On Friday January 30, 2026, the second HPP-NL Graduate Meeting will take place at the beautiful new UvA University Library. The goal of this meeting is to get to know fellow PhD candidates working on the history, philosophy and/or foundations of physics in the Netherlands. PhD participants will have the opportunity to introduce their research in short 10-minute presentations, which will be alternated with plenty of time to discuss and socialize. Like last year, we will end the day with a group discussion on a topic relevant to us all (“Usefulness of philosophy for physics, and the skills philosophers use to study physics”), followed by drinks and dinner in the city center of Amsterdam.

Who:
PhD candidates working on the history, philosophy and/or foundations of physics in the Netherlands. Master students and postdocs are very much welcome to attend as discussants.

Time:
January 30, 2025, (11:30 walk in) 12:00 – 17:30, followed by drinks and dinner.

Location:
Amsterdam University Library UvA, room A0.02, Vendelstraat 2, 1012 XX Amsterdam.

Contact persons:
Silvester Borsboom (silvester.borsboom2@ru.nl),
Aude Corbeel (a.n.i.corbeel@uva.nl),
Sanne Vergouwen (s.h.vergouwen@uu.nl).

Schedule:

11:30-12:00: Walk-in

First session:
12:00-12:15: Aude Corbeel
12:15-12:30: Fleur Hubau

12:30-13:30: Lunch break

Second session:
13:30-13:45: Mritunjay Tyagi
13:45-14:00: Isa Kooiman
14:00-14:15: Silvester Borsboom

14:15-14:30: Coffee break

Third session:
14:30-14:45: Sanne Vergouwen
14:45-15:00: José Dupont
15:00-15:15: Thijs Latten

15:15-15:30: Coffee break

Fourth session:
15:30-15:45: Robert van Leeuwen
15:45-16:00: Luka Vinck

16:00-16:15: Coffee break

Discussion:
16:15-17:30: Usefulness of philosophy for physics, and the skills philosophers use to study physics

17:30-midnight: Drinks and Dinner