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Es convoca concurs per a provisió de plaça de Professor Ajudant Doctor en Història de la Ciència al Departament d'Història de la Ciència i Documentació de la Universitat de València. Es preveu incorporació a la docència en el segon quadrimestre del curs 2025-2026 (a partir de finals de gener de 2026). Convocatòria:  https://www.uv.es/pdi/ contratados2025/Conv10_val.pdf Guia:  https://www.uv.es/pdi/ Guiasconcursos/Guia_ TEMPORALES_V.pdf Termini: 25 de novembre (previsible, doncs són 10 dies hàbils des de la seva publicació - encara pendent - al DOGV:  https://dogv.gva.es/va/inici )

One of the horrors of the Anthropocene is its impact on biodiversity conservation, specifically as biodiversity is undergoing a sixth mass extinction event. Just as clear, however, is that the field of biodiversity conservation does not simply fall within the realm of the natural sciences, but has strong social components. These can range from the social sciences to the fine arts. Exploring these components is key to developing a robust approach to biodiversity loss. In fact, the notion that any discipline can remain on the sidelines in the Anthropocene is misguided, as all must play a role. This is particularly true when it comes to biodiversity conservation, as all disciplines impact, or can impact, that field of study. Unfortunately, disciplines remain stubbornly siloed. For instance, even in fundamental, and ostensibly universal, approaches such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is criticism that some disciplines, such as those of scientists studying biodiversity, ...

A thematic session is being organized for the SPSP 2026 conference on “pedagogical epistemology of science”. Interested contributors are invited to submit a 500-word abstract for a paper to be considered for inclusion in a session of three to four presentations. Two additional slots are still available. Abstracts will be considered until November 24. If necessary, selection will be based on order of submission and fit with the scope of the session, allowing time for coordination before the December 1 deadline. The session aims to gather contributions that explore what a pedagogical epistemology of science might look like. Papers may address historical or contemporary educational practices and their epistemic significance or examine how training and pedagogy shape scientific knowledge. Contributions from different philosophical traditions and approaches are welcome, including studies that recover overlooked pedagogical epistemologies in the work of philosophers of science or scientists...

The 29th annual conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC 2026) will take place from 29 to 31 July 2026 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), hosted by the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry in collaboration with the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry. More information is available at https://philosophyofchemistry.com/ The conference invites proposals addressing a broad range of topics in the epistemology and metaphysics of chemistry, as well as historical and educational perspectives. Presentations will last 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion, and plenary speakers will deliver extended lectures. Confirmed keynote speakers include Prof. Pieter Thyssen (Liège University, Belgium) and Prof. Guillermo Restrepo (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany). The venue will be Royce Hall at UCLA ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_Hall . Abstracts of no more than one pa...

In the 17th century, the philosophy of nature experienced significant development. Several female thinkers took part in this phenomenon, which was closely linked to the substantial changes brought about by the scientific revolution. Paving the way for other women philosophers was the work of pioneers such as Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673) and Anne Conway (1631–1679), who succeeded in writing and publishing works of natural philosophy. Their achievement not only makes them representatives of a lesser-known modernity—one shaped by women—but also places them within a long tradition of dialogue and exchange with other researchers devoted to the study of the natural world and its central questions: life, movement, time, matter, the vacuum, and the relationship between body and spirit.  This special issue will address these topics, the definition of the method of this philosophical discipline, the relationship between reason and imagination, as well as the intellectual exchange both phil...

Participation has become a key term in discussions about science, whether to emphasise the opening up of knowledge to society, the enrolment of citizens in technological choices, or the promotion of co-construction of knowledge. The contemporary context – from the COVID-19 pandemic to the climate emergency, including the resurgence of discourses of mistrust toward science – makes this issue particularly crucial. Yet it is by no means a new one. This conference seeks to challenge the overly simplistic idea of a linear progression toward ever greater inclusion and participation. From Science and Technology Studies (STS) to postcolonial studies, the tensions between science and politics, as well as between different types of knowledge, are central to both historical and contemporary research on the relationships between science and society. Whether one studies the enrolment of science by political authorities or that of the public (for validation or contribution), the question of particip...