The International Doctoral Meetings in Philosophy of Science (RDIPS) provide a forum for reflection and exchange dedicated to young researchers in philosophy of science. The 2026 edition, organized by the Société de Philosophie des Sciences (https://www.sps-philoscience.org/), will be held on September 24 and 25 at the University of Namur (Belgium). The aim of these meetings is to promote dialogue between doctoral students and young doctors on recent work in the philosophy of science.

Submission of a proposal for a presentation at RDIPS 2026 is open to doctoral students and young doctors who have defended their thesis less than two years prior to the date of submission.

Papers may cover all areas of philosophy of science, understood in a broad and inclusive sense. This includes work in general philosophy of science, logic, philosophy of mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, humanities, and social sciences, as well as research on the theory of scientific knowledge.

Presentations will last 45 minutes, including discussion. The first five minutes will be devoted to a summary presentation of the doctoral project (theme, orientation, general issues). The rest of the time will be dedicated to the presentation of a specific aspect of the research and to collective discussion.

Doctoral students enrolled in their first year at the time of the meetings (September 2026) will be invited to highlight the methodological and epistemological issues raised by their thesis project.

From their second year onwards, participants will be encouraged to present more general issues in the philosophy of science, in line with the progress of their work.

Presentations may be given in French or English, although French will remain the preferred language for discussions.

TheInternationalDoctoralMeetingsinPhilosophyofScience (RDIPS) provideaforumforreflectionandexchangededicatedtoyoungresearchersinphilosophyofscience. The2026edition, organizedbytheSocietyforPhilosophyofScience (https://www.sps-philoscience.org/), willbeheldonSeptember24and25attheUniversityofNamur (Belgium). The aim of these meetings is to promote dialogue between doctoral students and young doctors on recent work in the philosophy of science.

Submission of a proposal for a presentation at RDIPS 2026 is open to doctoral students and young doctors who have defended their thesis less than two years prior to the date of submission.

Papers may cover all areas of philosophy of science, understood in a broad and inclusive sense. This includes work in general philosophy of science, logic, philosophy of mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, humanities, and social sciences, as well as research on the theory of scientific knowledge.

Presentations will last 45 minutes, including discussion. The first five minutes will be devoted to a summary presentation of the doctoral project (theme, orientation, general issues). The rest of the time will be dedicated to the presentation of a specific aspect of the research and to collective discussion.

• Gaëlle Pontarotti (Université de Namur)
• Second speaker (TBA)

Doctoral students and recent PhD graduates wishing to participate in the 2026 International Doctoral Meetings in Philosophy of Science are invited to submit their proposals before March 1, 2026.

The submission file must include:

• A summary of the presentation, no longer than 6,000 characters (including spaces), for anonymous evaluation. The proposed presentation must be related to the topic of the thesis.
  
  
• The following personal and academic information: first and last name, thesis topic, thesis supervisor, institution of enrollment, and year of enrollment in the thesis program (or year of defense for recent PhD graduates). This information must be specified in the “Comments” field of the submission form.

Applications must be submitted via the online platform: [LINK]. The scientific committee will announce its decisions in June 2026. 

Participants are encouraged to join the Société de Philosophie des Sciences (SPS) if they wish. Membership is available at a rate of €10 for students.

Students who are not presenting a paper are also warmly invited to attend the conference: once again this year, the event will offer a rich and accessible mosaic of contemporary research in the philosophy of science. 

If you have any questions about the organization of RDIPS 2026, please contact the organizing committee at the following address: [EMAIL].

• Maxime Hilbert (Université de Namur)
• Lucie Boël (Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, IRPhiL)
• Alexandre Francq (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Institut Gustave Roussy, Institut de génomique fonctionnelle de Montpellier)
• Eve-Aline Dubois (Université de Namur)
• Azat Garaev (Université Catholique de Louvain)
• Doan Vu Duc (Université de Namur)
• Victoria Van Gheem (Université Catholique de Louvain)

• Christine Clavien (Université de Genève, iEH2)
• Alexandre Guay (Université catholique de Louvain)
• Quentin Hiernaux (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
• Vincent Ardourel (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, CNRS)
• Julie Jebeile (CNRM, CNRS)
• Baptiste Le Bihan (Université de Genève)
• Soazig Le Bihan (University of Montana)
• Matteo Mossio (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
• Olivier Sartenaer (Université de Namur)
• Pieter Thyssen (Université de Liège)
• Laurence Bouquiaux (Université de Liège)
• Antonine Nicoglou (Université de Tours)

Application requirements:

1. Anonymized abstract (max. 6,000 characters, including spaces).
2. Information to be specified in the “Comments” field of the application form.

Submission deadline: March 1, 2026.