We invite expressions of interest for the RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme. To express your interest please email your CV and research proposal to Prof. Yafeng Shan ([email protected]) by Sunday 17th August 2025 (5 pm, GMT+8). philsci.hkust.edu.hk/news

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Philosophy of Science Workshop I will take place HKUST on 25-26 October 2025. shanyafeng.com/shpsws Registration is free but required. Given the limited seats, sign up here asap: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/As14j8ARYs?o…

Miss Qinyi Wang successfully defended her MPhil thesis, 'Understanding without Explanation', in the oral examination. Qinyi became the first MPhil graduate of the Center for Philosophy of Science, HKUST. Congratulations!

Call for Submission The Center for Philosophy of Science, HKUST invites submissions for the 2025 He Xianzhao Philosophy of Science Essay Prize. For more information, see philsci.hkust.edu.hk/prize/

CWB Philosophy of Science Lecture Series (XVIII): ​'The Constitution of Science' by Chrys Mantzavinos (University of Athens) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 1 September.

CWB Philosophy of Science Lecture Series (XIX): 'History and Philosophy of Medicine: How to Reconcile Them' by David Teira (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 8 September.

CWB Philosophy of Science Lecture Series (XX): 'Funding Big Science' by Jamie Shaw (University of Hannover) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 15 September.

2nd CFP! Selected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer, as part of the Asian Studies in the Philosophy of Science!

HKUST HPS Research Seminar (XVII): 'On flipping a coin in a reliable way' by Haicheng Zhao (Xiamen University) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 22 September.

CFP: The Inaugural Conference of APSA (22-24 July 2026, NTU Singapore). Please submit a short abstract (max. 150 words) and an extended abstract (max. 1000 words) (app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirect=…) before 31 December 2025. More information: ntu.edu.sg/soh/news-event…)

HKUST HPS Research Seminar (XVIII): 'Proportionality Contextualized' by Wei Fang (Sun Yat-Sen University) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 29 September.

CFP: Karl Popper in China Conference (29-31 May 2026, HKUST)! shanyafeng.com/popper26 Please submit a 500-word abstract for blind review to app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80087/s…

HKUST HPS Research Seminar (XIX): 'From Choices to Stories: Why Narratives Matter in Decision Theory' by Ziming Song (Sichuan University) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 13 October.

HKUST HPS Research Seminar (XX): 'Disciplined Bias: Narrative between History and the Non-West' by M. A. Mujeeb Khan (University of Utah) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 20 October.

CWB Philosophy of Science Lecture Series (XXI): 'Covid-19 in Retrospect' by Arnon Levy (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) in Room 3401, at 4 pm on 27 October.

Shanghai-Hong Kong Philosophy of Science Workshop 1 @HKUST day 1(1)

Shanghai-Hong Kong Philosophy of Science Workshop 1 @HKUST day 1(2)

Our center visited the Philosophy Department, Shenzhen University and attended the talk 'The Worldly Infrastructure of Causation' by James Woodward (Pittsburgh).

CWB Philosophy of Science Lecture Series (XXII): 'Complex Methodological Individualism and the Limits of Collective Intentionality' by Francesco Di Iorio (Nankai University) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 10 November.

CWB Philosophy of Science Lecture Series (XXIII): 'A Cognitive-pragmatic theory of conceptual progress in science' by Matteo De Benedetto (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca) in Room 3301, at 4 pm on 17 November.