BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN
VERSION:2.0
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260407T110406Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260413T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260413T170000
SUMMARY:BLOC Graduate Philosophy of Physics Workshop
UID:20260408T082507Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-r5qzs
TZID:Europe/London
LOCATION:The Pavillion\, The Master’s Field\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, OX1 3UH
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Call for Abstracts:</strong></p>\n<p>On 13 April 2026\, we will host a&nbsp\;graduate conference&nbsp\;on philosophy of physics at Balliol College at the&nbsp\;University of Oxford. This comes in a series of philosophy of physics graduate conferences hosted by the BLOC (Bristol-London-Oxford-Cambridge) group. Our conference will be a supportive and casual setting to discuss works in progress with other graduate students. In hosting this conference\, we hope to continue fostering the graduate philosophy of physics community.</p>\n<p>We invite submissions from&nbsp\;graduate students&nbsp\;working in any area of the philosophy of physics\, broadly construed. Topics may include (but are not limited to):</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Quantum mechanics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Spacetime</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Quantum field theory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Astrophysics and cosmology</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The social epistemology of physics</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We aim to offer the chance for each talk to be followed by a commentary by a faculty member before the Q&amp\;A.</p>\n<p><strong>Submission guidelines</strong></p>\n<p>To apply\, please submit your title and abstract of up to 500 words (excluding references) to this google form by&nbsp\;15 December 2025:<br>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4prdK31K3xmDQX7iqroAQL754g2vR8dF1U87fLtDIewzTrQ/viewform?usp=header<br>We aim to notify speakers of our decisions by&nbsp\;15 January 2026.</p>\n<p>Submissions should be suitable for a&nbsp\;30&nbsp\;minute presentation followed by&nbsp\;30&nbsp\;minutes of discussion.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We especially welcome submissions from graduate students of traditionally excluded or marginalized communities and those studying at UK institutions.</p>\n<p><strong>Registration</strong></p>\n<p>If you plan to attend\, kindly register at this link by&nbsp\;15 February:<br>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSek6ALpLIZ1Ij5sdzXDK-PmOAEKnUW0lpQ5HcEN6_yscjmoEg/viewform<br>There will be no registration fee. We'll have space for ~25 participants and we will give priority to current graduate students.</p>\n<p>We will offer a two-course lunch to all participants\, and we will cover dinner for all speakers. Particpants who are not presenting will also have the option to attend dinner if they so desire.</p>\n<p><strong>Funding</strong></p>\n<p>Speakers will have their meals covered and we hope to be able to aid with travel expenses within the UK.</p>\n<p><strong>Conference Organizers</strong></p>\n<p>Frank Cudek\, University of Oxford</p>\n<p>Paolo Faglia\, University of Oxford</p>\n<p>Ray Pedersen\, University of Oxford</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Paolo Faglia;CN=Ray Pedersen;CN=Franciszek Cudek:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR