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

29.02.2024 18:00
 

We are thrilled to announce Professor's Ulrike Felt 2024 Haldane Lecture on Thu, February 29th, 2024, 6:00 - 7:00 pm at Wolfson College, University of...

25.01.2024
 

Der Beitrag beleuchtet die zunehmende Gefahr, die durch Tausende von Trümmerteilen im Weltraum entsteht, und erläutert die Auswirkungen auf die...

17.01.2024
 

We are thrilled to announce Thomas Völker's STS Talk on 17th January 2024, 5.30 pm.

29.12.2023
 

FutureSpace is a 5-year research project at the Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at the University of Vienna. The project is led by...

12.12.2023
 

We are thrilled to announce Stefan Böschen's STS Talk on 12 December 2023, 5.30 pm.

STS Talks Vienna
11.12.2023
 

Im Forschungsprojekt „Valuing, Being, Knowing“ wurde untersucht, wie Fragen von gesellschaftlicher Relevanz in den Lebenswissenschaften mehr zum...

 New Publications

Mayer K, Lupu M, Kando N, Trippe A. Current Challenges in Patent Information Retrieval. 2 ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2017. (The information retrieval series, Vol. 37).

Schönbauer S. How biologists „meet“. In Jonas M, Lassnigg L, Littig B, Wroblewski A, editors, Practice theories and their methodology. Reflecting on research practices. Dordrecht: Springer.. Dordrecht: Springer. 2017

Aarden E. Making value(s) through social contracts for biomedical population research. In Pavone V, Goven J, editors, Bioeconomies: Life, technology, and capital in the 21st century. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 2017. p. 161-184

Felt U. Of time-scapes and knowledge-scapes: Re-timing Research and Higher Education. In Scott P, Gallacher J, Parry G, editors, New Landscapes and Languages of Higher Education. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2017. p. 129-148