Hayley specialises in analytic philosophy, particularly epistemology and philosophy of cognition. Her PhD thesis was on the topic of self-knowledge and how we know our own minds, using findings from contemporary cognitive science and psychology. Hayley’s currently studying law at the University of Oxford with the aim of having a future legal career.

Alex is a philosophy tutor at the University of Oxford, with research interests in phenomenology, metaphysics and philosophy of religion. His research focuses on the relationship between the passage of time, our concept of time and our concept of being: how can we account for the way in which time flows, and what does any such account tell us about the meaning of “exists”? When not thinking, reading or writing philosophy, he also enjoys reading fiction and composing music.

Kasper is a third-year doctoral student working on a range of topics in ethics and metaphysics, including population ethics, personal identity, risk, egalitarianism/prioritarianism and decision theory. He grew up in Poland but moved to the UK in 2010 to take up a scholarship at Dulwich College, London. He then received a BPhil (a masters degree) from Christ Church, Oxford, in 2016 and a BA from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 2014.

Alex specialises in Philosophy of Language, Metaphysics, Metametaphysics, Metaphilosophy, Metanormativity, Metaethics and Philosophy of Logic. He’s especially interested in the questions: “What is the relationship between language/our minds and the world?” and “Are there are any objective facts about how we should behave and what we should believe?” His PhD focuses on the idea that we live in a simulation – a central theme in philosophy. Alongside this work, Alex explores whether there are any reasons for us to act or behave one way or another and has published and spoken multiple times on related ideas.

Riana’s PhD research is on Metaethics and mental health, and how the two are related. She’s looking at how mental health conditions, such as autism, depression and anxiety, can link to different metaethical concepts. She’s working towards becoming a university academic and secondary teacher.