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Thematic workshops
Each workshop is led by one of the co-leads and pairs invited speakers with researchers and PGRs in Glasgow. All three are planned for the first half of 2027.
Modelling methods in epistemology
Led by Nicolas Côté. What can idealised models tell us about rational trust, and what can’t they? This workshop looks at modelling, simulation and robustness analysis as tools for philosophy, and at what epistemology can learn from how economists and other social scientists use models.
Trust, trustworthiness and the ethics of expert advice
Led by Emma C. Gordon. When does expert advice deserve trust, and what do experts owe the people who rely on them? This workshop focuses on medicine and public health, on monitoring trust, and on how trust can be repaired once it has broken down.
Trust transport and the generalisation of distrust
Led by J. Adam Carter. When trust in an expert grows or collapses in one domain, how should that carry over to others? This workshop takes up our trust-transport model and the questions it raises about epistemic trespassing, reverse trespass, and the way distrust spreads from one institution or field to the next.
Public talk series
A public series of about six talks, running from December 2026 to June 2027, featuring leading voices on trust and expertise from the UK and abroad. Talks are hybrid: you can come in person in Glasgow or join online. Every talk is recorded and shared openly on this site.
Flagship conference
A day-and-a-half conference in Glasgow in summer 2027 (May–July). It brings the three strands together and presents the network’s first results, with invited keynote speakers alongside the Glasgow team and early-career researchers. It closes with a session on the network’s next stage: the joint projects and collaborations it will take forward after the seed year. The main talks will be recorded and shared, with live captioning or BSL interpretation.
Taking part
Our events are free. We aim for speaker line-ups that are diverse in gender, career stage, institution and geography, and we invite early-career researchers and PGRs to speak and chair as well as to attend. A small fund helps early-career researchers and PGRs with UK travel and caring costs; details will come with each event. See Accessibility for how we’re making events accessible.