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

06.12.2019 09:30
 

Workshop on career orientation and professional opportunities for STS graduates

10.10.2019
 

Ingrid Metzler published an article in BioSocieties about the emergence of non‑invasive prenatal testing in Austria.

30.09.2019
 

Wir suchen im Rahmen des EU-Projekts Smart4Health Interessierte, die sich an einer Bürger/innendiskussion zum Thema Gesundheitsdaten beteiligen...

07.03.2019
 

Weg vom Messbarmachen, hin zu neuen Gesprächsformen: Ulrike Felt und Max Fochler vom Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung sind in einer...

31.01.2019
 

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 New Publications

Matthews KRW, Iltis AS, Marquez NG, Wagner DS, Robert JS, de Melo-Martín I et al. Rethinking Human Embryo Research Policies. Hastings Center Report. 2021 Jan;51(1):47-51. doi: 10.1002/hast.1215

Davies S, Lindvig K. Assembling research integrity: negotiating a policy object in scientific governance. Critical Policy Studies. 2021;15(4):444-461. Epub 2021 Feb 1. doi: 10.1080/19460171.2021.1879660

Schikowitz A. Being a ‘Good Researcher’ in Transdisciplinary Research: Choreographies of Identity Work Beyond Community. In Community and Identity in Contemporary Technosciences. 2021. p. 225-245. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Vol. 31). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-61728-8_11

Mora-Gámez F. Beyond citizenship: the material politics of alternative infrastructures (RP). In Amelung N, Gianolla C, Susa Ribeiro J, Solovova O, editors, Material Politics of Citizenship: Connecting Migrations with Science and Technology Studies. Taylor & Francis. 2021