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Professor Malcolm Smith FREng FRS will give the first lecture in our new public lecture programme. @eng.cam.ac.uk
Under control? The hidden technology of automatic control past and future.
Monday 12 October 2026, 17:30 – 18:30
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Under control? The hidden technology of automatic control past and future.
Monday 12 October 2026, 17:30 – 18:30
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Professor Malcolm Smith FREng FRS will give the first lecture in our new public lecture programme. @eng.cam.ac.uk
Under control? The hidden technology of automatic control past and future.
Monday 12 October 2026, 17:30 – 18:30
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Under control? The hidden technology of automatic control past and future.
Monday 12 October 2026, 17:30 – 18:30
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
September 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Professor Malcolm Smith FREng FRS will give the first lecture in our new public lecture programme. @eng.cam.ac.uk
Under control? The hidden technology of automatic control past and future.
Monday 12 October 2026, 17:30 – 18:30
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Under control? The hidden technology of automatic control past and future.
Monday 12 October 2026, 17:30 – 18:30
BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Cambridge Night Science will be holding an event on the Tuesday 15 September, 2026 which explore three questions:
What is Night Science and why has nobody told me about it?
What gets in the way of generating good ideas?
What can I actually do on Monday morning?
Details: forms.gle/y7s2YARpnTye...
What is Night Science and why has nobody told me about it?
What gets in the way of generating good ideas?
What can I actually do on Monday morning?
Details: forms.gle/y7s2YARpnTye...
September 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Cambridge Night Science will be holding an event on the Tuesday 15 September, 2026 which explore three questions:
What is Night Science and why has nobody told me about it?
What gets in the way of generating good ideas?
What can I actually do on Monday morning?
Details: forms.gle/y7s2YARpnTye...
What is Night Science and why has nobody told me about it?
What gets in the way of generating good ideas?
What can I actually do on Monday morning?
Details: forms.gle/y7s2YARpnTye...
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I am very pleased that @camphilsoc.bsky.social commemorated his legacy. The two topics closest to my heart, energy and computation, naturally drew me to his body of work. Needless to say how much I look up to him, and how much he inspired my work at the time.
If anyone is having issues with the video link, please try: www.youtube.com/live/unuuHyd...
July 25, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I am very pleased that @camphilsoc.bsky.social commemorated his legacy. The two topics closest to my heart, energy and computation, naturally drew me to his body of work. Needless to say how much I look up to him, and how much he inspired my work at the time.
Our Travel Grants are now open for application.
Deadline to submit an application is 01 Nov 2026.
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2026.
For details and to submit an application:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...
Deadline to submit an application is 01 Nov 2026.
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2026.
For details and to submit an application:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...
July 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Our Travel Grants are now open for application.
Deadline to submit an application is 01 Nov 2026.
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2026.
For details and to submit an application:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...
Deadline to submit an application is 01 Nov 2026.
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2026.
For details and to submit an application:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...
The latest edition of our Biological Reviews is now out: Volume 101, Issue 4.
Issue details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Issue details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
July 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The latest edition of our Biological Reviews is now out: Volume 101, Issue 4.
Issue details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Issue details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The next Research Café is this Wednesday 17th June and spotlights Sustainability, a theme that spans every discipline, sector, and industry.
Tickets are limited!
SIGN UP HERE: www.westcambridgehub.uk/whats-on/eve...
Tickets are limited!
SIGN UP HERE: www.westcambridgehub.uk/whats-on/eve...
Research Café on Sustainability - West Hub
The next edition of our Research Café series brings a spotlight to Sustainability, a theme that spans every discipline, sector, and industry.
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June 15, 2026 at 8:42 AM
The next Research Café is this Wednesday 17th June and spotlights Sustainability, a theme that spans every discipline, sector, and industry.
Tickets are limited!
SIGN UP HERE: www.westcambridgehub.uk/whats-on/eve...
Tickets are limited!
SIGN UP HERE: www.westcambridgehub.uk/whats-on/eve...
Booking is now open for our next One-day meeting in September as part of the Alumni Festival 2026. @clr-cambridge.bsky.social
Regenerating the British Countryside: From Evidence to Action
Friday 18 September 2026, 09:00– 17:00
Info & Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Regenerating the British Countryside: From Evidence to Action
Friday 18 September 2026, 09:00– 17:00
Info & Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
June 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Booking is now open for our next One-day meeting in September as part of the Alumni Festival 2026. @clr-cambridge.bsky.social
Regenerating the British Countryside: From Evidence to Action
Friday 18 September 2026, 09:00– 17:00
Info & Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Regenerating the British Countryside: From Evidence to Action
Friday 18 September 2026, 09:00– 17:00
Info & Booking: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
The next edition of our Research Café series spotlights Sustainability, a theme that spans every discipline, sector, and industry. Tickets are limited! @westcamhub.bsky.social
Sign-up here: www.westcambridgehub.uk/whats-on/eve...
