Philosophy of Climate Science Workshop

Please register by 25 April at the latest by filling out this form. Registration is free, but spaces are limited, so register quickly if you want to be sure of a spot!

PhiCliSci Workshop 2025
May 6 & 7
St Mary’s College, lecture room 2 (catering in Seminar Room 2)

Day 1

9.00-9.20 Coffee
9.20-9.30 Workshop Welcome (Mara van der Lugt)

Panel I: Usability & Modelling

9.30–10.50 Talk I: Graeme MacGilchrist (St Andrews): Principles and Uncertainties in Climate Modelling
and Climate Change Projections

10.50-11.20 Coffee

11.20–12.40 Talk II: Julie Jebeile (Bern): Values, perspectives, and diversity in climate science

12.40-14.00 Lunch Break

Panel II: Projection & Measurement

14.00–15.20 Talk III: Michael Byrne (St Andrews): Theory and the Future of (Land-)Climate Science

15.20-15.50 Coffee

15.50-17.10 Talk IV: Margherita Harris (Hannover): From False Precision to Blind Caution: The Case
for Taking Quantifauxation Seriously

Drinks (Pub), followed by workshop dinner

Day 2

9.15-9.30 Coffee

Panel III: Tipping Points

9.30–10.50 Talk V: James Rae (St Andrews): Using climate change in the past to illuminate and communicate an uncertain future

10.50-11.20 Coffee

11.20–12.40 Talk VI: Hannah Hilligardt (Bern) Assessing Strategic Communication in Science: the Case of
Climate Tipping Points

12.40-14.00 Lunch Break

Collective Deliberation

14.00-15.00 James Hutton (TU Delft): Gathering Thoughts

15.00–16.00 Coffee & Illustrations with Ben Nightingale [changing set-up]

16.00–17.00 Round Table Discussion (led by James Hutton)

Reception at Edgecliffe