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

26.03.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Asif Siddiqi

We are thrilled to announce Asif Siddiqi's talk on March 26, 2026 04:00 PM

11.03.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x LLEA Talk by Stefan Kitzler

We are thrilled to announce Stefan Kitzler's talk on March 11, 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!

News

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 New Publications

Felt U, Felder KF, Öhler T, Penkler M. Timescapes of obesity: Coming to terms with a complex socio-medical phenomenon. Health: an interdisciplinary journal for the social study of health, illness and medicine. 2014;18(6):646-664. Epub 2014 May 11. doi: 10.1177/1363459314530736

Mayer K, Simon J. DESIRED BECOMINGS. Journal of Peer Production. 2013.

Felt U, Igelsböck J, Schikowitz A, Völker T. Growing Into What? The (Un-)disciplined Socialisation of Early Stage Researchers in Transdisciplinary Research. Higher Education: the international journal of higher education and educational planning. 2013;65(4):511-524. doi: 10.1007/s10734-012-9560-1

Mayer K. Objectifying social structures: Network visualization as means of social optimization. Theory & Psychology. 2012 Jan 1;22(2):162-178. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.49591, 10.1177/0959354311427488

Felt U, Igelsböck J, Schikowitz A, Völker T. Challenging Participation in Sustainability Research. DEMESCI: International Journal of Deliberative Mechanisms in Science. 2012;1(1):4-34. doi: 10.4471/demesci.2012.01