Supporting Philosophy, Theology,
Please note that as of the 1st of August 2011 the Subject Centre for PRS entered a 5 month transition phase prior to its closure on the 31st of December 2011. Most pages on this website are no longer being updated, apart from resources from the last academic year's activities.
Philosophy
Philosophy teaching is diverse and rich in the UK, in both the content and the form of its delivery. The resources of this website are designed to support this diversity of disciplines and the range of teaching methods that make up philosophy in higher education institutions today, from traditional small groups teaching and lecturing to web-based discussion and distance learning. We are continually developing and sponsoring new materials and discussion on this website and for our peer-reviewed journal, Discourse, and other publications. The Subject Centre is committed to supporting the flourishing of philosophy in the UK. A full list of philosophy departments is available.
Events
The Subject Centre has a programme of workshops that can be tailored to the needs of departments:
Other events:
A level above? Progression to Undergraduate Studies in Philosophy 
Conference: St Anne's College, Oxford, 2nd July 2009 to 3rd July 2009
This conference provided an opportunity for academics, school teachers, exam boards and policy-makers to consider ways to enhance students' progression in philosophical education, with a particular focus on the transition from school or further education (including A Level, Highers, International Baccalaureate and Access courses) to undergraduate level study of Philosophy in the UK.
Resources
Keith Crome, Rebecca Elleray, Nigel Hems and Jonathan Hunt
Discourse Volume 7 Number 2
This article discusses a project that aimed to determine the effectiveness of various pedagogic measures (introduced in Manchester Metropolitan University Philosophy Department) through a quantitative analysis of student performance in assessements.
Ethics, Enterprise and Employability
Simon Robinson, Paul Dowson and Alison Price
Discourse Volume 7 Number 2
This article explores the challenge provided by the three core areas of employability, enterprise and ethics within the existing Higher Education curriculum. It details the work undertaken by Leeds Metropolitan University, in partnership with two HEFCE Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)—the IDEA CETL (hosted at University of Leeds) and the Leeds Met CETL Institute for Enterprise—as part of a funded project for the Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies.