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

15.04.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x INNORES Talk by Stephen Hilgartner

We are thrilled to announce Stephen Hilgartner's talk on April 15, 2026 04:00 PM

09.04.2026 16:00
 

Vienna STS Talk x FutureSpace Talk by Anne Johnson

We are thrilled to announce Anne Johnson's talk on April 09, 2026 04:00 PM:



 New Publications

Mayer K. Reflexivity in Co-Evaluation: From Challenges to Principles of Participatory Research Evaluation. In Revisiting Reflexivity: Liveable Worlds in Research and Beyond. 2025. p. 273-281 doi: 10.51952/9781529244892.ch021

Horn C, Felt U. Collateral transitions. Reassembling societies, data centres and the twin transition. Environmental Science and Policy. 2025 Aug;170:104122. Epub 2025 Jun 10. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104122

Falkenberg R, Sigl L, Fochler M. Orientation work: caring for the relevance of research to social-environmental problems. Science as Culture. 2025 Jul 21. doi: 10.1080/09505431.2025.2531747

Frantz F. Good Science from Below: Of Early-Stage Researchers’ Registers of Valuing, Response-Abilities, and Care for Good Research. Minerva. 2025 Jul 15. Epub 2025 Jul 15. doi: 10.1007/s11024-025-09588-w

Bayer F. Indicators and Metrics in SSH Research: How Scholars Value Publication Practices in the Face of Epistemic Capitalism. Plattform Forschungs- und Technologieevaluierung . 2025 Jul. doi: 10.22163/fteval.2025.696