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

27.11.2025 09:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Maximilian Karge

26.11.2025 16:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Pipi Paloeka de Koning

 

 STS Talks Vienna

15.04.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x INNORES Talk by Stephen Hilgartner

We are thrilled to announce Stephen Hilgartner's talk on April 15, 2026 04:00 PM

09.04.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Anne Johnson

We are thrilled to announce Anne Johnson's talk on April 09, 2026 04:00 PM:

 News

02.07.2025
 

We congratulate Florentine Frantz on her PhD defensio!

News
02.07.2025
 

We congratulate Vera Ulmer on her PhD defensio!

News
19.05.2025
 

Ulrike Felt explores in her new book the hidden politics of time that shape knowledge production in universities and academic life.

News
08.05.2025
 

We congratulate Rasmus Kvaal Wardemann on his PhD defensio!

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 New Publications

Davies SR, Díaz-Valderrama M. Attending to ‘Computational Universalism’: Practices, Frictions, Events. Social Studies of Science. 2026 Apr 29. doi: 10.1177/03063127261445803

Kirchhelle C, Alas Portillo MY, Davis MDM, Doron A, Dreser A, Fortané N et al. (Un)intended consequences: a social sciences stocktake of a decade of Global Action Plan-inspired antimicrobial governance. The Lancet Microbe. 2026 Mar;7(3):101315. doi: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101315

Lieverouw E, Felt U. Governing Citzen-Patients: The Digital Infrastructuring of Health and Care in Europe. In Marent B, editor, De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Health and Society. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. 2026. p. 255-278. (De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Handbooks, Vol. 11). doi: 10.1515/9783111247854-015

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