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24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Kinds of Intelligence. Exploring the nature of intelligence through the study of machines, humans and other animals. Computers outperform humans on many tasks, but it is unclear whether

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. In the Shadow of the Tree: The Diagrammatics of Relatedness as Scientific, Scholarly and Popular Practice. In the Shadow of the Tree: The Diagrammatics of Relatedness as Scientific,

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. pixl_20240601_182639_16-2.png. Title Text:. Crossing the Minch. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Study History and Philosophy of Science. Library and Museum. Research.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. From Collection to Cultivation: Historical Perspectives on Crop Diversity and Food Security. From Collection to Cultivation: Historical Perspectives on Crop Diversity and Food Security.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Teaching Officers. University Assistant Professor. History of medicine and the life sciences since 1800. Professor Anna Alexandrova. Professor in Philosophy of Science. MPhil Manager (HPSM

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Research Fellows and Teaching Associates. Honorary Senior Research Fellow. Histories of 20th and 21st century sciences and technology, especially biology and biotechnology. Teaching

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Statement on recording of lectures. Statement of Policy on the Recording of Lectures, 2023–24. Department approach. Within the Department of History and Philosophy of Science there is

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. On the origins of Cambridge HPS: A 50th anniversary reflection. Joshua Nall, August 2022. On 1 August 1972, the University of Cambridge welcomed a new department: History and Philosophy

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Registration exercise and annual reviews. First year registration exercise. New PhD students are required to complete a formal PhD registration exercise before the end of the Easter Term

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. BSHS Postgraduate Conference 2005. The annual British Society for the History of Science Postgraduate Conference took place in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science on 5–7

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. BBS options. Why do people believe what physicians, engineers or scientists say? Is science universally true, or has it developed in different ways in different cultures? How can we

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part IB timetable. Course manager: Matt Farr. Lectures in Lent and Easter Terms 2024 are held in Arts School Lecture Theatre A. Michaelmas Term. Natural Philosophy (History of Science).

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Supervising PhD students. As part of the requirements set by funding bodies, all supervisors are expected to undertake training on the expectations, roles and responsibilities of graduate

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Cristian Larroulet Philippi. PhD student and Junior Research Fellow at Gonville & Caius. College: St Edmund's. Supervisor: Anna Alexandrova and Jacob Stegenga. Research topics:

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Midsummer Garden Party. The Department held a garden party in the Botanic Garden on 21 June 2013 to mark Eleanor Robson leaving and John Forrester stepping down as Head of Department.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Modern Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Minor Subject 114 in Part II Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). Part of the BBS Major SubjectPaper manager: Salim Al-Gailani. Lectures are

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part II Paper 5: Epistemology and Metaphysics of Science. Paper manager: Matt Farr. Also offered as an optional paper in Part IIB of the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos (HSPS)

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Privacy and cookie policies. Privacy. When you visit any of the websites within the University of Cambridge domain we collect certain information about you for service and security reasons

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Career management for contract research and teaching staff. Research staff on fixed-term contracts now form the largest staff group in the University of Cambridge; the Department has in

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. HPS Discussion email list. HPS Discussion, the Department's email list, is used for disseminating news of lectures, seminars, conferences and other events of interest to the HPS community.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Ethics of Medicine. This paper is part of the BBS Major Subject History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine. Lectures are held in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Financial policy. All staff members making purchasing decisions, or committing expenditure on behalf of the Department, must read the University Financial Procedures Manual and be

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part II Paper 4: Philosophy and Scientific Practice. Paper manager: Tom McClelland. Also offered as an optional paper in Part II of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos (PBS).

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part II Paper 3: Modern Medicine and Life Sciences. Paper manager: Salim Al-Gailani. Lectures are held in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Michaelmas Term. Science in

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Consent for recording online teaching. Where online teaching is to be recorded, students taking part in the session have the right to opt out of being recorded. If it is a blended session

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part III and MPhil timetable. Part III Manager: Richard Staley. MPhil Managers: Anna Alexandrova, Charu Singh. Part III and MPhil Lectures and Seminars. The HPSM MPhil/HPS Part III

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Information for new staff. Welcome to the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. We hope that you will feel welcome and settle quickly in to your new role. This section provides

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Your supervisor and advisor. Supervisor. As a new PhD student, you will be assigned a supervisor, who is responsible for guiding your studies. You are, however, expected to have the

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. The PhD thesis. The doctoral thesis should contain material of sufficient originality to merit publication. The original material should be adequate to form a substantial basis of a

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Generation to Reproduction. Reproduction – making new organisms – is constantly in the news. The field has wide scope, from 'designer babies' to the environmental impacts of

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Nader El-Bizri. Affiliated Scholar. Professor Nader El-Bizri is an Affiliated Scholar with the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and an

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Digitising Philippine Flora. is an interdisciplinary collaborative project between the Cambridge University Herbarium and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, with team

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Early Medicine. Minor Subject 113 in Part II Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). Part of the BBS Major Subject History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine. Specified Subject 11

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. 50th Anniversary Celebration. An event marking the 50th anniversary of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science was held on 13–14 July 2023. Watch recordings of the 50th

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. REF 2021. Success in REF 2021 for Cambridge's Department of History and Philosophy of Science, and the Faculty of Philosophy. The University of Cambridge's Department of History and

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. About the course. Part IB History and Philosophy of Science offers a wide-ranging overview of the nature of science and its place in society. The course explores the historical,

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Examination. The oral examination ('viva'). After each examiner has made a full independent report on the thesis, the examiners will contact you to arrange an oral examination. Normally,

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Submitting your thesis. When to submit. Your PhD thesis cannot normally be submitted until you have been registered for eight complete terms and must be submitted by the end of your

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Philosophy of Science and Medicine. This paper is part of the BBS Major Subject History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine. Lectures are held in the Department of History and

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. About the course. The MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine is a nine-month course that starts in October each year. The course is conducted by means of supervisions and

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Natural History in the Age of Revolutions, 1776–1848. Natural History in the Age of Revolutions, 1776–1848' is a collaborative, interdisciplinary project based in the Department of

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Distribution of Part II marks. Year. First. Upper Second. Lower Second. Third. Deserved Honours. Total. Option A. Option B. 2023. 9. 16. 1. —. —. 26. 22. 4. 2022. 12. 24. 1. —. —.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Libraries and readings. Each lecture course has associated with it some items of reading. One aim of the lectures and supervisions is to make this reading accessible by explaining the

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Introducing History and Philosophy of Science. Technology, medicine and the sciences shape and dominate much of modern life. Many get specialist training in these fields. Even more people

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. History of Medicine Seminars. Seminars, supported by Wellcome, are on Tuesdays from 5.00 to 6.30pm in Seminar Room 1 unless otherwise stated. All welcome! Early Science and Medicine.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part II Paper 6: Ethics and Politics of Science, Technology and Medicine. Paper manager: Stephen John. Also offered as an optional paper in Part IIB of the Human, Social and Political

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Why study HPS at Cambridge? History and philosophy of science offer powerful approaches to interpreting knowledge. The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh. PhD student. College: St Edmund's. Supervisor: Dániel Margócsy, Simon Schaffer (advisor). Thesis title: Globalising China: Jesuits, Eurasian Exchanges, and

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part II Paper 2: Sciences and Empires. Paper manager: Charu Singh. Lectures are held in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Michaelmas Term. Physical Sciences, Empire and

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part II dissertation seminars. Seminars are held in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Lent Term. Part II Dissertation Seminar. Thu 2pm (weeks 5–8). Wed 2pm (weeks