News

Stephen Hawking film at City Screen

Our Cafe Scientifique partners at City Screen, York, would like to draw your attention to the film “The Theory of Everything” – the story of Stephen Hawking (author of A Brief History of Time) showing at City Screen from January …

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Designer chosen for the Geological Map

We are delighted to announce that we have signed an agreement with Janette Ireland, who makes pebble mosaics, to design and (subject to final confirmation in February) to fabricate our walk-on geological map. As many of you will know, this …

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Charles Wellbeloved and Herman Ramm Awards

The 2014 winners of the Charles Wellbeloved and Herman Ramm Awards are respectively Alexandra Martin-Geary and Rose Harris Adamson. Introducing the winners John Schofield, Head of the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, said “Both produced outstanding and …

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Map designer preferences run neck and neck

The weekend display in the Lodge  of materials about the design of the proposed walk-on  map in Museum Gardens attracted a great deal of interest, with over 30 people filling in comment sheets with very carefully reasoned arguments in favour of their …

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Help us choose our map designer

Members of the YPS should already know that the society is collaborating with the YMT to install a walk-on  map in Museum Gardens, to celebrate the bicentenary of William Smith’s important geological map of 1815. We have shortlisted two designers, …

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Designers shortlisted for Geological Map

The Geological Map is now well underway, and we are getting  ready to choose our designer. From the original eight  under consideration, we have shortlisted two. These designers are both very talented, and we believe either could give an excellent interpretation, …

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A major YPS project is underway

  The Yorkshire Philosophical Society is proposing to sponsor the installation of  a very high profile and quality “WALK-ON” map in the Museum Gardens in York The map is to feature as the centerpiece of a new Garden of Yorkshire …

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Private Viewing of the Escrick Ring on June 17th

On June 17th The Yorkshire Philosophical Society will be holding a ticketed lecture in conjunction with the York Festival of Ideas. This lecture will be preceded by a private viewing of the Escrick Ring for YPS members at 6.45 pm, …

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New addition to Social Program

  We have just made this late addition to our Social Program. Monday 14 July 2014  2pm visit to Yorkshire Lavender. Car share travel. Cost £8.50 to include a cream tea, short talk and gratuities. For full information and booking form, see …

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Ecology News

Members and guests may wish to discover more information from two recent lectures and one Cafe presentation discussing current issues in ecology. Dr Peter Hogarth’s “Mangroves -what they are and why they matter”  lecture is examined in greater  detail in …

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