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Philosophy of Science

Philosophy of Science is a research cluster in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS).

Key Staff

The cluster also includes STS Teaching Fellows, STS Research Fellows and STS postgraduate research students.

Funded Projects

Current and recently funded projects within the department are listed below, along with the names of the relevant staff involved:

• Evaluating evidence in medicine [Brendan Clarke and Phyllis Illari] (Further details at the University of Kent website)

Join the conversation: reading groups

STS staff and research students promote discussion and debate through reading groups, organised by research students and open to all staff and postgraduate students.

Occasional Papers Series

A series of papers published by the department to disseminate current research undertaken by our staff and affiliated scholars.

JBS Haldane Memorial Lectures

A regular annual lecture series held by STS in honour of JBS Haldane, a polymath in the life sciences, science communication, and science policy.

London PUS seminar series

An academic space in which to discuss the many aspects of science in public from multiple perspectives in a relaxed but rigorous environment. It is an open intercollegiate seminar concerned with the broad range of topics that fall under the headings of public understanding of science, public engagement with science, science communication, and science-in-society.

STS Work-in-Progress seminars (WIPS)

These seminars are intended as an informal venue for research students to present and discuss interesting aspects of their work. The format consists of a presentation of about thirty minutes, followed by about twenty minutes for discussion.