysics, Semantics
  • Dr Clara Bradley: Philosophy of Science / Philosophy of Physics
  • Prof Tim Button: Philosophy of Language, Logic, Mathematics, Metaphysics
  • Dr Sam Carter: Philosophy of Language, Epistemology, Logic
  • Dr Giulia Cavaliere: Applied Ethics, Feminist Theory, Political Philosophy.
  • Dr Colin Chamberlain: 17th- and 18th-century European Philosophy
  • Dr Andreas Ditter: Metaphysics, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Language
  • Prof Peter Fritz: Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language.
  • Dr Ulrike Heuer: Philosophy of Action, Ethics
  • Dr Joe Horton: Ethics, Political Philosophy
  • Prof John Hyman: Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Art, Epistemology, Ethics, Wittgenstein
  • Prof Mark Eli Kalderon: Ancient philosophy (Aristotle & Empedocles), Philosophy of Perception, Philosophy of Colour
  • Dr Fiona Leigh: Ancient Philosophy (particularly Plato’s metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind)
  • Dr Rory Madden: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind
  • Prof Véronique Munoz-Dardé: Ethics, Political Philosophy, Rawls, Rousseau
  • Prof Lucy O’Brien: Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Emotion, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind
  • Dr Rory Phillips: German Idealism, Philosophy of Religion
  • Dr Pavel Reichl: German Idealism and Latin-American Philosophy
  • Prof Daniel Rothschild: Philosophy of Language, Linguistic Semantics
  • Dr Robert Simpson: Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy, Social Epistemology
  • Prof Tom Stern: Aesthetics, 19th-century German Philosophy
  • Dr Han van Wietmarschen: Epistemology, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy
  • Prof James Wilson: Normative Ethics, Public Health Ethics, Philosophy of Public Policy
  • Prof José Zalabardo: Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophical Semantics, Wittgenstein

Research fellows

  • Dr Jonathan Gingerich: ERC / UKRI Research Fellow
  • Dr Tom Ralston: Jacobsen Fellow (University of London)
  • Dr Oliver Spinney: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Leora Sung: Society of Applied Philosophy Postdoctoral Fellow 

Associate Lecturers

  • Dr Seb Bishop (Political Philosophy)
  • Dr James Brown (Ethics and Metaethics)
  • Dr Florent Dumont (Metaphysics)
  • Dr Ariel Melamedoff (History of Metaphysics, Mind, and Epistemology)
  • Dr Will Moorfoot (Metaphysics and Epistemology)
  • Dr Zoe Walker (Ethics, Aesthetics, and Mind)

Affiliated academic staff

  • Dr Richard Breheny (Div of Psychology & Lang Sciences)
  • Prof Robyn Carston (Div of Psychology & Lang Sciences)
  • Prof Sarah Edwards (Dept of Science & Technology Studies)
  • Prof Jeffrey Howard (Dept of Political Science)
  • Dr Nathan Klinedinst (Div of Psychology & Lang Sciences)
  • Prof George Letsas (Faculty of Laws)
  • Dr Saladin D Meckled-Garcia (Dept of Political Science)
  • Prof David J Pym (Department of Computer Science and Institute of Philosophy, University of London)
  • Prof Mary C. Rawlinson (Institute of Advanced Studies)
  • Prof Philip Schofield (Faculty of Laws)
  • Prof Yasutada Sudo (Div of Psychology & Lang Sciences)
  • Prof John Vorhaus (UCL Institute of Education)

Honorary and Emeritus

  • Prof Rachel Barney (Visiting Professor)
  • Prof Malcolm Budd (Emeritus Grote Professor)
  • Prof Timothy Clarke (Honorary Senior Lecturer)
  • Dr Nilanjan Das (Honorary Associate Professor)
  • Dr Donald Franklin (Honorary Research Fellow)
  • Prof Sebastian Gardner: (Emeritus Professor)
  • Prof Marcus Giaquinto (Honorary Emeritus)
  • Dr Nils Kürbis (Honorary Research Fellow)
  • Prof Michael Martin (Honorary Professor)
  • Dr Allison Murphy (Honorary Lecturer)
  • Dr Sarah Richmond (Honorary Associate Professor)
  • Dr Barry Stocker (Honorary Senior Research Associate)
  • Dr Arnold Zuboff (Honorary Senior Research Associate)


Administrative 

The Department Office is located in room 101 of 19 Gordon Square and is open for student enquiries 10am to 12 midday and 2 to 4pm.

