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

21.10.2025 16:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Roman Michael Hansen

20.10.2025 11:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Constantin Wolfgang Holmer:

 STS Talks Vienna

11.05.2026 18:00
 

Lecture by Cecilia Rikap (in cooperation with IPW and others)

We are thrilled to announce Cecilia Rikap's talk (in cooperation with IPW) on May 11, 2026 06:00 PM

06.05.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk by Vololona Rabeharisoa

We are thrilled to announce Vololona Rabeharisoa's talk on May 06, 2026 04:00 PM

 



 New Publications

Mayer K, Skupien S, Knaus J. The Commons Approach: A Proposal for a Digital Humanist Agenda to (Re)Open Artificial Intelligence. In Digital Humanism. Springer. 2026 doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-11108-1_28

Haas T, Brad A, Schneider E, Hüttenhain Z, Koinzer J. The renaissance of carbon capture and storage in Germany and the politics of conditionality. Environmental Politics. 2026. doi: 10.1080/09644016.2026.2700726

Minaudo C, Cabrera-Brufau M, Montes-Pérez JJ, Attermeyer K, Camacho A, Camacho-Santamans A et al. Uncertainty in aquatic greenhouse gas flux estimates arises from subjective processing of floating chamber time series. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 2026;e70054. doi: 10.1002/lom3.70054

Gregory K, Schikowitz A, Goldberg E, Davies S. What Emotions Bring to Managing, Caring for, and Sharing Qualitative Data. Information Research. 2026;31(1):247-267. doi: 10.47989/ir31154039