A final message from your Student Representatives, Mariano and Ann-Christin: With our time as your EPSA representatives having drawn to a close, we are looking for two new representatives who will continue to advocate for the interests of EPSA’s junior scholar community. While Ann-Christin is running again, we would also very much like to encourage other junior scholars to apply for the position so that the election offers a strong and diverse field of candidates.

During the last two years we were able to successfully carry on our work with the Steering Committee, such as an informal meeting in a bar during EPSA2025 that attracted a lot of you – including fun conversations or travel funds for EPSA 2025. Moreover, we launched several new initiatives of our own, including the organization of the Thriving as a Junior Scholar Online Series last summer.

These events not only facilitated meaningful exchanges between junior scholars, but also provided valuable opportunities for collaboration within the philosophical community. We warmly invite all those who held student status during the EPSA2025 conference and who are interested in providing help and support to the EPSA junior scholar community to apply for the EPSA Student Representative positions. As Student Reps you will be able to propose new initiatives, help carry on existing projects, represent the interests of PhD students and junior scholars (broadly construed), and convey any questions, comments, and other forms of feedback from junior scholars to the Steering Committee. Please note that it is *not* required for applicants to hold student status for the entire two-year duration of the Student Representative position.

Your application should contain your name, current affiliation, and a short (up to 150 words) bio mentioning any activities/initiatives that you would like to put forward as the next EPSA Student Rep. Please send your applications directly to: epsa.studentreps@philsci.eu

You can submit your application until 13 March 2026.

The next two EPSA Student Representatives will be elected in online voting which will be held after the list of applicants is closed.

In our first newsletter of 2026, we want to announce some good news and update you on some recent developments pertaining to EPSA.

The good news is that we have now secured locations not only for EPSA27 but also for EPSA29! We were very lucky this year to receive nothing less than four bids to host EPSA27; all bids were very strong and carefully prepared, and the Steering Committee found it very difficult to decide.

Eventually, we settled on Warsaw, Poland, for 2027 (with Marcin Milkowski and Hajo Greif as co-chairs) and Ljubljana, Slovenia, for 2029 (with Borut Trpin as chair). More details will follow in due course, but for now, we can all be happy that the next two EPSAs are in good hands and will take place in splendid locations!

This is also a good moment to thank the Steering Committee members who have concluded their term (Lilia Gurova, Federica Russo, Marcel Weber, Catherine Herfeld, Edouard Machery and Caterina Marchionni) and in particular my predecessor Stéphanie Ruphy as EPSA President. Thanks to their good work, the current Steering Committee has found EPSA to be in excellent shape, which will allow us to continue to serve the philosophy of science community in Europe in constructive ways.

We also want to thank Dunja Šešelja and Mathias Frisch, who have completed their terms as Editors-in-Chief of the European Journal for Philosophy of Science, and to welcome Samuel Fletcher and Catherine Herfeld as the new Editors-in-Chief of EJPS.

Speaking of EJPS, we will soon be announcing the Call for Papers for the Proceedings of EPSA25, with Julie Jebeile as guest editor for the Proceedings (plus a team of co-editors to be announced shortly).

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Catarina Dutilh Novaes and the EPSA Steering Committee

The European Philosophy of Science Association calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA27, its 11th Biennial Conference, to be held in 2027. The biennial conference is the main scientific event of the EPSA, attracting philosophers of science from across the world. Its most recent instantiation, EPSA25 in Groningen, had circa 300 contributed and symposia talks, organized in as many as eight different sections, and taking place in up to nine parallel sessions. The number of participants was circa 460. A selection of papers from the conference will be published as a special edition of the European Journal for Philosophy of Science.

The conference is typically hosted by a philosophy of science unit, and its venue must be a recognized European academic or research institution. The event takes place over a period of 3-4 days in alternating years to the conference of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA). Past conferences have taken place in Madrid (2007), Amsterdam (2009), Athens (2011), Helsinki (2013), Düsseldorf (2015), Exeter (2017), Geneva (2019), Turin (2021), Belgrade (2023) and Groningen (2025).

A Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is set up at the host institution -- with a remit to organize the event itself. About one year in advance, the Steering Committee (SC) of the EPSA puts out a call for papers and selects a Programme Committee (PC) comprising distinguished philosophers of science. The LOC, SC, and PC are non-overlapping sets of people, with the exception of the Chairs of the LOC and PC, who may be drawn from the SC.