Department Manager
Amarjit Sagoo
a.sagoo@ucl.ac.uk

Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate)
Richard Edwards
r.edwards@ucl.ac.uk

Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator (Undergraduate)
Daniela Dyson
daniela.dyson@ucl.ac.uk

BA Teaching and Learning Administrators
Angel Chan & Iye Turay
philosophy@ucl.ac.uk

BA Student Adviser
Karthik Sundaram
k.sundaram@ucl.ac.uk

  • Head of Department: Dr Joe Horton
  • Departmental Tutors:
    • Undergraduate Yr 1 tutor: Dr Rory Madden
    • Undergraduate Yr 2 tutor: Dr Clara Bradley
    • Undergraduate final year tutor: Dr Sam Carter
    • MA tutor: Dr Rory Phillips
    • MPhil Stud tutor: Dr Andreas Ditter
    • PhD tutor: Professor Mark Eli Kalderon
  • Admissions Tutors:
    • Undergraduate admissions: Dr Giulia Cavaliere
    • MA admissions: Dr Rory Phillips
    • Graduate research students (MPhil Stud; PhD): Prof José Zalabardo
  • Director of Education / Director of Programmes (except Philosophy & Computer Science): Prof John Hyman
  • Director of Philosophy & Computer Science Programmes: Prof Daniel Rothschild
  • Careers officer: Dr Ulrike Heuer (Term 1 Dr Han van Wietmarschen)
  • Chair of Departmental Teaching Committee: Dr Rory Madden
  • EDI Lead: Prof Lucy O'Brien
  • Head of Quality / Chair of Examiners: Prof Peter Fritz
  • Head of Student Engagement: Dr Clara Bradley
  • Co-chair of Staff Student Consultative Committee: Dr Clara Bradley
  • Outreach / Widening Participation Officer: Dr Sam Carter
  • Placement Coordinator (PGR Students): Dr Fiona Leigh
  • E-Learning Champion: Richard Edwards
  • NSS Liaison Officer: Daniela Dyson
  • Green Champion: TBC

  • Shai Agmon - Tuesdays, 11.30 - 1.30 (room 3.3 in Torrington Place, 33-35)
  • Simona Aimar - by appointment
  • Seb Bishop -  Fridays, 1-3 pm (B08 - 16-18 Gordon Sq)
  • Clara Bradley - Mondays 2-3pm (302 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • James Brown - Fridays 2-4pm (G01 - 18 Gordon Sq)
  • Sam Carter - by appointment
  • Giuli Cavaliere - Thursdays 3 to 4 pm & by appointment (404 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • Andreas Ditter - Tuesdays 11am – 12pm (B07 - 18 Gordon Sq)
  • Florent Dumont - Wednesdays 11am-12pm (B06 - 18 Gordon Sq)
  • Peter Fritz - Mondays 2-3pm (401 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • Ulrike Heuer - Mondays, 4:30-5:30pm (B01 – 19 Gordon Square)
  • Joe Horton - by appointment
  • John Hyman - Mondays, 16.00-18.00 (202 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • Mark Kalderon - Tuesdays 2-3pm (B02 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • Fiona Leigh - Wednesdays 11am - 1pm (2.1: 33-35 Torrington Pl)
  • Rory Madden - Tuesdays 2pm - (401 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • Ariel Melamedoff - TBC (B06 - 18 Gordon Sq)
  • Will Moorfoot - PHIL0003:  2pm-3pm on Mondays & PHIL00143: 1pm - 2pm on Mondays
    (B08: 16-18 Gordon Square)
  • Véronique Munoz-Dardé - Thursdays, 2-3pm (G02 – 19 Gordon Square)
  • Lucy O'Brien - Wednesdays 1-3pm (302 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • Rory Phillips -Thursday 12-1 & Friday 2-3 - (G04 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • Pavel Reichl - Thursday 2-3pm (B02 - 19 Gordon Sq)
  • Daniel Rothschild - Tuesdays 11:30-1:30 (301 – 19 Gordon Square)
  • Robert Simpson - Mondays 3-5pm (332 Foster Court)
  • Tom Stern - Tuesdays 2.30-3.30pm (3.1A: 33-35 Torrington Pl)
  • Zoe Walker - Fridays 11am-1pm (Room 532, Taviton Street 14-16)
  • James Wilson - Mondays 16.00 - 17.00 & Fridays 15.00 - 16.00 (201 – 19 Gordon Square)
  • Jose Zalabardo - Wednesdays 1-3pm (201 - 19 Gordon Sq)

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