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

Fritzsche MC, Akyüz K, Abadía MC, McLennan S, Marttinen P, Mayrhofer MT et al. Ethical layering in AI-driven polygenic risk scores—New complexities, new challenges. Frontiers in Genetics. 2023 Jan 26;14:1-11. 1098439. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1098439

Serbe-Kamp É, Bemme J, Pollak D, Mayer K. Open Citizen Science: fostering open knowledge with participation. Research Ideas and Outcomes. 2023 Jan 23;9. doi: 10.3897/rio.9.e96476

Klimburg-Witjes N, (ed.), Trauttmansdorff P, (ed.). Technopolitics and the Making of Europe: Infrastructures of Security. 1 ed. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2023. 208 p. doi: 10.4324/9781003267409

Bieszczad SR, Fochler M, Brodschneider R. How Citizen Scientists See their Own Role and Expertise: An Explorative Study of the Perspectives of Beekeepers in a Citizen Science Project. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice. 2023;8(1):1-12. 26. doi: 10.5334/cstp.501

Klimburg-Witjes N, Trauttmansdorff P. Making Europe through infrastructures of in/security: An introduction. In Klimburg-Witjes N, Trauttmansdorff P, editors, Technopolitics and the Making of Europe: Infrastructures of Security. Routledge. 2023. p. 1-18 doi: 10.4324/9781003267409-1