Nancy Cartwright (philosophy of science, physics & social science), who is roughly two-thirds time at the London School of Economics, and her former student Julian Reiss (philosophy of science and social science), currently Associate Professor of Philosophy at Erasmus University, have accepted appointments at the University of Durham, where they will work together to run a new center for "Knowledge, Culture and the Public Good." Cartwright will be half-time at Durham (she is leaving LSE altogether) and Reiss full-time. These hires are likely to push the Durham department into the ranks of the top 15 UK programs.
UPDATE: Just to be clear, Professor Cartwright will continue to teach every Winter Quarter in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, which she has done for many years now. She will also continue to supervise PhD students there throughout the year. The new Durham appointment only replaces her LSE appointment.
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