STS-HPS Resources in Canada

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STS-HPS related Institutes or Research Centres

• Canada Science and Technology Museum
  This is the largest museum of its kind in Canada. Its mandate is to facilitate understanding of the relationships between science, technology and society.
   
• Centre interuniversitaire de recherché sur la science et la technologie
  This Centre hosts researchers from a variety of disciplines studying various dimensions (e.g., economic, historical, philosophical) of science and technology.
   
• The History and Philosophy of Science Research Group
  Located at the University of Calgary, this is a multidisciplinary group engaged in HPS research.
   
• Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  This is a renowned research institute offering graduate studies and undergraduate courses in HPS. IHPST hosts bimonthly colloquia and at least one conference a year.
   
• The Rotman Institute of Philosophy
  Created in 2008, and located in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, this institute is dedicated to the study of ethical and epistemological issues arising out of contemporary science.
   
• Novel Tech Ethics
  Located at Dalhousie University, NTE contains a dynamic team of researchers from a variety of disciplines studying the ethical implications of novel technologies in such areas as the neuro- or genetic sciences.
   
• Science Journalism Research Group
  This research group is focused on issues surrounding the public communication of controversial science (e.g., gene therapy).
   
• Institute for Values in Policy and Science, SFU
   
• Technoscience and Regulation Research Unit
  Located at Dalhousie University, this multidisciplinary group of researchers use a science and technology studies conceptual framework and multi-site ethnographic methodology to understand the emergence of scientific and cultural facts.

• Institute for Science, Society and Policy
  Recently founded in 2010 at the University of Ottawa (UO), the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) carries out research, teaching and public outreach on key issues associated with emerging technologies. The ISSP advocates that any intelligent discussion over the governance, benefits, risks and ethics of new applications of science can only be achieved if the front end – innovation – is tied together with the back end – the social implications.

• Subtle Technologies

• Canadian Science Policy Centre
   

Academic Programs

UBC
STS Program

U. Alberta
Science, Technology and Society Program

U. Calgary
History of Medicine and Healthcare Program

U. Saskatchewan
History of Medicine Canada Research Chair

York University
Institute of Science and Technology Studies

U. Toronto
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

U de Quebec a Montreal
Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sure la science et la technologie

McGill University
Social Studies of Medicine
History and Philosophy of Science Program

Saint-Thomas University
Science and Technology in Society program

University of King's College
History of Science and Technology Program

Other Related Groups and Websites:

• The Bubble Chamber web
  The Bubble Chamber is a blog written by historians and philosophers of science for discussing contemporary issues of science and society through the lens of historical context and critical analysis.

• Computation Epistemology Laboratory
  Headed by Paul Thagard, this philosophy laboratory is dedicated to the study of cognitive science and the philosophy of cognitive science.
• Philosophy and Cognitive Science Web Site
  Andrew Brook provides a useful web resource dedicated to the philosophy of cognitive science.

• Marxism and Psychology Research Group (MPRG)

STS-HPS related Societies

• Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association
  CSTHA is a national society studying the history of Canadian sciences and technology.
   
• The Canadian Society for the History of Medicine
  CSHM is dedicated to the study of the history of health and medicine.
   
• Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics
  CSHPM promotes the teaching, as well as research, of the history and philosophy of mathematics.
   
• Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science
  This is a preeminent national, interdisciplinary society studying the sciences, past and present.
   
• Philosophy of Science Association
  The Philosophy of Science Association promotes research, teaching, and free discussion of issues in the philosophy of science from diverse standpoints. To this end, the PSA engages in activities such as: the publishing of periodicals, essays and monographs; sponsoring conventions and meetings; and awarding prizes for distinguished work in the field.

Science Centres:

• Telus World of Science in Calgary
• Science North Science Centre in Sudbury, Ont.
• Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ont.