CFP: Baltic Conference on History and Philosophy of Science

The 2026 Baltic Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science explores how science has been made, remade, and transformed in the Baltics across different political regimes and historical periods. While the post–Second World War restructuring of science under Soviet rule forms an important focus of the conference, the theme also invites contributions addressing earlier and later periods, examining the shifting nature of scientific cultures over time, as well as offering comparative perspectives from the wider Baltic Sea region, including the Nordic countries. 

We particularly welcome contributions that examine how scientific knowledge, practices, and scientific communities have been reshaped through political change, institutional reorganization, and shifting ideological frameworks. The conference invites papers offering historical and philosophical perspectives on the natural sciences, medicine, applied sciences, and the humanities.

Abstract submissions are open until February 15, 2026.

• Submission format: Online submission via Google Form;
• Abstract length: up to 2000 characters.

Organizers: 

• Latvian Association for the History and Philosophy of Science
• Latvian Academy of Sciences
• Institute of the History of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Riga Stradins University
• Research Center for Engineering History, Riga Technical University
• Interdisciplinary Center for German Studies Riga, Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia
• Conference administration: Association for the Support of Medical Museums

More about the conference.

Contact:
Ieva Lībiete
Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee
Email: ieva.libiete@rsu.lv