Sign-up here: www.westcambridgehub.uk/whats-on/eve...
June 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The next edition of our Research Café series spotlights Sustainability, a theme that spans every discipline, sector, and industry. Tickets are limited! @westcamhub.bsky.social
Sign-up here: www.westcambridgehub.uk/whats-on/eve...
Sign-up here: www.westcambridgehub.uk/whats-on/eve...
The CPS is pleased to announce the winners of its William Bate Hardy Prize.
The prize is awarded jointly to Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian. @christscollegecam.bsky.social @trincollcam.bsky.social
READ MORE: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
The prize is awarded jointly to Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian. @christscollegecam.bsky.social @trincollcam.bsky.social
READ MORE: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
May 27, 2026 at 10:14 AM
The CPS is pleased to announce the winners of its William Bate Hardy Prize.
The prize is awarded jointly to Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian. @christscollegecam.bsky.social @trincollcam.bsky.social
READ MORE: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
The prize is awarded jointly to Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian. @christscollegecam.bsky.social @trincollcam.bsky.social
READ MORE: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
Our Research Studentships is now open for applications.
Application deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Deadline for references: 07 Oct 2026
More details and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/rese...
Application deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Deadline for references: 07 Oct 2026
More details and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/rese...
May 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Our Research Studentships is now open for applications.
Application deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Deadline for references: 07 Oct 2026
More details and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/rese...
Application deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Deadline for references: 07 Oct 2026
More details and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/rese...
CPS Sedgwick Studentships at Anglia Ruskin University.
Anglia Ruskin University and the Cambridge Philosophical Society are requesting applications for two PhD studentships.
Further details and to apply: www.aru.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Anglia Ruskin University and the Cambridge Philosophical Society are requesting applications for two PhD studentships.
Further details and to apply: www.aru.ac.uk/study/postgr...
May 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
CPS Sedgwick Studentships at Anglia Ruskin University.
Anglia Ruskin University and the Cambridge Philosophical Society are requesting applications for two PhD studentships.
Further details and to apply: www.aru.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Anglia Ruskin University and the Cambridge Philosophical Society are requesting applications for two PhD studentships.
Further details and to apply: www.aru.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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🎂Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough 🎂 We are proud that #SirDavidAttenborough opened our Museum in 2018. Here he explains why zoology museums are “the bedrock on which zoological science depends.” 💗 University of Cambridge Museums https://ow.ly/rpqP50YREJg Photo credit: CamDiary
May 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🎂Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough 🎂 We are proud that #SirDavidAttenborough opened our Museum in 2018. Here he explains why zoology museums are “the bedrock on which zoological science depends.” 💗 University of Cambridge Museums https://ow.ly/rpqP50YREJg Photo credit: CamDiary
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Delighted to be speaking on this on Wednesday - do feel free to come along if you are around!
Dr Edwin Rose will talk on 'A Surplus in the Sciences? Printing, Publishing and Distributing Cambridge's First Scientific Journal, 1821–1928'.
Wed 6th May at 5.30pm in the Friends of Peterhouse Seminar Room, Peterhouse.
Please email the Secretary to attend: [email protected]
Wed 6th May at 5.30pm in the Friends of Peterhouse Seminar Room, Peterhouse.
Please email the Secretary to attend: [email protected]
May 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Delighted to be speaking on this on Wednesday - do feel free to come along if you are around!
James Costa and Elizabeth Yale will be giving a talk about their new book: Annotated Edition of The Descent of Man.
Wed, 13 May at 5.30-6.30pm. Department of Zoology. @camzoology.bsky.social
BOOK NOW: www.eventbrite.com/e/1985662082...
Wed, 13 May at 5.30-6.30pm. Department of Zoology. @camzoology.bsky.social
BOOK NOW: www.eventbrite.com/e/1985662082...
May 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM
James Costa and Elizabeth Yale will be giving a talk about their new book: Annotated Edition of The Descent of Man.
Wed, 13 May at 5.30-6.30pm. Department of Zoology. @camzoology.bsky.social
BOOK NOW: www.eventbrite.com/e/1985662082...
Wed, 13 May at 5.30-6.30pm. Department of Zoology. @camzoology.bsky.social
BOOK NOW: www.eventbrite.com/e/1985662082...
Dr Edwin Rose will talk on 'A Surplus in the Sciences? Printing, Publishing and Distributing Cambridge's First Scientific Journal, 1821–1928'.
Wed 6th May at 5.30pm in the Friends of Peterhouse Seminar Room, Peterhouse.
Please email the Secretary to attend: [email protected]
Wed 6th May at 5.30pm in the Friends of Peterhouse Seminar Room, Peterhouse.
