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

21.10.2025 16:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Roman Michael Hansen

20.10.2025 11:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Constantin Wolfgang Holmer:

 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



 New Publications

Felt U. Under the Shadow of Time: Where Indicators and Academic Values Meet. Engaging Science, Technology, and Society. 2017;3:53-63. doi: 10.17351/ests2017.109

Aarden E. Translating genetics beyond bench and bedside: A comparative perspective on health care infrastructures for 'familial' breast cancer. Applied & Translational Genomics. 2016 Dec;11:48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.atg.2016.09.001

Paulitz T, Goisauf M, Zapusek S. Lebenspraxis Wissenschaft? Von der praktischen Sperrigkeit des Work-Life-Balance-Konzepts im wissenschaftlichen Feld. Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 2016 Sept 20;41(3):319-337. doi: 10.1007/s11614-016-0220-z

Metzler I. Human life between biology and law in Germany. In Prozorov S, Rentea S, editors, The Routledge Handbook of Biopolitics . London and New York: Routledge. 2016. p. 295-312