The University of Otago
has launched a scholarship fundraising appeal in honour of
Prof Alan Musgrave, an internationally respected philosopher
of science.
He has been a professor in the Otago philosophy department
for the past 40 years and intends to retire at the end of
this year.
In national performance-based research fund assessments, the
Otago department has been twice rated as New Zealand's
highest-performing university research department in any
academic discipline.
The scholarship appeal was launched by vice-chancellor Prof
Sir David Skegg at a function at the university this week.
Visiting United States-based philosopher Prof William Lycan,
of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who is a
William Evans Fellow at Otago University, gave a guest
lecture in Prof Musgrave's honour.
Otago philosophy head Dr James Maclaurin said it was hoped to
raise sufficient funds so the proposed Musgrave Scholarship
would enable international students to undertake masters
degree study at the department. It was hoped the scholarship
would begin in 2012.
- john.gibb@odt.co.nz
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