Established in 1957 at the University of Leeds. We are a group of researchers exploring the development and meanings of science, technology and medicine.https://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mumtjqjgtm2xRoyal Society’s prestigious award to Prof. Greg Radick Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture | Royal Society Professor Gregory Radick at the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Centre for History & Philosophy of Science) at the University of Leeds has been awarded the… https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/royal-societys-prestigious-award-to-prof-greg-radick/03 Sep 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumtjqjgtm2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3msg4mqwii22oNew special issue of OSIRIS out, on Histories of Science and Childhood, co-edited by Leeds' @emyang.bsky.social https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/osiris-special-issue/06 Aug 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg4mqwii22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mr34drpmuc2rLooking forward to seeing everyone for this tomorrow https://sites.google.com/view/bsps2026/home #bspsleeds202620 Jul 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr34drpmuc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mp44rji2gc2hNow with extended cfp deadline: July 31st [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp44rji2gc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mnrgfntwr22fCFP: Global Childhood (s) and Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Leeds 16-18 November. Keynote by Dr Sebastián Gil-Riañ. Deadline for submissions June 22nd https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/cfp-global-childhoods-and-histories-of-science-technology-and-medicine/08 Jun 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrgfntwr22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mnrac53h2c2bAnother exciting event coming up at the Leeds centre for HPS in July https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/workshop-on-emily-adlams-saving-science-from-quantum-mechanics/08 Jun 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrac53h2c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mncnj3chpx2qWorkshop: Alternative Historical Paths for the Biological Sciences 11 July 2026, Leeds The Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds will be hosting a workshop on “Alternative Historical Paths for the Biological Sciences” on 11 July 2026. Funding for travel grants of… https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/workshop-alternative-historical-paths-for-the-biological-sciences/02 Jun 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncnj3chpx2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mkk4xzygr22yOn 29 April 2026, Professor Kate Vrendenburgh (LSE) will give a talk to Leeds HPS titled, “AI, Worker Autonomy, and Science.” The talk will run from 3:00 to 4:30 PM both in person in 17 Blenheim Terrace Seminar Room 2 and on Teams. More info: https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/visting-speaker-kate-vrendenburgh/28 Apr 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk4xzygr22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mjplz6kc4l2pRegistration for the British Society for the Philosophy of Science is now open! IMPORTANT: Early-bird registration closes on 1 MAY. You will NOT be able to book campus accommodation if you don’t register by this date, and will have to make your own arrangements. (Early-bird registration is also… https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/registration-for-the-british-society-for-the-philosophy-of-science-is-now-open/17 Apr 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjplz6kc4l2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mj2oqpolom2yDr Fran Kohlt's new book 'Science, Religion and the Human Future' can be ordered now! https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/new-book-out/09 Apr 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2oqpolom2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mieiyoflcv2rDigital Humanities event https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/digital-humanities-in-stem-kickstarter-workshop/31 Mar 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieiyoflcv2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mibdfsiso22fMA funding for 2026/7 is available now in the school of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at Leeds https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/news/article/3073/ma-funding-in-the-school-of-philosophy-religion-and-history-of-science30 Mar 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibdfsiso22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mi2rmanrak2pThinking of doing a Masters degree with us? @leedsprhs.bsky.social has just announced some school-based Masters scholarships to add to the innumerable scholarships offered by the University of Leeds. Check it out: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/news/article/3073/ma-funding-in-the-school-of-philosophy-religion-and-history-of-science27 Mar 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2rmanrak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mhpoyq5rnc2dOn 25 March at 3:30 PM, Ying Jia Tan (Wesleyan University) will give a hybrid talk to Leeds HPS titled "“Dreams of Abundance: Polyethylene and the Transformation of Agricultural and Industrial Ecosystems.” For more information, visit the Leeds HPS website: https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/visiting-speaker-ying-jia-tan/23 Mar 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpoyq5rnc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mgrn4cblqc2kOn 18 March 2026, Adelene Buckland will give a talk to Leeds HPS titled "Artificial Mothers: Technoscientific Utopias in the 1830s and beyond." Find more information here: https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/visiting-speaker-adelene-buckland-18-march/11 Mar 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrn4cblqc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mfqxeddzxk2iOn 04 March, Kristin Hussey (Newcastle University) will give a talk at the Centre for HPS called "Contesting ‘Shift Work’ Disorder: Sleep, labour and medical perspectives on shift work in 20th century Britain." https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/visiting-speaker-kristin-hussey-04-march/26 Feb 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqxeddzxk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mf7lmby57222Upcoming talk: Monica Stenzel at the Linnean Society Monica Stenzel, a PhD student in Leeds HPS, will be giving a talk, titled "Fuzzy Logic: Wool as the Once and Future Fibre" to the Linnean Society of London on 25-February from 18:00 - 20:00. Find out more and purchase your tickets here. https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/upcoming-talk-monica-stenzel-at-the-linnean-society/19 Feb 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7lmby57222https://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mexslck5mz2qUpcoming talk: Greg Radick at the Simpson Center for Humanities On Thursday 05 March, Professor Gregory Radick will be giving a talk titled "Nurturing Science: An Enhanced Role for the Humanities" at the Simpson Center for Humanities in Seattle, Washington. Find the event details here! https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/upcoming-talk-greg-radick-at-the-simpson-center-for-humanities/16 Feb 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexslck5mz2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3meq6xgq6wi2h‘New Books in Philosophy’ Podcast Interview Ellen Clarke, the Centre for HPS's director this year, was interviewed last week for the New Books in Philosophy podcast, on her recently published book The Units of Life! Check out the podcast here! https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/new-books-in-philosophy-podcast-interview/13 Feb 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3meq6xgq6wi2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mduvehkrzv2yFeature in the Smithsonian Magazine! Dr. Edwin Rose, a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in HPS at Leeds has been featured in a new article in the Smithsonian Magazine, "Newly Digitized Records Reveal How Indigenous People Shared Their Knowledge of New Zealand’s Plants With Captain Cook’s Crew." Take… https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/feature-in-the-smithsonian-magazine/02 Feb 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduvehkrzv2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mdcxbx3rw62yHPS Visiting Speaker Seminars, Semester 2, 2025-26 All seminars will take place in 17 Blenheim Terrace SR 2 (G.04) – the ground floor IDEA seminar room. (Find a campus map here). Online access will be via MS Teams; get in touch with e.clarke@leeds.ac.uk for a link. All talks run from 3.30-5pm, but… https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hps-visiting-speaker-seminars-semester-2-2025-26/26 Jan 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdcxbx3rw62yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hpsleeds.bsky.social/post/3mdcwlburkn2zWork-in-Progress seminars, spring 2026 All WIPs run from 12-1 on Tuesdays, in the Botany House seminar room 1.03. WiP 2026 Semester 2 27th January– Tadhg Goodison, A tale of Two Almanacs- Meteorology in the world of London print culture Chair: Edwin 3rd February– Yuyou Wu, Reclaiming Realism for… https://hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/work-in-progress-seminars-spring-2026/26 Jan 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:ka2vhfzmt6iatiuuk5yn2wva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdcwlburkn2z