Proposals (one PDF document) should be submitted to the President of the Association (Prof. Catarina Dutilh Novaes | email: epsa@philsci.eu) by December 10, 2025 and must include the following:

• The name of the organizing unit or research institution.
• The name of the academic or research institute hosting the event.
• The proposed dates (expected to be between end of August and end of November 2025).
• The names of the members of the LOC, including Chair(s) and/or Deputy (please note that the members of the LOC have to be EPSA members).
• The CV of the Chair(s) of the LOC.
• An estimated budget proposal, including rough estimates for the following expenses: a) building and facilities, b) catering, c) conference registration packs (200 delegates minimum), d) personnel, e) expected financial contribution by the host institution and/or a funding agency.

For more information about our past conferences, click here or contact us at epsa@philsci.eu.

The 2025 Steering Committee Elections are now open. All paid-up EPSA members in good standing are eligible to vote in the elections. (Login required) Read more…

The EPSA is a thriving learned society that seeks to promote and advance the study of philosophy of science in Europe. To keep it thriving, it is important to have an active and committed Steering Committee. Around mid-July/mid-August 2025, members of the EPSA will be asked to elect a new President and six new regular members of the Steering Committee.

To prepare for the elections, we are seeking nominations for the various offices. EPSA members are invited to propose candidates for the roles of: 

1.    President

2.    Steering Committee Officer (6 open positions)

The composition of the Steering Committee of EPSA should reflect the diversity (demographic, geographic, thematic) of its members. For more information about how we are engaging with women and other under-represented groups in philosophy, visit our Women's Caucus page.

Nomination Information 

• Nominations should be sent to the EPSA email address: epsa@philsci.eu.
• The deadline for nominations is 18 June 2025. 
• Both nominators and nominees must be active EPSA members. (Join or renew membership here)
• Members of previous Steering Committees (but not of the present one) can run again if they wish.
• The Nomination Committee will produce a list of up to three candidates for President and up to eighteen candidates for the Ordinary Members.

Nomination Committee 

• Lorenzo Casini
• Daniel Kostic
• Alyssa Ney

For more information about our governance and by-laws, please visit this webpage.

Are you looking to build essential skills for your academic career? Join Thriving as a Junior Scholar, an online event series designed to support early-career researchers in philosophy of science!

Each session features insights from experienced scholars, followed by an interactive Q&A where you can ask your most pressing questions.The sessions are open, interactive, and tailored to the needs of junior scholars—so bring your questions! Multiple speakers may join to offer different perspectives.

Dates: Selected Tuesdays & Thursdays, June–July, 10:00 or 16:00 CEST
Participation: Online (free)

You can find information about the programme and registration here.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain practical advice and connect with fellow early-career researchers!

The Steering Committee of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) seeks applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal for Philosophy of Science (EJPS). The editorship will be assumed on 1 September 2025 (negotiable) and is held for a renewable term of four years.

The European Journal for Philosophy of Science was founded in 2009 and the first issue was published in 2011. The journal currently publishes four issues per year + several topical collections. The Editor-in-Chief (or co-Editors-in-Chief) is responsible for selecting manuscripts for publication, supervising the editorial office, and coordinating the production of the journal with the publisher Springer. The Editor-in-Chief must hold a permanent academic appointment at a European University and have a distinguished research record in philosophy of science.

Applications for the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal for Philosophy of Science should summarize the applicant’s qualifications for the editorship, present the proposed editorial team (currently the journal has two Editors-in-Chief and ten Associate Editors, but other arrangements are also possible), and describe the likely institutional support, such as teaching relief and administrative assistance. Applications from outside of Europe are welcome, but at least half of the editorial team (i.e. Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors) should have a position in Europe. If two Editors-in-Chief are proposed, at least one of them should have a permanent appointment at a European university. The application should also include the affiliations and areas of expertise of all members of the proposed editorial team.

Over the years, EJPS has established a commitment to inclusive editing (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13194-024-00616-2). We invite applicants to set out their vision for the journal, outlining how they plan to uphold and further advance EJPS' dedication to inclusive editing.

Please submit applications by e-mail attachment to the secretary of EPSA at epsa@philsci.eu. The deadline for applications is 15 May 2025. Questions concerning the application and the position should be directed to the President the European Philosophy of Science Association, Prof. Stéphanie Ruphy, at stephanie.ruphy@ens.psl.eu. The steering committee of EPSA may conduct interviews, if need be. 

The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) announces 15 EPSA Fellowships to visit a leading research institution in Western Europe. 

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2025 23 April 2025.

Full details can be found here.