Trevor Teitel (Canada)

At Oxford I took the BPhil in philosophy. Before coming to Oxford, I did my undergraduate degree in philosophy at the University of Toronto. My main research interests are in metaphysics, philosophy of physics, and philosophy of science, though some of the questions that I work on quickly get tangled up with issues in epistemology, logic, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind.

I had a very positive experience at Oxford, due in large part to the Ertegun scholarship. In addition to the generous funding, the scholarship gave me access to a beautiful office, extremely caring staff, and an active community of like-minded students. In the second year of my degree I was able to organize a two day conference on verbal disputes at Ertegun house, which wouldn't have been possible without the Ertegun program's support. I'm so grateful to Mica and Ahmet Ertegun, and to everyone else involved with the Ertegun scholarship, for the incredible opportunity - thank you!