Retirement event: Secord – Taub – Schaffer – Hug
July 2022
A special event was held to mark the retirement of four of our colleagues.
REF 2021
May 2022
HPS and the Faculty of Philosophy would like to thank and congratulate everyone involved in an outstandingly successful Research Excellence Framework submission.
Michael Hoskin (1930–2021)
December 2021
Michael Hoskin, pre-eminent historian of astronomy and former head of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, has died at the age of 91.
Tamara Hug's retirement
March 2021
Tamara Hug, our much-loved Departmental Administrator, retired on 31 March after 33 years of service.
Lauren Kassell's Inaugural Lecture
June 2019
Professor Lauren Kassell gave her Inaugural Lecture, 'You, Me and the Moon: Magic, Medicine and the History of Science', on 28 June.
PhD Reunion
July 2018
The Department held its first reunion for PhD alumni on 2 & 3 July.
Simon Schaffer wins the 2018 Dan David Prize
February 2018
Professor Schaffer is one of this year's winners of the major international prize for intellectual achievement and innovation.
Cabinet Garden Party
June 2017
The Cabinet of Natural History held a garden party at Finella on 16 June.
Cabinet trip
May 2017
The Cabinet of Natural History visited the Natural History Museum in London on 30 May.
Fungus Hunt
October 2016
Nick Jardine reports on the variety of species found during the Cabinet of Natural History Fungus Hunt.
Mary Hesse
October 2016
The distinguished philosopher of science Professor Mary Hesse died on 2 October 2016.
John Forrester
November 2015
Professor John Forrester, the distinguished historian of psychoanalysis and former Head of Department, died on 24 November 2015.
Fungus Hunt
October 2015
Nick Jardine reports on the Cabinet of Natural History Fungus Hunt at Bradfield Woods.
Book launch and garden party
June 2015
The Department celebrated the launch of Nick Hopwood's book Haeckel's Embryos: Images, Evolution and Fraud with a talk by Dr Hopwood followed by a party in the grounds of Peterhouse.
Cabinet Garden Party
June 2015
The Cabinet of Natural History garden party, featuring a talk by Natalie Lawrence, was held in Gonville & Caius Fellows' Garden.
Cabinet trip to Down House
May 2015
For its annual field trip, the Cabinet of Natural History visited Down House in Kent, the home of Charles Darwin.
Fungus Hunt
October 2014
Nick Jardine reports on a successful visit to Wangford Warren.
Tim Lewens's Inaugural Lecture
June 2014
Tim Lewens gave his Inaugural Lecture, 'Nature, Culture and Philosophy', on 20 June 2014.
Sarton Medal awarded to Simon Schaffer
November 2013
Simon Schaffer has been awarded the Sarton Medal, the highest honour of the History of Science Society.
Midsummer Garden Party
June 2013
The Department held a garden party to mark Eleanor Robson leaving and John Forrester stepping down as Head of Department.
Cabinet Garden Party
June 2013
The Cabinet of Natural History's end-of-year garden party for 2012–13 included a talk by José Ramón Marcaida.
Cabinet Garden Party
June 2011
The Cabinet of Natural History's end-of-year garden party, which was held at Christ's College, included a talk by Vanessa Heggie.
Cabinet trip to Sutton Hoo
May 2011
For its annual field trip, the Cabinet of Natural History visited the Anglo-Saxon burial site of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk.
Fungus Hunt
October 2010
Nick Jardine reports on the Cabinet of Natural History's 22nd annual fungus hunt, this year held at Bradfield Woods.
The Seven Ages of Nick Jardine
June 2010
The Department held a special event at Peterhouse and in the Botanic Garden to celebrate the work of Nick Jardine.
Cabinet trip to Stowe
May 2010
The Cabinet of Natural History visited Stowe Landscape Gardens in Buckinghamshire.
Fungus Hunt
October 2009
Nick Jardine reports on the Cabinet of Natural History Fungus Hunt, which took place in the King's Forest.
Rupert Hall
February 2009
Professor A.R. (Rupert) Hall, a founder member of the Department and the first Curator of the Whipple Museum, died on 5 February 2009.
Cabinet trip to Orford Ness
October 2008
The Cabinet of Natural History visited Orford Ness nature reserve in Suffolk.
Cabinet trip to Stowe
May 2008
The Cabinet of Natural History visited Stowe Landscape Gardens in Buckinghamshire.
Tom Whiteside
April 2008
Professor Derek Thomas (Tom) Whiteside, FBA, a long-standing member of the Department, died on 22 April 2008.
Peter Lipton
November 2007
Peter Lipton, the first Hans Rausing Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science and long-serving Head of the Department, died on 25 November 2007.
Fungus Hunt
October 2006
Nick Jardine reports on the remarkable display of fungi at this year's Cabinet of Natural History Fungus Hunt.
Cabinet trip
May 2006
The Cabinet of Natural History visited the Horniman Museum and Crystal Palace Gardens.
Fungus Hunt
October 2005
Nick Jardine reports on the uncommon fungi discovered during the Cabinet of Natural History Fungus Hunt.
Cabinet trip to Down House
June 2005
This year's Cabinet of Natural History expedition was to Down House, the home of Charles Darwin.
Cabinet Garden Party
June 2005
The Cabinet of Natural History's end-of-year garden party, which was held at King's College, included a talk by Melanie Keene.
BSHS Postgraduate Conference
January 2005
The annual British Society for the History of Science Postgraduate Conference took place in the Department in January 2005.
Cabinet Garden Party
June 2003
This year's Cabinet of Natural History Garden Party featured a talk by Sujit Sivasundaram on the curious history of captive elephants.
Fungus Hunt
October 2002
Thirty species, including the rare Leccinum carpini, were found during the Cabinet of Natural History Fungus Hunt.
Roger French
May 2002
Roger Kenneth French, University Lecturer in History of Medicine, died on 14 May 2002.
Discover gallery opening
June 2001
The Whipple Museum's 'Discover' gallery was officially opened on 21 June 2001.
Cabinet Garden Party
June 2001
This year's Cabinet of Natural History Garden Party featured a talk by Helen Macdonald on hawks and doves.
Gerd Buchdahl
May 2001
Gerd Buchdahl, one of the principal architects of History and Philosophy of Science in Cambridge and our first Head of Department, died on 17 May 2001.