{"id":1906,"date":"2016-12-05T09:40:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T09:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arche\/?page_id=1906"},"modified":"2022-08-16T13:48:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:48:40","slug":"studying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/arche\/studying\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying at Arch\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Arch\u00e9?<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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Arch\u00e9\u00a0is one of the world\u2019s leading centres for philosophical research and education. Our work is focused on topics in epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophical logic, metaphysics and philosophy of mind.<\/p>\n

Our goal at Arch\u00e9 is to give students an opportunity to be part of a community centred around common philosophical interests, collaborative research and a bustling schedule of activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Research at Arch\u00e9<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Arch\u00e9 currently features five\u00a0research streams<\/a>. Each stream is organised around a weekly seminar taking place during term time and various unique events, like workshops or conferences. Seminars feature a mix of invited speakers, talks by members of the stream and discussion of research articles of interest to seminar participants.<\/p>\n

To ensure that students make the most of Arch\u00e9, each student must participate in two research streams. In their primary stream, it is expected that students participate actively, either by presenting their work at least once a year or by helping organise the activities of the seminar. For the secondary stream, regular attendance is expected. Moreover, an Arch\u00e9 student typically has as their main supervisor, a member of the\u00a0Arch\u00e9 faculty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to the research streams, Arch\u00e9 members often organise discussion groups or reading groups. Recently, students have led reading groups where they focused on one book, reading from start to finish. Latest reads include Angela Davis\u2019 Women, Race and Class<\/em> and Patricia Hill Collins\u2019 Black Feminist Thought. <\/em>These reading groups are an excellent way for students to explore interests that are not covered by the research streams. Moreover, staff members often also lead discussion groups on their latest work. For instance, Professor Gillian Russell recently led a reading group on her latest book Barriers to Entailment<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Each year Arch\u00e9 organises many major\u00a0workshops and conferences<\/a>\u00a0and hosts many philosophers from around the world. This puts Arch\u00e9 students in direct and regular contact with the leading philosophers in their fields. This gives students the opportunity to meet researchers who are not based in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø all year long, whether they are professorial fellows<\/a>, research visitors or visiting speakers<\/a>. Professorial fellows are professors at other universities, hired part-time by Arch\u00e9 for a period of five years, who visit ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø for five weeks per year. They conduct numerous seminars and reading groups and can sometimes serve as a secondary supervisor for postgraduate students.<\/p>\n

By participating to the life of the centre, students will be able to learn about up-and-coming research, meet experts in their fields, as well as improve their own research by collaborating with other members. For instance, Arch\u00e9 students are able and encouraged to present their work at seminars, which enables them to gain valuable feedback from their peers, as well as senior members of staff who are not supervising them directly. This model has proved an immensely successful strategy for developing our student\u2019s interests and skills.<\/p>\n

Arch\u00e9, the Building<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Arch\u00e9 is not simply a research centre, it is also a building. Indeed, Arch\u00e9 members benefit from offices located in the Arch\u00e9 Centre, situated in College Street, at the centre of the old town of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Arch\u00e9 students are assigned to an office, often shared with other students, which enables them to be in close contact with their peers. This contributes significantly to Arch\u00e9\u2019s close and collaborative research environment.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the physical building boasts a stunning courtyard, perfect to grab lunch with other students and discuss ideas. There is also a shared kitchen\/common lounge, as well as a community garden in the making.<\/p>\n

By being physically all in the same place, Arch\u00e9 students can easily interact. Moreover, this fosters a welcoming community, where members are often found eating together or knocking on each other\u2019s doors to grab a coffee or a drink after work together.<\/p>\n

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Arch\u00e9 students eating lunch together in the Arch\u00e9 Courtyard. Six students are seen eating around a table. In the background, there are plants, and the courtyard is enclosed by a wall made of stones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other Opportunities<\/h3>\n

Each year, Arch\u00e9 organises a reading party: a week-long excursion to the Scottish countryside. There, some of the participants give talks in an idyllic setting and all go on hikes and enjoy philosophical chats. The reading party is a great way to get to know each other better.<\/p>\n

Arch\u00e9 encourages its students to participate in international exchanges: most Arch\u00e9 students spend one or two terms at another institution. In recent years students have visited ANU, NYU, OSU, UWO, Harvard and others.<\/p>\n

After their degrees are finished, many Arch\u00e9 students manage to find jobs in Academia. You can see our placement record here: placement record<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, Arch\u00e9 is part of the wider philosophy department at the University of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and our students can benefit from the entire\u00a0<\/span>faculty<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. This enables students to also benefit from the activities organised outside of Arch\u00e9 and to collaborate with many more researchers.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Student Testimonials<\/b><\/h3>\n

Nick K\u00fcspert (2020 cohort) <\/strong><\/p>\n

“One of the best places at Arch\u00e9 is its courtyard: whether it’s academic discussions, emotional support or random chit-chat you need, the courtyard delivers!”<\/p>\n

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Portrait picture of Nick K\u00fcspert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Petronella Randell (2020 cohort)<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The friends I have made working in the Arch\u00e9 building have been invaluable in alerting me to opportunities, building my confidence, and fending off the isolation that can come with life as a PhD student. In addition, the Arch\u00e9 research environment is lively and stimulating \u2013 the seminars and reading groups often inspire exciting thoughts and discussions!”<\/p>\n

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Portrait picture of Petronella Randell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Christopher Masterman (2020 cohort, Co-tutelle with the University Oslo) <\/strong><\/p>\n

“Arch\u00e9 is a fantastic, and welcoming, philosophical community. There’s always someone to have a chat with, or bounce an idea off, and, come 12 o’clock, there’s always a bunch of friendly fellow grad students enjoying lunch in the courtyard.\u00a0It’s been a privilege to be a part of it.”<\/p>\n

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Picture of Christopher Masterman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lara Jost (2019 cohort)<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Being an Arch\u00e9 student is amazing: you can learn so much from other people that you interact daily with, whether it\u2019s about the latest philosophical articles, which conferences you should apply to, or the best coffee in town. I\u2019ve had way too many philosophical debates in that courtyard and all these informal chats have greatly helped inform my work. Finally, being able to learn from the invited speakers and other members of Arch\u00e9 in the research streams has been extremely helpful and intellectually nourishing.”<\/p>\n

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Portrait picture of Lara Jost<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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