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

25.11.2025 17:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x INNORES Talk by Nanna Bonde Thylstrup

We are thrilled to announce Nanna Bonde Thylstrup's talk on November 25, 2025 05:00 PM

12.11.2025 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Ralo Mayer

We are thrilled to announce Ralo Mayer's talk on November 12, 2025 04:00 PM

 

 News

05.03.2025
 

Find all the relevant Information about the Department's Master programme in Science-Technology-Society in the recording of the first Information...

News
04.03.2025
 

The ERC-funded Research Project “FutureSpace” (lead by Assist.Prof. Nina Klimburg-Witjes) explores the shifting temporalities, infrastructures, and...

News
11.12.2024
 

Sara Davies describes her book as an introduction to science, technology, and society answers these questions, and more, by exploring contemporary...

News
03.12.2024
 

The prestigious award for culture and science is endowed with 10,000 Euros with a award ceremony in the town hall on November 27th, 2024

News
02.12.2024
 

We have changed the opening hours of the library!

Mon, Thu: 10:00 am – 03:00 pm

Tue, Wed, Fri: 09:30 am – 01:30 pm

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 New Publications


Sepehr P, Felt U. Urban Imaginaries as Tacit Governing Devices: The Case of Smart City Vienna. Science, Technology & Human Values. 2023 Jun 8. Epub 2023 Jun 8. doi: 10.1177/01622439231178597

Trauttmansdorff P, Felt U. Between Infrastructural Experimentation and Collective Imagination: The Digital Transformation of the EU Border Regime . Science, Technology & Human Values. 2023 May;48(3):635-662. Epub 2021 Nov. doi: 10.1177/01622439211057523

Dessewffy E, Schikowitz A, Davies SR. Tracing (in)visibilising practices: engaging with simulations for architecture and spatial planning. Digital Creativity. 2023 Apr 13;34(2):127-142. doi: 10.1080/14626268.2023.2200762

Davies S, Pham BC. Luck and the ‘situations’ of research. Social Studies of Science. 2023 Apr;53(2):287-299. Epub 2022 Oct. doi: 10.1177/03063127221125438