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.
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Münster NJ, Felt U. Making Microplastics Matter: Classification, Politics and the Lives of Microplastics as Environmental Objects. Social Studies of Science. 2026 Jul 11;03063127261459465. Epub 2026 Jun. doi: 10.1177/03063127261459465
Vargolskaia V, Felt U. Ecologies of time: interdisciplinarity and temporal misalignments in data-mediated environmental research collaboration. Science as Culture. 2026 Jul;9. doi: 10.1080/09505431.2026.2688850
Davies SR, Díaz-Valderrama M. Attending to ‘Computational Universalism’: Practices, Frictions, Events. Social Studies of Science. 2026 Jun;56(3):340-352. doi: 10.1177/03063127261445803
Pottin A, Felt U. Decommissioning as Residual Care: Transforming Nuclear Reactors into Waste. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2026 Jun. doi: 10.1177/01622439261453137
Gahbauer S, Felt U. Temporal regimes in gender-affirming hormone therapy: An Austrian case study of neuroscientific and clinical temporalities. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 2026 Jun;9:100759. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2026.100759