Enquiries about CHESS should be sent via the email below. The centre administrator can add you onto our mailing list if you would like to hear more about us. You can also support our work financially.
Department of Philosophy Durham University 50 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HN, UK
Tel: 0191 334 6552 Fax: 0191 334 6551
CHESS welcome applicants for PhD studentships with potential PhD supervisors and topics attached to CHESS including:
Professor Nancy Cartwright - Durham University
Professor Robin Hendry - Durham University - history of chemical pollution, water purity governance etc.
Professor Peter Vickers - Durham University – the relationships between scientific consensus, ‘facts’, and environmental policy.
Dr Sarah Wieten - Durham University - Concepts of health as environmental or mixed philosophical/qualitative approaches to environmental study.
Dr Emily Webster - Durham University - environmental history, history of disease and environment, history and philosophy of biology/ecology, interdisciplinary approaches to the environment, public health and environment in historical perspective.
Dr Gregory Lusk - Durham University
Please note, candidates MUST have an offer for a place on a PhD programme by the deadline. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship opportunity, please get in touch ASAP.
Please contact admin.chess@durham.ac.uk with any queries you may have, all tentative queries are welcome.
Durham is a wonderful place to visit via scholarly fellowships. These can be a great opportunity to collaborate with our CHESS members in a supportive working environment. Fellowships do involve a fee, but in some circumstances, this can be waived.
If you are interested in learning more about our work, would like to arrange a fellowship, or suggest a joint event contact us! We can best be reached at admin.chess@durham.ac.uk.
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