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.

 News & Events

21.10.2021
 

Maschinelles Lernen zur Auswertung und Analyse von Dokumenten und Beweismitteln in Betrugsbekämpfung und Strafverfolgung: gemeinsame...

05.10.2021
 

Ulrike Felt spricht über die aktuelle Stellung der Wissenschaft!

27.09.2021
 

20 department members are presenting their research at the 4S conference!

16.09.2021
 

Ulrike Felt gives a keynote speech about “Transdisciplinarity in assessing technologies for sustainability” on 17 September.

07.09.2021
 

Science, Peace, Security, 8-10 Sep

STS Austria Workshop, 13-15 Sep

How to be a Researcher in the XXI Century, 14-17 Sep

03.09.2021
 

Ulrike Felt and Vera Ulmer will present their paper “Making Sense of Publishing” at the EAIR Forum 2021.

 New Publications

Sepehr P. Post-Automobility Futures: Technology, Power, and Imaginaries. Mobility Humanities. 2023 Jan 31;2(1):164-167. doi: 10.23090/MH.2023.01.2.1.164

Fritzsche M-C, Akyüz K, Abadía MC, McLennan S, Marttinen P, Mayrhofer MT et al. Ethical layering in AI-driven polygenic risk scores—New complexities, new challenges. Frontiers in Genetics. 2023 Jan 26;14:1-11. 1098439. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1098439

Serbe-Kamp É, Bemme J, Pollak D, Mayer K. Open Citizen Science: fostering open knowledge with participation. Research Ideas and Outcomes. 2023 Jan 23;9. doi: 10.3897/rio.9.e96476

Klimburg-Witjes N, (ed.), Trauttmansdorff P, (ed.). Technopolitics and the Making of Europe: Infrastructures of Security. 1 ed. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2023. 208 p. doi: 10.4324/9781003267409