Leading researchers and enthusiastic teachers
High levels of student satisfaction with teaching
"a fantastic intellectual environment" (PhD student)
"The Department is very friendly - you really get to know your tutors."
Dynamic student-run Philosophy Society
"The teaching staff are brilliant" (MA student)
96% of Department's work judged to be of 'international quality' (2014)
Department of Philosophy
Welcome
"Welcome to the Philosophy department at the University of York. Our excellence in teaching and research is here to help you reach your personal goals. The research produced by the department is judged to be overwhelmingly of “international quality” (96%) and this is matched by our excellence in teaching. We were delighted that we were ranked 13th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2019."
Professor Alan Thomas
Head of Department
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
The University holds a Gold Teaching Excellence Framework award, showing that we deliver consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for our students.
