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Massimi, Michela
Senior Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science
Dr Massimi's research is on philosophy of science, and history and philosophy of modern physics
Research interests and publications
- For my research interests, up to date CV, and list of publications, please see my personal homepage.
Undergraduate courses 2011-12
- HPSC2003: Topics in Philosophy of Science (term 2)
- HPSC3020: Philosophy of Physics (term 2)
- HPSCM001: Research Project in STS (term 2)
- HPSCM002: Frontiers in Science & Technology Studies (term 2)
Please go to moodle or the STS module directory for further details.
Graduate teaching 2011-12
- Philosophy of Science, UCL Graduate School skill training course (term 3)
PhD supervision
I welcome PhD proposals in the areas of general philosophy of science, history and philosophy of modern physics, the intersection between history of science and early modern philosophy (especially Kant).
Administrative roles 2011-12
- Director of Research for the STS Dept.
Background
My undergraduate degree was in Philosophy (University of Rome “La Sapienza”). I received my PhD in Philosophy in 2002 (London School of Economics). From October 2002 to September 2005, I was Research Fellow in history and philosophy of science at Girton College, University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science. Before joining UCL in October 2005, I lectured on philosophy of science and philosophy of physics at the University of Cambridge (Philosophy Faculty and Physics Department, Cavendish Laboratory).
In term 1, 2009/10 I was Visiting Professor in the Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy of science.
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