Department of Science and Technology Studies

Science, technology and innovation shape life in modern societies in countless ways. Some of these are perceived as positive, others are deeply controversial. In turn, policy, corporations, the media and other societal actors influence how knowledge and technologies are produced. Science and technology studies analyzes these interactions, and aims to foster critical and reflexive debates on the relations of science, technology and society.

 Defensiones

26.08.2025 12:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Sofie Aspelund Klevstrand:

26.08.2025 11:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Alix Henny Clara Gaul

 STS Talks Vienna

15.12.2025 17:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x ALTERBIOTIC Talk by Claas Kirchhelle & Janina Kehr

We are thrilled to announce Claas Kirchhelle's talk & Janina Kehr's talk on December 15, 2025 05:00 PM

04.12.2025 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Mia Bennett

We are thrilled to announce Mia Bennett's talk on December 04, 2025 04:00 PM



 New Publications

Felt U, Sepehr P. Infrastructuring citizenry in Smart City Vienna: investigating participatory smartification between policy and practice. Journal of Responsible Innovation. 2024 Mar 1;11(1):1-23. 2313303. doi: 10.1080/23299460.2024.2313303

Schikowitz A, Pohler N. Varieties of alternativeness: Relational practices in collaborative housing in Vienna. The Sociological Review. 2024 Mar;72(2):301-321. Epub 2023 Nov 10. doi: 10.1177/00380261231205427

Davies S, Holmer C. Care, collaboration, and service in academic data work: biocuration as ‘academia otherwise’. Information, Communication & Society. 2024 Feb;27(4):683-701. doi: 10.1080/1369118X.2024.2315285

Falkenberg RI, Sigl L, Fochler M. From ‘making lists’ to conducting ‘well-rounded’ studies: Epistemic re-orientations in soil microbial ecology. Social Studies of Science. 2024 Feb;54(1):78-104. Epub 2023. doi: 10.1177/03063127231179700

Falkenberg R, Fochler M. Innovation in Technology Instead of Thinking? Assetization and Its Epistemic Consequences in Academia. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2024 Jan;49(1):105-130. Epub 2022 Dec 5. doi: 10.1177/01622439221140003