Workshop on Scientific Understanding
Workshop
Event date
Thursday 29 October 2026, 11am to 2.30pm
Location
In-person only
V/N/123a, Vanbrugh College, Campus West, University of York (Map)
V/N/123a, Vanbrugh College, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Audience
Open to staff, students
Admission
Free admission, booking not required
Event details
A short workshop on scientific understanding
Come for the coffee and snacks, stay for the understanding!
Schedule:
11:00 - 12:00: Fiora Salis, "Scientific Understanding as Procedural Knowledge"
12:00 - 13:00: Mike Stuart, "Scientific Understanding as Skill"
13:00 - 13:30: Coffee break
13:30 - 14:30: Letitia Meynell, “Image, Inference, and Understanding: What Aesthetics Can Contribute to the Logics of Science”
The workshop is funded by the European Research Commission, in connection with the Scientific Abilities research project at York.