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3rd History & Philosophy of Cosmology Conference

6 – 9 July 2026

H&PCC 2026 

University of Athens

Kostis Palamas Building

48, Akadimias str. & Sina str., 105 62 Athens

The 3rd History & Philosophy of Cosmology Conference will be held 6–9 July 2026 at the University of Athens.

Suggested topics, approached from a historical and/or philosophical perspective, include (but are not limited to): 

  • puzzles in modern cosmology
  • cosmological tensions
  • dark matter
  • dark energy
  • black holes
  • modified gravity approaches
  • varying constants in cosmology
  • gravitational waves
  • multi-messenger astrophysics and cosmology
  • quantum cosmology

Programme Committee:
Antonis Antoniou (University of Athens)
Silvia De Bianchi (University of Milan)
Juliusz Doboszewski (Jagiellonian University)
Claus Kiefer (University of Cologne)
Lorenzo Lorenzetti (University of Lugano)
Niels Martens (University of Utrecht)
Christopher Smeenk (University of Western Ontario)

 Local Organization: Antonis Antoniou, Theodore Arabatzis, Stavros Ioannides, Vanessa Seifert, Vassilis Sakellariou, Nikos Alexiou

The event is generously supported by the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Athens, and the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing at the National Observatory of Athens.

For more information see https://conferences.uoa.gr/event/117/.