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🎉Former #SOCRATESgroup fellow Dr. Rawad El Skaf (Politecnico di Milano) has won a @humboldt-foundation.de Research Fellowship, hosted by @mathias07.bsky.social. We're excited to have Rawad back @unihannover.bsky.social 😊 1/2
💡New paper on Science-Based Policymaking by former #SOCRATESgroup fellow @faikkurtulmus.bsky.social
#PhilSci #PhilSky #Science #Democracy
#CfP for “Building Knowledge Together: #CitizenScience, #Communication & #Trust” (5–6 Oct 2026). Research, practice insights, and innovative formats (workshops, demos) welcome, submit until 17 Apr! Shared by former #SOCRATESgroup fellow @hendriks.bsky.social More Info: tinyurl.com/3hbjat5s
Yesterday, the #SOCRATESgroup hosted the Hannover–Bern Workshop on the Philosophy of Climate Science, titled “Evidence, Values, and Communication.” I had such a great time: excellent talks and lively discussions about climate science the whole day.
Info: www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-even...
whoa excited to revisit @iphilluh.bsky.social and rejoin the #SOCRATESgroup as a fellow this coming spring and summer!! very grateful 🥹
Between 1 and 4 September 2026, the #SOCRATESgroup at Leibniz University Hannover will host an interdisciplinary summer school on "Bridging the Gap: Science, Trust, and the Climate Crisis." We would be very grateful if you could share the call:
www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-even...
"Bridging the Gap: Science, Trust, and the Climate Crisis": three-day summer school in 2026 for PhD candidates in philosophy, sociology, psychology, communication and media studies
www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-even... @mathias07.bsky.social #SOCRATESgroup @iphilluh.bsky.social
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Philosophy goes public: Last saturday, led by members of the #SOCRATESgroup, we participated at the Hannover-wide event #NachtDieWissenSchafft.
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Roderik Rekker (Radboud Univ.) studies the stability of #PoliticalAttitudes & political polarization, explores the #politicisation of trust in experts & the role of politicians and scientists in this process. #PolSci #PhilSci #TrustInScience t1p.de/vfitl
Realized that #SOCRATESgroup fellow @gabrieltarziu.bsky.social is also on Bluesky!
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Kevin Elliott, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor at Michigan State Univ., returns to SOCRATES for his 2nd stay.
He'll focus on how philosophical discussions on values in science can inform #ScienceEducation. #Philsci #EpistemicInjustice
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Julie Zahle is a philosopher of the social sciences studying social practices & qualitative research. At SOCRATES, she examines how qualitative data can support causal claims & strategies to secure trustworthiness in research. #TrustInScience #philsci
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Gabriel Târziu studies #publicunderstanding of science & the impact of values on layperson's epistemic stances. He develops a framework for how people interpret scientific info, with a focus on #climatescience: t1p.de/rs3k2 #TrustInScience #philsci #philsky
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Alice Wheatley is an epistemologist studying the nature and value of #scientificunderstanding. At SOCRATES, she investigates whether this is the aim of #sciencecommunication: t1p.de/xx9cy #Philsci #Philsky #epistemology #trustinscience
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Francesco Nappo (Politecnico di Milano) studies #scientificmodelling and its role in #publicpolicy. He investigates the strengths and limits of economic models for #climatemitigation and approaches guiding rapid energy transitions: t1p.de/k3nt1 #PhilSci #Philsky
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Ezgi Sertler examines how institutions shape knowledge & ignorance. At SOCRATES, she will develop an institutional epistemology to study neutrality, diversity & social credibility: t1p.de/1o4vi #Epistemology #TrustInScience #FeministPhilosophy #philsky #philsci
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Jon Leefmann studies public #TrustInScience as a collective practice of managing doubt. He develops new models for how societies can cultivate and maintain trust in #ScientificKnowledge: t1p.de/bs3p9 #SocialEpistemology #ScienceEthics #philsci #philsky
With the new term about to start, we are delighted to welcome a new cohort of #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Over the coming weeks, we will be introducing them here. For more information about the program, please visit: www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/ #philsci #philsky #trustinscience
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Prof. Anke Bueter (Aarhus University) joined us in August. She works on philosophy of medicine, psychiatry & feminist philosophy of science. She’s writing on the #trustworthiness of #psychiatry: t1p.de/l296c #trustinscience #philsci #philsky
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Doohyun Sung is a philosopher specialising in the #socialepistemology of biomedical sciences. He studies regulatory approvals & works on epistemology, ethics & metaphysics of toxicology: t1p.de/wsc81 #PhilosophyOfScience #trustinscience
Joyce Havstad
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! @philosofir.bsky.social Prof. Joyce Havstad's research on #scientificnorms explores how traditional views on intent, integrity, and temperament fall short, with a view to developing new approaches to improving science: t1p.de/w9tm7
Professor Justin Biddle
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Professor Justin B. Biddle's research is concerned with #AIgovernance and #AIEthics, focusing on the ethical and epistemological implications of emerging frameworks for trustworthy and #responsibleAI: t1p.de/w9tm6
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Quill R Kukla @quillkukla.bsky.social explores #sciencecommunication ethics, risk and #uncertainty representation, and how locations like campuses, journals, or protests shape the authority of scientists and #policymakers: t1p.de/w9tm4 #trustinscience
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Teemu Lari's @teemulari.bsky.social project zooms in on the justification of trust in economic experts in policymaking and the proper role of economists and economics in democratic politics:
t1p.de/w9tm2
Portrait of Rawad El Skaf
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Rawad El Skaf studies climate change scenarios, focusing on how mitigation options are chosen, excluded, and shaped by non-epistemic values, impacting trust in science and IPCC policymaking: t1p.de/w9tm3
👋Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Prof Dr Anna Leuschner finalises a book project on the intimidation of scientists as well as a paper on new strategies that are used to undermine climate policies and that are challenging agnotology in novel ways: t1p.de/w9tl2
👋Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Dr Faik Kurtulmuş @faikkurtulmus.bsky.social focuses on public trust in science and distributive epistemic justice. He finalises a book manuscript on Justice in the Distribution of Knowledge: t1p.de/w9tl4
Reminder: The #SOCRATESgroup
– Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge & Science-Based Information – invites applications for senior & postdoctoral fellowships (2-12 months) at Leibniz University Hannover. Deadline: 15 Nov 2024. t1p.de/pemwd #trustinscience
👋Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Dr Emily Parke works on the relationships amongst different knowledge systems in the context of marine management and ocean science, and examining norms and values in conservation practices: t1p.de/w9tl5
👋Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Prof Rolf Lidskog is a professor of sociology who joins SOCRATES to work on the epistemic and normative issue of what kind of #expertise is needed to guide the work for #transformative change: t1p.de/w9tl3 #philsci
