Grand Challenges
The Grand Challenges is an invitation for you to be part of The Human Mind Project. Join us in identifying the ten key questions to be tackled through new interdisciplinary research.
Public Consultation
The Grand Challenges is an invitation for you to be part of The Human Mind Project. Join us in identifying ten key questions to be tackled through new interdisciplinary research. Our Grand Challenge questions will be used to explore new opportunities for research and new styles of interdisciplinary funding. Take part in our Grand Challenges by answering the questions below.
a) ‘What important questions about the mind do you think are answered by your current research projects or programmes?’
b) ‘What new questions about the mind do you think are raised by your research results?’
Please submit your Grand Challenge questions below. Think creatively about your answers, putting aside questions of cost. We want to know where you think the future of research on the mind could take us.
The Future of Research
What is the future of research on the mind? Take a look at our range of themes above and add your thoughts to our forums.
9 December 2016
Talking across Emotional Divides
Thomas Dixon talks to Anna Hopkins about the Centre’s latest project Living with Feeling, and building productive research relationships between the humanities and sciences.
20 July 2016 
Is your research project a start-up?
Mattia Gallotti, Research Fellow in Philosophy and Project Manager of The Human Mind Project, reflects on his career, philosophy and the skills of facilitating an exciting research project.
6 July 2016 
Are emotions ‘embodied’ mental states?
Giovanna Colombetti, Associate Professor at Exeter University, talks to us about philosophy, emotion and finding your feet in interdisciplinary research.
The Grand Challenges Forums
What is the human mind?
Is there such a thing as moral progress?
Is the self a work of fiction?
Does science tell the full story?
Memory, identity and time
