Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung

Wissenschaft, Technologie und Innovation formen zahllose Aspekte des Lebens in modernen Gesellschaften. Manche Veränderungen werden als positiv erlebt, andere sind hoch kontroversiell. Zugleich beeinflussen Politik, Medien, Firmen und andere gesellschaftliche Akteure, wie Wissen und Technologie erzeugt werden. Die Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung analysiert diese Beziehungen und fördert kritische und reflexive Debatten zu den Beziehungen von Wissenschaft, Technologie und Gesellschaft.

 Defensiones

09.01.2026 12:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Violeta Heinze

18.12.2025 10:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Nora Ederer

 

 STS Talks Vienna

10.06.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk by Sharon Tsai-Hsuan Ku

We are thrilled to announce Sharon Tsai-Hsuan Ku's talk on June 10, 2026 04:00 PM

28.05.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Chakad Ojani

We are thrilled to announce Chakad Ojani's talk on May 28, 2026 04:00 PM

 Events

24.06.2026 09:30
 

PhD Workshop: From Pessimism to Promise Alternative Imaginaries of Social Digital Innovation from the Global South to Europe

PhD Workshop (co-located with the DIGHUM Conference) organised by UniVie STS (Katja Mayer) and ÖAW (Astrid Mager) on June 24, 2026:

12.11.2025 13:15
 

Research colloquium: ALTERBIOTIC - Antibiotic resistance: a multiple crisis of health, innovation, and modern biopolitics

Christian Haddad and his team will introduce the work on this matter conducted in the ERC Starting Grant Project ALTERBIOTIC. The project investigates...

 News

08.06.2026
 

Ulrike Felt was awarded the John Desmond Bernal Award by the Society for Social Studies of Science for her distinguished contributions to the field of...

News
16.01.2026 16:00
 

We invite you to the inaugural lecture by Maximilian Fochler on "How to know responsibly in a world in crisis?"

News
18.12.2025
 

We are looking for a PhD student to join the Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, to work in the area of...

News
26.11.2025
 

We invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher position (2 years, with a possible 1-year extension) to join the FutureSpace research team at the...

News
20.11.2025
 

Read about Katja Mayer's research on openness in scientific praxis.

News
17.11.2025
 

The 2025 Friedrich Schiedel Prizes honor Ulrike Felt and Martha Minow, two visionary thinkers whose work is redefining the ethical and social...

News

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 New Publications

Mayer K, Strassnig M. The Digital Humanism Initiative in Vienna: A Report based on our Exploratory Study Commissioned by the City of Vienna. in Fritz J, Tomaschek N, Hrsg., Digitaler Humanismus. 1 Aufl. Band 9. Wien: Waxmann Verlag. 2020 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4250144

Mora-Gámez F. Beyond citizenship: the material politics of alternative infrastructures. Citizenship Studies. 2020 Juli 3;24(5):696-711. doi: 10.1080/13621025.2020.1784648

Sigl L, Felt U, Fochler M. “I am Primarily Paid for Publishing ...” The Narrative Framing of Societal Responsibilities in Academic Life Science Research. Science and Engineering Ethics. 2020 Juni;26(3):1569–1593. doi: 10.1007/s11948-020-00191-8

Ocaklı B, Krueger T, Niewöhner J. Shades of Conflict in Kyrgyzstan: National Actor Perceptions and Behaviour in Mining. International Journal of the Commons. 2020 Feb. 20;14(1):197-207. doi: 10.5334/ijc.988

Felt U. Public Health Communication: Anecdotal Evidence and Responsibility in Print Media Accounts of Obesity. in Felt U, Davies S, Hrsg., Exploring Science Communication. A Science and Technology Studies Approach. London: Sage Publications Ltd. 2020. S. 131-148