Mind Association

The Mind Association invites expressions of interest in the role of Editors for the quarterly journal, MIND, with handover planned for the summer of 2025.

Our preference is for two Editors working in equal partnership, though we will consider other proposals. Editors working in partnership do not need to be based in the same institution. At this initial stage we just need the names and institutions of proposed Editors.

Initial expressions of interest should be made by email to the Director, Professor Jonathan Webber, at mindassoc@gmail.com by 30th June. If the proposal is for a partnership, it should be sent by one of the proposed Editors and cc in the other one(s).

Thereafter, applicants will be invited to submit a proposal. This will need to include the names of any co-editors, associate editors, or reviews editor, along with a description of institutional arrangements and a budget outline. We will send applicants further information about current editorial and operational arrangements at this stage.

Two proposals will be taken forward to the final stage, which will involve providing a more detailed explanation of the proposed editorial team, process, and expenditure.

The Association will consider all terms proposed by applicants. We expect to provide funds suitable to cover support for the Editors (for example, teaching buyout) and the editorial team.

Potential applicants may wish to note that the journal operates through ScholarOne online submissions and is published by Oxford University Press.

The successful applicants will be offered a training period with the current Editors.

The Mind Association wishes to share details of the upcoming event ‘What Good Is Philosophy? – A Benefit Conference for Ukraine’, for which Quassim Cassam (Warwick), Mind Vice-President from July 2022 and President from July 2023, is a keynote speaker.

The conference will be produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, and it will be broadcast around the world on their YouTube channel on 17-19 March 2023. It can also be streamed here:

https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/kma-conference

‘What Good Is Philosophy? – A Benefit Conference for Ukraine’ aims to raise the funds required to establish a Centre for Civic Engagement at Kyiv Mohyla Academy. This Centre will provide support for academic and civic institutions in Ukraine to counteract the destabilizing impact that Russia’s invasion has had on Ukrainian higher education and civilian life. By assisting Ukrainian students and scholars today, this Centre will also help pave the way for a vibrant and engaged post-war Ukraine.

This benefit conference is designed to provide individual academics, members of the public, colleges and universities, professional associations, charitable foundations, and private companies with a way to support students, scholars, and civic institutions in Ukraine.

The Executive Committee of the Mind Association would like to acknowledge the generosity of the late Granville Frederick Langly-Smith. His legacy gift will help the Association in its continuing mission to support and promote research in philosophy.

On behalf of the Mind Association, the Executive offers its condolences to the bereaved.

The deadline for applications is Monday 1st November 2021.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Wednesday 1 December 2021.

For full details head to our Conference Grants page.

Members of the Mind Association Executive Committee and the Editors of MIND were deeply saddened to learn that Katherine Hawley, Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews, has died. Katherine was a valued elected member of the Executive from 2013 to 2015, and was an invited symposiast at the 2019 Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association. She was recently asked to be a future President of the Mind Association but, unfortunately, had to decline due to her ill health. Members of the Executive recall Katherine’s contributions to its discussions – always level-headed, always authoritative, and always delivered in good humour. While holding a distinguished standing within the profession, Katherine was a person in whose company it was very easy to feel at ease. She will be missed.

As a tribute to Katherine’s contributions to the Mind Association and to the philosophical community more generally MIND are pleased to make available the articles that she published in the journal. Links to the articles can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/mind/pages/honoring-katherine-hawley

Meeting date: Wednesday 7th July

The annual general meeting of the Mind Association is open to all members of the Mind Association. The AGM ordinarily takes place at the Joint Session. Due to the ongoing health crisis, the 2021 AGM will be held online from 10am on Wednesday 7th July. If you would like to receive an invitation to attend and / or copies of the Director’s and Treasurer’s reports, please contact the Association’s administrator in advance at mindassoc@gmail.com.

