Insights from the Centre for Landscape Regeneration
One-day-meeting
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Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian awarded prize
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Professor John Duncan FRS MRC
A.V. Hill Lecture
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Former CPS President receives prestigious prize
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One-Day Meeting
Dr Alex Kendall - Honorary Fellows Lecture
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Founded in 1819 'for the purpose of promoting scientific inquiry', The Cambridge Philosophical Society is an exciting hub for the promotion of scientific research, discussion, and learning. Discover more…
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The Cambridge Philosophical Society is pleased to announce the 2026 winners of its William Bate Hardy Prize.
Anglia Ruskin University and the Cambridge Philosophical Society are requesting applications for two PhD studentships.
In line with the core aim of 'keeping alive the spirit of inquiry’, the Society awards a number financial grants for future scientists, which include a three-year Research Studentships, the Henslow Fellowship, in the fields of Natural Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science and Clinical Sciences. Travel Grants are for Fellows of the Society and help support researchers to attend conferences and visit laboratories.
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From Darwin’s paper on evolution to the development of stem cell research, publications from the Society continue to shape the scientific landscape.
Mathematical Proceedings is one of the few high-quality journals publishing original research papers that cover the whole range of pure and applied mathematics, theoretical physics and statistics.
Biological Reviews covers the entire range of the biological sciences, presenting several review articles per issue. Although scholarly and with extensive bibliographies, the articles are aimed at non-specialist biologists as well as researchers in the field.
The Spirit of Inquiry celebrates the 200th anniversary of the remarkable Cambridge Philosophical Society and brings to life the many remarkable episodes and illustrious figures associated with the Society, including Adam Sedgwick, Mary Somerville, Charles Darwin, and Lawrence Bragg.
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