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
Nina Klimburg-Witjes has been elected as a new member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ (ÖAW) Young Academy.
For my Project “FutureSpace” I am looking for 1 post-doc researcher (2.5 years with the option of extension to 5 years) and 1 PhD candidate (four...
Follow along the research journey of Tamara Bak, Tereza Butková, David Würflinger, and Michaela Zuckerhut and find out what they learned when talking...
We are pleased to announce that the Department of Science & Technology Studies will be hosting a workshop: International Workshop: Revaluing European...
There is a new Blogpost by a group of STS master students.
Nina Klimburg-Witjes' article, “A Rocket to Protect? Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Strategic Autonomy in Controversies About the European Rocket...
New Publications
Mayer K.
Von Verbindungen und Banden des Wissens. In Hofhues S, Schütze K, editors, Doing Research: Wissenschaftspraktiken zwischen Positionierung und Suchanfrage. Bielefeld: transkript. 2022. p. 130-137 doi: 10.14361/9783839456323-016, 10.14361/9783839456323-016