About the HPSPS

Welcome to the homepage of the UK network for the History, Philosophy and Sociology of Plant Science. Here you find the contact details of the scholars currently working in this area in the UK, as well as useful resources to further your interest in this topic.
We all have experience in co-operative work across the humanities, social and natural sciences, and are enthusiastic about collaborating with plant scientists in confronting contemporary problems. Examples of areas where we can offer relevant expertise are:

• History of plant breeding
• Role of genetics, systems and synthetic biology in plant science
• History and current roles of model organisms
• Funding structures and scientific governance
• Translational research on plants
• History of plant epidemics and agricultural sciences
• Contemporary policy efforts to deal with food security, emerging plant biofuels and plant epidemics
• Data dissemination, sharing and re-use within plant science