Deadline for applications: Thursday 15 April 2021

The Analysis Trust and the Mind Association each propose to award a studentship equal to the full-time maintenance grant for an Arts and Humanities Research Council postgraduate studentship for the year 2021-2022 (ie £15,609). These grants are designed to support a promising philosopher who does not have other means of support (e.g. a doctoral stipend, or employment as a lecturer or research fellow), and to enable them to conduct their own programme of research. The grant is solely for maintenance and support of research, and not institutional overheads, and cannot be combined with other similar academic employment.

Candidates for the studentships should, at the time of taking up the award, have completed at least three and no more than five years of full-time research, or the part-time equivalent. Candidates may make a case for circumstances that exempt them from these eligibility criteria. They should propose to spend the year pursuing research at a university in the UK or Republic of Ireland. This may, but need not, be the university where they have conducted their doctoral studies. The research should be on a subject which falls under the concerns of the journals Analysis and Mind, for example (but not exclusively) metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, logic, philosophy of science, and the history of philosophy. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have recently completed a Ph.D. or be very close to completion.

An application for the studentship should be made by email to Professor Ben Colburn (analysistrust.secretary@oup.com), secretary to the joint committee. It should consist of a CV, a statement of proposed research of not more than 500 words, and an official letter offering facilities in the department in which the candidate proposes to hold the studentship (this should at least consist in access to computers, the library and research seminars in the department). Applicants should also ensure that two references are sent to Professor Colburn (at the address above) by the deadline for applications: Thursday 15 April 2021.

Short-listed candidates will be invited to submit some written work of up to 8,000 words in mid-May. The Secretary of the joint committee will communicate the results of the competition in late June.

The Mind Association and the Analysis Trust are delighted to announce the winners of their Studentship competition for 2020-21. Mind Studentships are awarded to James Laing and James Openshaw. James Laing will be based at the University of York, working on interpersonal self-consciousness; James Openshaw will be at the University of Warwick, working on objectual memory. The Analysis Committee has awarded the Analysis Studentship to Leonie Smith, for a project on epistemic harm and reparations, hosted by the University of Manchester.”

Meeting date: Friday 10th July

The annual general meeting of the Mind Association is open to all members of the Mind Association. The AGM ordinarily takes place at the Joint Session. This year it will be held online from 1pm on Friday 10th July. If you would like to receive an invitation to attend and / or copies of the Director’s and Treasurer’s reports, please contact the Association’s administrator in advance at mindassoc@gmail.com.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 31 March 2020

The Analysis Trust and the Mind Association each propose to award a studentship equal to the full-time maintenance grant for an Arts and Humanities Research Council postgraduate studentship for the year 2020-2021 (ie £15,285). These studentships are designed to support a promising philosopher who does not have other means of support (e.g. a temporary or permanent lectureship or a research fellowship) and to enable them to conduct full-time research. The funds are solely for maintenance and support of research, and not institutional overheads.

Candidates for the studentship should, at the time of taking up the award, have completed at least three and no more than five years of full-time research, or the part-time equivalent. Candidates may make a case for circumstances that exempt them from these eligibility criteria. They should propose to spend the year pursuing research at a university in the UK or Republic of Ireland. This may, but need not, be the university where they have conducted their doctoral studies. The research should be on a subject which falls under the concerns of the journals Analysis and Mind, for example (but not exclusively) metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, logic, philosophy of science, and the history of philosophy. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have recently completed a Ph.D. or be very close to completion, and have a CV which would make them a strong contender for a Junior Research Fellowship or similar appointment.

An application for the studentship should be made by email to Professor Ben Colburn (analysistrust.secretary@oup.com), secretary to the joint committee. It should consist of a CV, a statement of proposed research of not more than 500 words, and an official letter offering facilities in the department in which the candidate proposes to hold the studentship (this should at least consist in access to computers, the library and research seminars in the department). Applicants should also ensure that two references are sent to Professor Colburn (at the address above) by the deadline for applications: Tuesday 31 March 2020.

Short-listed candidates will be invited to submit some written work of up to 8,000 words in early May. The Secretary of the joint committee will communicate the results of the competition to successful applicants in late June.

Please visit the page for further details of how to apply: Research studentships 2018/19.