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24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. History of Medicine. History of Medicine. The Department of History and Philosophy of Science is a major centre for research, teaching and public engagement in history of medicine. The

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Applying for research grants and post-doctoral fellowships. HPS has internal mechanisms for scrutinising research grant applications that enable us to work quickly and efficiently. All

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part IB. The Part IB course in 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. Stephen John. Hatton Lecturer in the Philosophy of Public Health. I am a Senior Lecturer, with research and teaching interests in a variety of topics at the intersection of philosophy of

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part II students' guide. Part II students' guide. These pages contain information for students taking the NST Part II course in History and Philosophy of Science. For an introduction to

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Becoming an Affiliate. Process. Submit an application to your sponsor (a member of staff in HPS). The sponsor forwards the application form (if they accept it) to

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. The Many Births of the Test-Tube Baby. Born following in vitro fertilization in Oldham, near Manchester in 1978, Louise Brown made global news. Some five million children later, she won

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Frequently asked questions. On this page:. Applying. When should I apply? We will accept applications from 3 September 2024 for admission in October 2025. The deadline for applications is

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Charu Singh. University Assistant Professor in Non-Western History of the Sciences. I am an Assistant Professor in Non-Western History of the Sciences Before 1900. Trained as a historian

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Referencing. When writing essays and dissertations, correct and consistent referencing is an important way to avoid accusations of plagiarism and ensure that people reading your work can

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Making Climate History. Making Climate History. Two centuries after the emergence of steam technologies and 170 years after initial suggestions that the atmosphere keeps Earth warm,

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. How to find the Department. The Department of History and Philosophy of Science is on Free School Lane. This is in the centre of Cambridge, between Pembroke Street and Bene't Street. The

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Frequently asked questions. When can I study History and Philosophy of Science? Natural Sciences Tripos: You can choose HPS as one of your three Part IB subjects and then as your

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part II timetable. Part II. Course manager: Dániel Margócsy. are held in the first half of Michaelmas Term. Research methods seminars are held in Michaelmas Term. Writing support

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Jacob Stegenga. Professor of Philosophy of Science. Jacob Stegenga is a Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He has published

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. The Vesalius Census. The Vesalius Census provides a world-wide descriptive census of the first major illustrated atlas of anatomy. We are documenting every known surviving copy of the

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Podcasts. A selection of podcasts featuring members of the Department. Nick Hopwood, 'History is Always Happening Now', Made the Same Way. 17 February 2023. Nick Hopwood appears on a

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Routes into History and Philosophy of Science. Part IB. Natural Sciences Tripos (NST): We welcome everyone who wants to take HPS Part IB. At the present time there is no upper limit;

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. BBS Part II timetable. BBS Part II. Options for students taking the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) course in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos. Part II students' guide: BBS

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Simon Schaffer. Professor of History of Science. Simon Schaffer was trained in natural sciences and history & philosophy of science at the University of Cambridge and Harvard University.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. The Lost Museums of Cambridge Science, 1865–1936. 1 March 2016 to 31 August 2019. This Leverhulme and Newton Trust funded project examines the practices of collecting, display and

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Guidelines for departmental activities. Certain types of scholarly activities of core staff and affiliates of the Department require advance notification and approval by the Head of

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part III. The Department's Part III course is conducted by means of supervisions and seminars. Students are also encouraged to attend some of the wide range of relevant lectures offered

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Complaints. Difficulties can usually be resolved informally. Students who have a complaint about supervision or any other aspect of teaching should do the following:. Speak to your

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Peter Lipton. Professor Peter Lipton died suddenly of natural causes on the evening of Sunday 25 November 2007. His funeral was held on 28 November 2007, and a memorial service was held

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Histories of Artificial Intelligence: A Genealogy of Power. The University of Cambridge is hosting a Mellon Sawyer Seminar entitled 'Histories of AI: A Genealogy of Power' from May 2020

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Welfare. The information and links on this page have been gathered together to provide staff and students with a one-stop-shop for all matters concerned with welfare. On this page you

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Part III students' guide. Part III students' guide. These pages contain information for students taking the NST Part III course in History and Philosophy of Science. For an introduction

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Jia Yu. PhD student. College: Lucy Cavendish. Supervisor: Mary Brazelton, Jim Secord (advisor). Thesis topic: Early twentieth century periodicals and natural histories in modern China.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Philosophy of Science in Cambridge. Philosophy of Science. Cambridge has a long tradition of seminal work in the philosophy of science, stretching back as far as William Whewell in the

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Working with human participants: ethical approval and data protection. If you are planning to collect data from human participants (for example, by conducting interviews or administering

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Examiners' reports. Introduction to examiners' reports. Please note that all undergraduate submitted work and examination scripts are marked anonymously; in fact all HPS examinations are

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Lauren Kassell. Professor of History of Science and Medicine. Fellow of Pembroke College. On leave from September 2021 to hold the Chair in History of Science at the European University

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. From Hansa to Lufthansa: Transportation Technologies and the Mobility of Knowledge in Germanic Lands and Beyond, 1300–2018. How do you get from one end of the globe to the other, and

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Social media guidance. Please take care when using social media. The University respects privacy and is committed to the principle of freedom of speech and expression. It understands that

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Matt Farr. Associate Teaching Professor in Philosophy of Physics. Matt Farr is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department. Before joining the University of Cambridge, Matt was a

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Advice. Advice. In this section:. Some basic strategies to help demystify the process of writing. Answering an exam question – what to do and what to avoid. Learning strategies and exam

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Investigating Fake Scientific Instruments in the Whipple Museum Collection. Since its foundation in 1951 the Department's Whipple Museum has pioneered research into fake scientific

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Philippa Carter. University Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine and Health before 1800. Philippa Carter is a historian of early modern Europe and the Atlantic world (c.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Student representation. Monitoring Committee. The Monitoring Committee is a forum for discussion of matters directly affecting students. The Department finds that obtaining feedback from

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Medical Publishers, Obscenity Law and the Business of Sexual Knowledge in Victorian Britain. Britain's production of books on all branches of medicine, including volumes that described

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Niall Roe. PhD student. College: Fitzwilliam. Supervisor: Hasok Chang. Thesis topic: Pragmatism and the growth of concepts. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Study History

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Use of Turnitin UK. This page explains how the text-matching software Turnitin UK is used by the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. It also explains the implications for

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. The Darwin Correspondence Project. The Darwin Correspondence Project was an independently funded research team, jointly managed by Cambridge University Library and the American Council of

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Daniel Ott. PhD student. College: Trinity Hall. Supervisor: Marta Halina. Thesis topic: Nosology of chronic pain: technological innovation catalyzing novel disease categorization.

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Computing information. IT facilities in and around the Department. Whipple Library. There are eight PCs in the Whipple Library, including three with full access to Microsoft Office

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Tools in Materials Research. The science of materials has contributed to changes in our civilization as pervasive as they are profound. The ways we travel, communicate, build buildings,

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Helen Anne Curry. Honorary Senior Research Fellow. I’m the Kranzberg Professor in the History of Technology in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Tech. I research and teach

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Timetable for Easter Term 2024. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. 9am. 10am. 11am. 12noon. 1pm. 2pm. 3pm. 4pm. 5pm. Weeks 1–3:. IB: Philosophy of Biology. Week 4:. IB:

24 Jun 2024: Search site. Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Industrial Patronage and the Cold War University. Why did industry and academia develop a closer financial relationship during the Cold War? Historians have provided one compelling answer