11th Annual National Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics

The Annual National Uehiro Oxford Prize in Practical Ethics is now OPEN for entries from all graduate and undergraduate students (full and part-time) enrolled at any UK university, in any subject.

  • Entry is by submitting an essay of up to 2000 words on any topic relevant to practical ethics.  
  • To enter, please submit your written papers by 23:00 Sunday 2nd February 2025 to admin@uehiro.ox.ac.uk. Finalists will be notified during the week commencing 24th February 2025 of selection.
  • Two undergraduate papers and two graduate papers will be shortlisted from those submitted to go forward to a public presentation and discussion, where the winner of each category will be selected.  
  • The public presentation will take place on Tuesday 18th March, from 17:30. Please save this presentation date, as you will need to attend if selected as a finalist.
  • The winner from each category will receive a prize of £500, and the runner up £200. Revised versions of the two winning essays will be considered for publication in the Journal of Practical Ethics. 

If you have a question that is not answered by the information on these pages, please email: admin@uehiro.ox.ac.uk