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› N° participants: 30

› Language: all classes are held in English.  Candidates should at least have a B2 level of English or equivalent.

› Location: the summer school takes place on the Carreire campus of the University of Bordeaux.

› Participant profile: the summer school is aimed at second-year Master students, doctoral candidates, and post-doctoral researchers in the fields of philosophy of science, life sciences and medicine.

› Applications: to apply for this summer school, you must provide:

  • a brief CV (maximum 2 pages)
  • a summary (maximum 1,500 words) of your current research interests, highlighting connections to both philosophy and the life sciences and/or medical sciences, and indicating their motivation to participate in the summer school.
  • please indicate whether you require accommodation during the summer school.

You should also indicate which group they would like to join during the summer school, by ranking three options from the following topics in order of preference:

1. Can archaeological remains be replaced by digital data? Course leaders: Adeline LE CABEC and Mathilde LEQUIN (University of Bordeaux)
2. Evolutionary constraints on cancer susceptibility across the tree of life. Course leaders: Carlo MALEY (Arizona State University), Orsolya VINCZE (University of La Rochelle), and Thomas PRADEU (University of Bordeaux)
3. The principles of aging. Course leaders: Alan COHEN (Columbia University) and Maël LEMOINE (University of Bordeaux)
4. Sense, memory and meaning: How do organisms represent and learn from multi-modal sensory experiences? Course leaders: Lisa ROUX and Christopher STEVENS (University of Bordeaux)
5. Raising the temperature in biology: what role does heat play in evolution? Course leaders: Elis JONES (TU Munich), Marie VASSE (University of Bordeaux), and Scott GILBERT (Swarthmore College)

› Deadline: March 15th, 2026.

› Participation fee:

› 250 € for Master and doctoral students without accommodation

› 720 € for Master and doctoral student including accommodation

› 400 € for post-doctoral fellows without accommodation

› 870 € for post-doctoral fellows including accommodation

› Grants: Applicants may request exemption from the participation fee. In exceptional cases, the organisers may grant financial support for travel expenses if no other funding options are available. Participants should include a short letter with their application explaining the reasons for requesting exemption/financial support.