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

30.09.2025 15:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the PhD defensio of Bao-Chau Pham

18.09.2025 16:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Sandra Schober

 STS Talks Vienna

03.11.2025 17:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x CeSCos Talk by Jenny Reardon (in cooperation with CeSCos)

We are thrilled to announce Jenny Reardon's (in cooperation with CeSCos) on November 03, 2025 05:00 PM

23.10.2025 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Bleddyn Bowen

We are thrilled to announce Bleddyn Bowen's talk on October 23, 2025 04:00 PM



 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

Fochler M, De Rijcke S. Implicated in the Indicator Game? An Experimental Debate. Engaging Science, Technology, and Society. 2017;3:21-40. doi: 10.17351/ests2017.108

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