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

08.09.2025 10:15
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the PhD defensio of Laura Bomm

02.09.2025 14:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Tilman Freiherr von Werthern

 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

Starkbaum J, Felt U. Negotiating the reuse of health-data: Research, Big Data, and the European General Data Protection Regulation. Big Data & Society. 2019 Jul;6(2). doi: 10.1177/2053951719862594

Sigl L. Subjectivity, governance, and changing conditions of knowledge production in the life sciences. Subjectivity. 2019 Jun;12(2):117-136. doi: 10.1057/s41286-019-00069-6

Pfotenhauer S, Juhl J, Aarden E. Challenging the "deficit model" of innovation: Framing policy issues under the innovation imperative. Research policy. 2019 May;48(4):895-904. Epub 2018 Oct 17. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.10.015

Bayer F, Gorraiz J, Gumpenberger C, Itúrbide A, Iribarren-Maestro I, Reding S. Investigating SSH Research and Publication Practices in Disciplinary and Institutional Contexts. A Survey-Based Comparative Approach in Two Universities. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. 2019 Apr 11;4. doi: 10.3389/frma.2019.00001