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Calendar of events

The department runs several parallel seminar series serving our various research areas. We also organize workshops, lectures and conferences. Upcoming events presented in English are listed below. For a complete listing of all our upcoming events and our seminar series please visit our Swedish calendar page.

Also see separate pages for the Research Seminar Series in Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology, the Research Seminar Series in Philosophy, The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology and The HESSD Seminar Series.

Peter Gärdenfors: Reasoning with concepts
Wed
17
Sep
Peter Gärdenfors: Reasoning with concepts
Time 13:15 - 15:00 17 September 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Peter Gärdenfors, Lund University.

Depersonalisation and Derealisation: Philosophical and Empirical Perspectives
Thu
18
Sep
Depersonalisation and Derealisation: Philosophical and Empirical Perspectives
Time 18 September at 09:00 until 19 September at 17:30 18 September at 09:00 until 19 September at 17:30
Place HUM.J.118

Workshop. Welcome to a workshop in philosophy on the theme of depersonalisation and derealisation.

Mid-way seminar
Thu
18
Sep
Mid-way seminar
Time 13:15 - 15:00 18 September 13:15 - 15:00
Place Humlab

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Lina Sohlén.

Peter Gärdenfors
Wed
24
Sep
Peter Gärdenfors
Time 13:15 - 15:00 24 September 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Luise Mirow.

Bert Jonsson: Retroactive Tagging: The Next Level of Retrieval Practice
Tue
30
Sep
Bert Jonsson: Retroactive Tagging: The Next Level of Retrieval Practice
Time 15:15 - 16:00 30 September 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Bert Jonsson, Umeå University.

October

Marta Johansson Werkmäster
Wed
1
Oct
Marta Johansson Werkmäster
Time 13:15 - 15:00 1 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Marta Johansson Werkmäster.

Mid-way seminar
Thu
2
Oct
Mid-way seminar
Time 13:15 - 15:00 2 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Tova Olsson.

The Burman lectures 2025. Lecture 1
Wed
8
Oct
The Burman lectures 2025. Lecture 1
Time 13:15 - 15:00 8 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119, Humanities Building, Umeå University

Lecture. Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with John Macfarlane, UC Berkeley. Lecture 1.

Madelen Johansson
Thu
9
Oct
Madelen Johansson
Time 10:15 - 12:00 9 October 10:15 - 12:00
Place Hum F.134 Lingvisten

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series ideas invites you to a seminar with Madelen Johansson.

The Burman lectures 2025. Lecture 2
Thu
9
Oct
The Burman lectures 2025. Lecture 2
Time 13:15 - 15:00 9 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119, Humanities Building, Umeå University

Lecture. Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with John Macfarlane, UC Berkeley. Lecture 2.

I Flash and Thunder – The Image of God in Andreas Rhyzelius’ Brontologia (1721)
Thu
9
Oct
I Flash and Thunder – The Image of God in Andreas Rhyzelius’ Brontologia (1721)
Time 13:15 - 15:00 9 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Jonas Liliequist.

Terje Stordalen
Thu
9
Oct
Terje Stordalen
Time 13:15 - 15:00 9 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Terje Stordalen.

The Burman lectures 2025. Lecture 3
Thu
9
Oct
The Burman lectures 2025. Lecture 3
Time 13:15 - 15:00 9 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119, Humanities Building, Umeå University

Lecture. Welcome to this years Burman lectures in philosophy with John Macfarlane, UC Berkeley. Lecture 3.

Knowledge, Love, and Career: Education and Social Mobility in the 17th Century
Wed
15
Oct
Knowledge, Love, and Career: Education and Social Mobility in the 17th Century
Time 10:15 - 12:00 15 October 10:15 - 12:00
Place Hum F.134 Lingvisten

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series ideas invites you to a seminar with Pontus Folkesson, Post doc at Stockholm University.

