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Calendar of events in 2026

Events in 2026


Talks




  • "Expertise and Epistemic Injustice", at the Epistemic Injustice, Expertise, and Legal processes workshop, Bristol, 10 February 2026.
  • "Resources for professionals supporting people who hear voices", at the AI Psychosis, Hearing Voices and Suicidality workshop, Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health, 20 March 20206. Part of British Philosophy Fortnight 2026.
  • "Agency and the Experience of Epistemic Injustice in Dementia and Paranoia", at the Agency in AI, Mind and Mental Disorders workshop, American College of Greece, Athens, 30 March 2026.
  • "You become your diagnosis": Agency, stigma, and epistemic injustice in dementia and paranoia, Mental Interpretation and Mental Diversity Workshop, University of Granada, 25-26 May 2026.

Outreach and public engagement





Events with students and teachers

  • Masterclass with year 12 students: "In the Rabbit Hole: how conspiracy theories form and evolve", Birmingham, 28 January 2026.
  • Film Screening of Ex Machina at the Midlands Arts Centre, with panel discussion by Michael Quinn, Lucy Osler and Henry Taylor, for A-level students, 19 March 2026. Part of British Philosophy Fortnight 2026.

EPIC Summer School


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