A programme launched jointly by the University, Trinity Hall and the Philomathia Foundation will create new research and teaching collaborations with African universities, scholars, and students in the social sciences to help seek solutions to some of the world’s most...
Periodically on the Philomathia website, we will spotlight the work, research, and thoughts of our distinguished faculty and fellows — providing them with a platform to share their background and tell us about their work, in their own words. In this post, we hear from...
As one academic year is slowing down the next is gearing up. The Philomathia Center at UC Berkeley has just named the six graduate student new recipients for the 2017-2018 academic year fellowships! The Philomathia Graduate Fellowship in the Environmental Sciences...
Dr. Isabelle McNeill draws upon a unique set of personal passions and professional interests in her role as the Philomathia Fellow in French at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. As the Director of Studies in Modern & Medieval Languages and an affiliated...
Periodically on the Philomathia website, we will spotlight the work, research and thoughts of our distinguished faculty and fellows — providing them with a platform to share their background and tell us about their work, in their own words. In this post, we hear from...
Some key figures in McMaster University’s McMaster Water Network, which receives funding from the Philomathia Foundation, will be involved in a major research initiative that focuses on the future of Canadian and global water resources. The Global Water Futures...
The Philomathia Center at UC Berkeley has awarded graudate student fellowships to six new recipients for the 2016-2017 academic calendar. The Graduate Fellowships are awarded to students based on their prior level of academic distinction and the promise that they have...
A busy year for the Philomathia programme at the University of Cambridge is winding down, but the new academic year will bring with it the promise of more exciting developments. Planning for Symposium 2016, the showcase event for the programme is already underway, and...
Dr. Adam Branch possesses a rare combination of academic credibility and real world experience – a life spent researching, writing and teaching about life in some of the far-flung locales that his work has led him to. This past summer, Dr. Branch was appointed as...
The word ‘genius’ is not a word to be thrown about lightly. But recently, cutting-edge research taking place in a Philomathia-funded program was recognized as exactly that. In September, 2015, Dr. Peidong Yang, a co-director of Kavli ENSI at UC Berkeley, was named as...
The latest recipient of a Philomathia scholarship will be making waves at McMaster University’s renowned water program in Hamilton, Ont., beginning in August. Kelsey Leonard, who made history by becoming the first Native American graduate of Oxford University in...
Distinguished Lecture Professor David Grey University of Oxford Member, Global Agenda Council on Water Security, World Economic Forum; Co-Chair, OECD/Global Water Partnership Task Force on Water Security and Sustainable Growth This distinguished visiting lecture will...