Merel Semeijn
Wed
15
Oct
Merel Semeijn
Time 13:15 - 15:00 15 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Merel Semeijn, Groningen.

Jens Johansson and Maria Svedberg
Wed
22
Oct
Jens Johansson and Maria Svedberg
Time 13:15 - 15:00 22 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Jens Johansson and Maria Svedberg, Uppsala.

Marlene Johansson-Falck
Tue
28
Oct
Marlene Johansson-Falck
Time 15:15 - 16:00 28 October 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Marlene Johansson-Falck, Umeå University.

Peter Schulte
Wed
29
Oct
Peter Schulte
Time 13:15 - 15:00 29 October 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Peter Schulte.

November

James Turner
Wed
5
Nov
James Turner
Time 13:15 - 15:00 5 November 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with James Turner .

Work in progress in the Philosophy of Language
Mon
10
Nov
Work in progress in the Philosophy of Language
Time 09:00 - 16:30 10 November 09:00 - 16:30
Place Location will be provided later

Workshop. Welcome to a workshop on work in progress in the Philosophy of Language.

Reading seminar
Thu
13
Nov
Reading seminar
Time 10:15 - 12:00 13 November 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.C.122 - Filosofen

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series ideas invites you to a reading seminar.

Frédéric Chavel
Thu
13
Nov
Frédéric Chavel
Time 13:15 - 15:00 13 November 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Frédéric Chavel, Paris.

Andrew Peet
Wed
19
Nov
Andrew Peet
Time 13:15 - 15:00 19 November 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Andrew Peet.

Lars Nyberg
Tue
25
Nov
Lars Nyberg
Time 15:15 - 16:00 25 November 15:15 - 16:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Umeå Cognitive Science Seminar invites you to a seminar with Lars Nyberg, Umeå University.

Philosophy and cognitive science of AI
Wed
26
Nov
Philosophy and cognitive science of AI
Time 26 November at 09:00 until 28 November at 17:30 26 November at 09:00 until 28 November at 17:30
Place Location will be provided later

Workshop. Welcome to a workshop on the philosophy and cognitive science of artificial intelligence.

Iwan Williams
Wed
26
Nov
Iwan Williams
Time 13:15 - 15:00 26 November 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Iwan Williams, Copenhagen.

Article script
Thu
27
Nov
Article script
Time 10:15 - 12:00 27 November 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.F.134 Lingvisten

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series ideas invites you to a seminar with Emma Vikström.

December

Laura Delgado Verges
Wed
3
Dec
Laura Delgado Verges
Time 13:15 - 15:00 3 December 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Laura Delgado Verges, Granada.

Sociology of religion approaches to digital religion
Thu
4
Dec
Sociology of religion approaches to digital religion
Time 13:15 - 15:00 4 December 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Erika Willander.

Article script
Thu
11
Dec
Article script
Time 10:15 - 12:00 11 December 10:15 - 12:00
Place HUM.F.134 Lingvisten

Seminar. The HESSD seminar series ideas invites you to a seminar with Andreas Mårdh.

Book chapter presentation
Thu
11
Dec
Book chapter presentation
Time 13:15 - 15:00 11 December 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Anna-Pya Sjödin.

Josefine Klingspor
Wed
17
Dec
Josefine Klingspor
Time 13:15 - 15:00 17 December 13:15 - 15:00
Place HUM.H.119

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Philosophy invites you to a seminar with Josefine Klingspor, Pittsburgh.

Habeeb Ur Rehman
Thu
18
Dec
Habeeb Ur Rehman
Time 13:15 - 15:00 18 December 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a seminar with Habeeb Ur Rehman.

January

Planning seminar for the spring semester 2026
Thu
15
Jan
Planning seminar for the spring semester 2026
Time 13:15 - 15:00 15 January 13:15 - 15:00
Place Lingvisten

Seminar. The Research Seminar Series in Religious Studies and Theology invites you to a planning seminar for the spring semester 2026

Latest update: 2024-08-28