Postgraduate exchanges and visits: study philosophy around the world!
Joint-PhD with University of Singapore
It is possible for prospective research students to do a joint PhD, involving the Department of Philosophy at King's and the philosophy department at our partner institution the National University of Singapore. Aside from the cultural exchange, this programme allows PhD students access to a broader range of specialisms than would be available from either institution alone.
There are funding opportunities available from the Graduate School especially to support this unique programme.
Interested applicants should contact Dr Maria Alvarez (our PhD admissions tutor) to discuss the programme.
Links and exchange possibilities
The Department of Philosophy at King's College London has strong links with the philosophy departments at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cornell University, Monash University, University of Hamburg, University of Würzburg and University of Milan.
These reciprocal arrangements allow for students to spend a period of time studying at one of these host institutions. There is also funding available to support exchange visits to certain of the College's international partner institutions.
Applying
Those interested in applying for these opportunities should contact:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Cornell University
Professor David Papineau
(NB See here for details of the Norman Malcolm fellowship which supports the exchange programme with Cornell)
University of Hamburg
Professor Mark Textor
University of Würzburg
Professor Peter Adamson
University of Milan
Professor Maria Rosa Antognazza
University of Hong Kong and the National University of Singapore
Dr Raphael Woolf
Past Student Exchanges
Michael Withey to Cornell
In conjunction with the Cornell department King's runs the Norman Malcolm Fellowship. This pays for a King's research student to spend a semester at Cornell every other year, and for a Cornell student to come to King's in the intervening years.
Michael Withey from King's is spending the first semester of 2010-11 in Cornell as this year's Malcom Fellow.
Leandro di Brasi to Chapel Hill
Our PhD student Leandro di Brasi has been awarded a King's Partnership grant to support a visit to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for September 2010.
Zach Abrahams from Cornell to King's
Zach Abrahams who is doing a PhD at Cornell in metaphysics and the philosophy of language spent the academic year 2009-10 at King's on the Norman Malcolm Fellowship.
Michael Campbell to Singapore and Monash
Our PhD student Michael Campbell was awarded a King's Partnership grant of £1500 to visit the National University of Singapore and Monash University in the autumn semester of 2009.
Siu-Fan Lee to Hong Kong and Monash
In 2008-09, one of our recent PhD graduates, Siu-Fan Lee, was awarded a King's Partnership grant to travel to Hong Kong and Monash Universities. She presented seminars in Hong Kong and Monash and had the opportunity to meet a number of philosophers in her field while visiting these Departments.
Tyron Goldschmidt to Chapel Hill
In 2008-09 the UNC department offered a one-year studentship for a King's PhD student to visit Chapel Hill. This was awarded to Tyron Goldschmidt.
Thomas Raleigh to Cornell
In 2008-09 Thomas Raleigh, one of our final-year PhD students, spent the Spring Semester in Cornell on the Norman Malcolm Fellowship.
Chris Cowie to Chapel Hill
In 2008, King's made funds available for a short visit to Chapel Hill by Chris Cowie, one of our MPhilStud students, who was awarded £1500 to spend a month there.