Please email the Secretary to attend: [email protected]
May 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Dr Edwin Rose will talk on 'A Surplus in the Sciences? Printing, Publishing and Distributing Cambridge's First Scientific Journal, 1821–1928'.
Wed 6th May at 5.30pm in the Friends of Peterhouse Seminar Room, Peterhouse.
Please email the Secretary to attend: [email protected]
Wed 6th May at 5.30pm in the Friends of Peterhouse Seminar Room, Peterhouse.
Please email the Secretary to attend: [email protected]
A big thank you to @edfenergy.com for the excellent visit and tour of Sizewell B power station in Suffolk for our CPS Fellows annual visit.
May 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
A big thank you to @edfenergy.com for the excellent visit and tour of Sizewell B power station in Suffolk for our CPS Fellows annual visit.
Congratulations to Professor Simon Conway Morris, Former CPS President who has been awarded the 2026 Templeton Prize. @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stjohnscollege.bsky.social
Read more: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
Read more: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
April 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Congratulations to Professor Simon Conway Morris, Former CPS President who has been awarded the 2026 Templeton Prize. @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stjohnscollege.bsky.social
Read more: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
Read more: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/news/article...
CPS members enjoyed a guided tour of the Polar Museum and Library in Cambridge today.
The Polar Museum, part of the Scott Polar Research Institute displays a range of objects, artworks, documents and photographs from the institute's extensive polar collections. @scottpolar.bsky.social
The Polar Museum, part of the Scott Polar Research Institute displays a range of objects, artworks, documents and photographs from the institute's extensive polar collections. @scottpolar.bsky.social
April 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
CPS members enjoyed a guided tour of the Polar Museum and Library in Cambridge today.
The Polar Museum, part of the Scott Polar Research Institute displays a range of objects, artworks, documents and photographs from the institute's extensive polar collections. @scottpolar.bsky.social
The Polar Museum, part of the Scott Polar Research Institute displays a range of objects, artworks, documents and photographs from the institute's extensive polar collections. @scottpolar.bsky.social
CPS President Professor John Carr with Cambridge Natural History Society President Jim Woodhouse at the opeing of the The 107th Conversazione and NatHistFest.
Open today only!
Details here: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
Open today only!
Details here: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
April 11, 2026 at 8:09 AM
CPS President Professor John Carr with Cambridge Natural History Society President Jim Woodhouse at the opeing of the The 107th Conversazione and NatHistFest.
Open today only!
Details here: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
Open today only!
Details here: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
Don't forget to visit the 107th Conversazione and NatHistFest this Friday 10 and Saturday 11 April in the David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, off Pembroke Street, Cambridge. All welcome.
Details: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
Details: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
April 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Don't forget to visit the 107th Conversazione and NatHistFest this Friday 10 and Saturday 11 April in the David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, off Pembroke Street, Cambridge. All welcome.
Details: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
Details: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
The 107th Conversazione and NatHistFest starts on 10th April in the David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, off Pembroke Street, Cambridge and runs until the 11th April. @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social
Details can be found below: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
Details can be found below: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
March 31, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The 107th Conversazione and NatHistFest starts on 10th April in the David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, off Pembroke Street, Cambridge and runs until the 11th April. @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social
Details can be found below: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
Details can be found below: www.cnhs.org.uk/107th-conver...
If anyone is having issues with the video link, please try: www.youtube.com/live/unuuHyd...
March 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
If anyone is having issues with the video link, please try: www.youtube.com/live/unuuHyd...
A big thank you to everyone who attended in-person and online our One-day meeting: David MacKay: Energy and Information on Friday. @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk
An unedited live-stream is available to watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/unuuHyd...
An unedited live-stream is available to watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/unuuHyd...
March 30, 2026 at 8:32 AM
A big thank you to everyone who attended in-person and online our One-day meeting: David MacKay: Energy and Information on Friday. @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk
An unedited live-stream is available to watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/unuuHyd...
An unedited live-stream is available to watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/unuuHyd...
Join us on the 27 March for our One-day meeting: David MacKay: Energy and Information. @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk
27 March 2026, 09:00 – 17:45
Details and booking:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
27 March 2026, 09:00 – 17:45
Details and booking:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
March 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Join us on the 27 March for our One-day meeting: David MacKay: Energy and Information. @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk
27 March 2026, 09:00 – 17:45
Details and booking:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
27 March 2026, 09:00 – 17:45
Details and booking:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
Congratulations to CPS President Professor John Carr for winning the Pilkington Prize for outstanding teaching. @corpuscambridge.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Congratulations to Prof. John Carr who has won a prestigious @cam.ac.uk Pilkington Prize for outstanding teaching.
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March 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Congratulations to CPS President Professor John Carr for winning the Pilkington Prize for outstanding teaching. @corpuscambridge.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk