Philosophy of science and beyond

25 June 2026
University College London
Hybrid Conference

A one-day event in (belated) celebration of Alan Sokal's 70th birthday. Talks will address the philosophy of science, history of science, academic freedom, the replication crisis ...


Please e-mail r.halburd@ucl.ac.uk to register.

Registration is free


This meeting will immediately follow the conference

Interactions between Combinatorics, Analysis and Statistical Physics

celebrating Alan's contributions to mathematical physics.

Alan Sokal

In-person attendees: talks will take place in room 706, 25 Gordon Street (UCL's Department of Mathematics).

The meeting will take place at the main campus of University College London in Bloomsbury. The closest underground station is Euston Square but there are several other stations within easy walking distance.


Travelling to UCL by public transport


All talks will be in room maths 706 in UCL's Department of Mathematics, which is above the Students' Union at 25 Gordon Street (not to be confused with the nearby Gordon Square). If you enter the building from Gordon Street, take the corridor in front of you and slightly to your right. Either take the first set of stairs (i.e., not the ones enclosed in glass, they are for emergencies only) or the second set of lifts (with the label above the door for the Department of Mathematics).

Click here to connect to the meeting via Zoom (meeting ID: 943 3289 8522, passcode: 798859)

About

Organiser:
Rod Halburd (University College London) – r.halburd@ucl.ac.uk

Schedule

A preliminary schedule is available here. We are still waiting for final conformation of times for some speakers.

Speakers

NameAffiliationMode
Jean BricmontUniversité de Louvain, BelgiumVirtual
James Robert BrownUniversity of Toronto, CanadaVirtual
Nicholas BrownLinnaeus University, Sweden?
Yann KindoLycée Vincent d’Indy, France?
Helen PluckroseIndependent researcher, UKVirtual
Abhishek SahaQueen Mary University of London, UK?
Helena Sheehan Dublin City University, IrelandVirtual
Rob SimpsonUniversity College London, UKIn Person
Alan SokalUniversity College London, UKIn Person
Alice SullivanUniversity College London, UKIn Person

Participants

NameAffiliationMode
Gaurav Bhatnagarhttps://ramanujanexplained.org/, IndiaVirtual
Jean BricmontUniversité de Louvain, BelgiumVirtual
James Robert BrownUniversity of Toronto, CanadaVirtual
Nicholas BrownLinnaeus University, Sweden?
Rod HalburdUniversity College London, UKIn Person
Yann KindoLycée Vincent d’Indy, France?
Helen PluckroseIndependent researcher, UK Virtual
Abhishek SahaQueen Mary University of London, UKIn Person
Jesus SalasUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid, SpainIn Person
Helena Sheehan Dublin City University, IrelandVirtual
Rob SimpsonUniversity College London, UKIn Person
Alan SokalUniversity College London, UKIn Person
Alice SullivanUniversity College London, UKIn Person
James WalradUniversity College London, UKIn Person
Stephen WarrenImperial College London, UKIn Person

Accommodation

London accommodation

UCL Summer Residences