Question 1

2020

Accepted Answer

What is a Question and why does it matter. Royal Institute of Philosophy Public Lecture Series. Scheduled for 28 Feb 2020.

Question 2

2019

Accepted Answer

‘What is a Question’ an interview for the ‘Choose To Be Curious’ podcast with Lynn Borton at Arlington Independent Media. Listen to the 30 minute interview here!
 
Question First. Training and consultancy for Royal Zoological Society Scotland.
 
Question First. Training workshops for the Moray House School of Education JESIE summer school for visiting Chinese students.
 
Question First. Training and consultancy for Scottish Opera.
 
The Art of Questioning – Four part column for The Philosopher: A Public Philosophy Journal.

Question 3

2018

Accepted Answer

What is a Question – Short piece for The Philosopher’s Magazine.
 
Questioning the Questions – Short piece for The Philosopher: A Public Philosophy Journal.
 
Download the PDF here.

Question 4

2017

Accepted Answer

)Ongoing) OPEN-Scotland.com – I coordinate OPEN Scotland: An Online Philosophy and Education Network for Scotland. The network aims to provide access to training, resources, events and an online community for anyone interested in promoting the quality and quantity of philosophy in Scottish schools and communities. The network has been supported by Knowledge Exchange and Impact Grants from the University of Edinburgh and the Eidyn Research Centre.
 
Curiosity Forest – Public presentation as part of the European Commission’s Explorathon Night.

Question 5

2016

Accepted Answer

‘How are the children’ and ‘What is Justice’ engagement events – Participated as a postdoctoral fellow in outreach events organised by the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing, in collaboration with Oklahoma City based organisations SALLT and Thriving Cities.
 
Philosophy in Schools – Philosophy sessions with 11-13 year-olds, conducted at Firrhill Secondary School, Edinburgh.

Question 6

2014

Accepted Answer

Philosophy ThinkTank – A philosophical public engagement event hosted by the University of Edinburgh. Watch the presentation here.
 
Children’s University – A workshop introducing primary school children to philosophical ideas and methods, held in collaboration with the Children’s University Trust at Stoneyhill Primary School in Edinburgh.
 
Philosophy in the Playground – An interactive philosophy workshop for parents with young children, run by the University of Edinburgh’s Eidyn Research Centre at Summerhall Arts Centre in Edinburgh.

Question 7

2013

Accepted Answer

Three-Minute Thesis Competition – An international public engagement competition for PhD students in all disciplines in which I was the University of Edinburgh’s second place finalist. Watch the presentation here.
 
‘Create a Philosophy TimeTree’ – An interactive philosophy workshop for undergraduates, designed and run for Innovative Learning Week at the University of Edinburgh.
 
Contributing author for 1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think. Quintessence Publishing.

Question 8

2012

Accepted Answer

Philosophy in Schools Training – Stage 1 of the Philosophy Foundation’s philosophy in schools training.
 
‘Timelining Session’ – An interactive philosophy workshop for undergraduates, designed and run for Innovative Learning Week at the University of Edinburgh.

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