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The Centre for History & Philosophy of Science is offering two fully-funded PhD scholarships to support research in the history of science and gender, and the history of trust in meteorology.

Men and women from the Victorian era stand around laboratory benches

The Science of 1875 podcast explores what was known, what was new, and what was controversial in the scientific world of the time – and where these ideas ultimately led

The cover of Professor Radick's book mentioned in the text. It has illustrated peas in squares. The text reads: "Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology. Gregory Radick".

Disputed Inheritance has been shortlisted for a major book prize from the British Society for the History of Science

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The study aims to help students learn the science of genetics without absorbing misleading ideas about genes as "super causes."

The cover of Professor Radick's book mentioned in the text. It has illustrated peas in squares. The text reads: "Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology. Gregory Radick".

A foundational debate turning out differently could have changed science and society. Read Professor Radick’s interview about his research into the history of genetics.