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

05.02.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Richard Tutton

We are thrilled to announce Richard Tutton's talk on February 05, 2026 04:00 PM

15.12.2025 17:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x ALTERBIOTIC Talk by Claas Kirchhelle & Janina Kehr

We are thrilled to announce Claas Kirchhelle's talk & Janina Kehr's talk on December 15, 2025 05:00 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