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1. Egenis, the E.S.R.C. Centre for Genomics in Society is running a
postgraduate workshop in the Philosophy of Biology on May 24th-28th
2005, "New issues in philosophy of biology - new perspectives
for philosophy of science." The teachers in the workshop
are Prof. John Dupre, Dr Staffan Mueller-Wille, Prof. Paul Griffiths
and Dr Christine Hauskeller. Only applications received
before
February 28, 2005, will be given full consideration for
funding.
http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20041214-1.html
2. The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the
University of
Cambridge (U.K.) has secured core funding in the history of medicine
from the
Wellcome Trust. The five-year enhancement award recognizes the
Department's
re-establishment as a centre of undergraduate teaching, postgraduate
training
and postdoctoral research in medical history. Funding for
studentships, research
3. The Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the
University of
Cambridge (U.K.) invites applications from candidates with interests
in all
areas of history of medicine who would like to be nominated for the
Wellcome
Trust's annual master's award and doctoral studentship
competitions. The
Department also invites applications for two doctoral studentships
funded by a
4. Call for papers, "Philosophical Perspectives on
Scientific Understanding," Thursday 25 August - Saturday 27
August, 2005, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Deadline for abstracts:
March 1st 2005.
http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20041214-4.html
5. The Southwest Colloquium in the History and Philosophy of the
Life Sciences will be held at Arizona State University on 1-2 April
2005. The topic is "Experimentation and Observation". The
keynote address will be presented by Paul Farber, OSU Distinguished
Professor of History of Science, Oregon State University. The
submission deadline for abstracts is
7 January 2004.
http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20041214-5.html
6. The Medical Museion at the University of Copenhagen invites
applications for up to 4 postdoctoral fellowships in the project
"Danish Biomedicine, 1955-2005:
8. The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University
invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in
Philosophy of Biology/Epistemology. Anticipated start date is
August 16, 2005. Deadline for completed applications is
5:00
p.m., January 17, 2005; if not filled, weekly thereafter until the
search is closed.
http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20041214-8.html
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