ProfJoeCain style guide for HPSC modules. Photograph of typewriter.
Teaching

ProfJoeCain’s style guide for HPSC modules

This is a guide to the style of presentation recommended for assessments in the HPSC modules for which I am module tutor. Students are strongly encouraged to follow this guide as a step towards using […]
HPSC0019 Human Sciences and Society, a course taught by Professor Joe Cain at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Teaching

HPSC0019 Human Sciences and Society (Teaching)

Science plays key roles in solving problems of global and local concern. But science never is the only force at work. Increasingly, science and expertise face stiff competition for influence. This module focuses on science when it is […]
HPSC0070 Eugenics in Science and Culture | UCL Science and Technology Studies | ProfJoeCain
Eugenics (historical)

HPSC0070 Eugenics in Science and Culture (Teaching)

Eugenics combined science and politics to create social policies intent on “improving the stock” of some human groups at the expense of others. This module investigates eugenics as a history of science and technology operating […]
Office hours are a great time to talk 1-to-1 with your tutors. It helps you. It helps them.
Blog

What are office hours? Best ways to meet your tutor

This is more-or-less a stairwell conversation recently had about the nature of academic office hours or meet-the-tutor drop-in appointments for students at the university. “Office hours” are a simple idea. Some people call them “drop-in […]
HPSC0081 Science in the Nineteenth Century
Masters-level

HPSC0081 Science in the Nineteenth Century (Teaching)

The nineteenth century saw the origin of much of what we might identify as “modern” scientific and technological research and practice. Laboratories, factories explorations, empires – all had scientific significance and all were paramount in […]
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Masters-level

HPSC0097 Dissertation

Postgraduate taught students in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) undertake summer research projects resulting in dissertations or research reports. Professor Joe Cain supervises some students in this work, as do all academic […]
Interview with former Prime Minister, Theresa May, 2018
PhD-level

Homework for “Interviews and Oral History” Workshop

This is a transcription exercise for homework in ProfJoeCain’s “Interviews and Oral History” workshop for doctoral students. Professor Joe Cain teaches this module at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) for UCL Doctoral […]