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Centre for the Study of the Senses

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Description

The Centre for the Study of the Senses (CenSes) pioneers collaborative sensory research across disciplines, drawing on the work of philosophers, psychologists, neuroscientists and anthropologists, and connecting groups of researchers from different fields and sectors who can benefit from one another's results. It aims to foster interdisciplinary research on the senses by identifying research groupings to pursue specialised topics. It is hosted by the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

Yes, this infrastructure provides funding in the following categories:

  • Unfunded fellowships
  • Unfunded Internships

Founding year

2011

Contact details

University Of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London
London
WC1E 7HU
Website: https://philosophy.sas.ac.uk/centres-partnerships/censes
Public email: Barry.Smith@sas.ac.uk

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Categorisation

Type

  • University-based infrastructure
  • Centre

Tags

  • Philosophy tag
  • Anthropology & Ethnography tag
  • Science tag
  • Psychology tag
  • Cognitive studies (keyword) tag
  • Consciousness (keyword) tag
  • Empirical aesthetics (keyword) tag
  • Sensory studies (keyword) tag

Parent infrastructure(s)

Institute of Philosophy (IP), School of Advanced Study

The Institute of Philosophy is a member institute of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. It was established in 2005 through a generous private donation and matching funding from … read more about Institute of Philosophy (IP), School of Advanced Study

University Of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London
WC1E 7HU
United Kingdom

University affiliation(s)

University of London
London

University of London
London

Partner Infrastructures

Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (CSPE)

The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (CSPE) facilitates analytical philosophical and empirical research into the nature of perceptual experience, drawing on philosophy, psychology, neuros… read more about Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (CSPE)

Glasgow

Partner Universities

University College London (UCL)

Additional Partnerships

Cognition, Values and Behaviour Lab at LMU Munich; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London

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2026-10-05 08:01:19

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