Philosophy of Climate Science Workshop
May 6 - May 7
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