Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
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The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHoSTM) is an academic department of Imperial College London
which teaches and researches the History of Science
. It is one of three departments forming the London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
. CHoSTM's offices are located in the Central Library at Imperial College's South Kensington
Campus in London
, United Kingdom
.
CHoSTM was formed in 1992 and subsequently merged with the Humanities Programme in 2007, although the subject had been taught by the college since 1963. It was the highest rated UK history department in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
.
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
which teaches and researches the History of Science
History of science
The history of science is the study of the historical development of human understandings of the natural world and the domains of the social sciences....
. It is one of three departments forming the London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
The London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology is a consortium of two university departments in London, United Kingdom:*Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London...
. CHoSTM's offices are located in the Central Library at Imperial College's South Kensington
South Kensington
South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It is a built-up area located 2.4 miles west south-west of Charing Cross....
Campus in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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CHoSTM was formed in 1992 and subsequently merged with the Humanities Programme in 2007, although the subject had been taught by the college since 1963. It was the highest rated UK history department in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
Research Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions...
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