Welcome to the International Max Planck Research School “Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities”!
The IMPRS-KIR is an international PhD program based in the history and philosophy of science, technology, and medicine.
It is a collective undertaking by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin (MPIWG), Freie Universität Berlin (FU), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), and Technische Universität Berlin (TU). The School is based on fruitful collaborations within the Berlin Center for the History of Knowledge, a network established in 2011 with all four partner institutions.
The IMPRS-KIR started work in September 2022 with its first six doctoral students and was joined by a second cohort in September 2023. The call for the third cohort starting in September 2024 is now open. Doctoral students earn their degrees from one of Berlin’s universities. At the same time, they enjoy the MPIWG’s excellent research infrastructure. They have 3.5 years of funding to complete their dissertation, and six more funded months to prepare for their defense and further career.
