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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2002-07-02 human Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002050b.htm corporateBody Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science AACR2 AAHPSSS 18 August 1967 Start Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Location Sydney, New South Wales History and Philosophy of Science Professional Association The Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science and Society (AAHPSSS) is a not-for-profit association established in 1967. It covers "all aspects of the history and philosophy of science and technology studies, including the history, anthropology, politics, sociology and anthropology of science, medicine and technology, science and technology policy, metascience, science communication, and environmental humanities" [from web site 21/12/2025]. Its mission is to advance all forms of research in these disciplinary domains. The Association has a representative on the Australian Academy of Science's National Committee for History and Philosophy of Science. Diana Dyason, the Society's first President, is commemorated in the Dyason Lectures, presented by a distinguished speaker at the annual Conference. The Association's journal, Metascience (ISSN 0815-0796) was published by the Association between 1984 and 1998 (and thereafter by a commercial publisher). Oldroyd, David Roger (1936 - 2014)

President 1993-1995: Dyason Lecturer 1993

 Rickles, Dean (1977 - )

President 2012 - 2014

 Robin, Elizabeth Anne de Quetteville (Libby) (1956 - )

Dyason Lecturer 2021

 Home, Roderick Weir (1939 - )

President 1977 - 1980; Dyason Lecturer 1992 and 2003

 Dyason, Diana Joan (1919 - 1989)

President 1967; the Dyason Lecture is presented at the Annual Meeting

 Gaukroger, Stephen Wallace (1950 - 2023)

President 1995 - 1997

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 'Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Report: Proceedings of the Australasian Association for the History, Philsophy and Social Studies of Science Proceedings of the Australasian Association for the History, Philsophy and Social Studies of Science Melbourne AAHPSSS 1979 Book: A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand Oppy, Graham and Trakakis, N. N. eds A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand Clayton, Vic. Monash University Publishing 2010