Teaching Materials

ProfJoeCain style guide for HPSC modules. Photograph of typewriter.

Professor Joe Cain teaches across a broad range of subjects in history and philosophy of science, science communication, and science and technology studies. Most teaching occurs at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS).

This page presents a variety of support materials for ProfJoeCain’s teaching and learning activities. 

This is not a catalogue of modules in my remit. For that range:

 

Simulated bookshelf showing HPS reading list. (Credit: NanoBanana)
Teaching

Reading List for MSc History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) Prep

This post lists a series of books my colleagues and I in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) talk about as useful when preparing for MSc-level study in our fields. This list doesn’t identify everything one might want to read in a subject, but it’s […]
Paint Your Own Destiny | ProfJoeCain
Blog

What’s the STSNewsRoom?

Update April 2026: We decided to bring the STSNewsRoom to an end in 2025. Our feeling was this had run its course, and student needs had evolved such that a new approach was needed. I’m […]
ProfJoeCain style guide for HPSC modules. Photograph of typewriter.
Teaching Materials

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 […]
Classroom with students taking notes
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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 […]