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

28.03.2025 11:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Kaye Mathies

27.03.2025 09:00
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Daiki Shiraishi

 STS Talks Vienna

11.12.2024 16:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by Eleanor Armstrong & Réka Gál

We are thrilled to announce Eleanor Armstrong's & Réka Gál's Talk on 11th December 2024, 4:00 pm

10.12.2024 17:00
 

INNORES Talk by Matthew Kearnes

We are thrilled to announce Matthew Kearnes' Talk on 10th December 2024, 5:00 pm



 New Publications

Felt U. Time and temporalities in academic research. In Felt U, Irwin A, editors, Elgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies. Edgar Elgar. 2024. p. 318-327

Pham BC, Davies S. Policy as infrastructure: Enacting artificial intelligence and making Europe. In Klimburg-Witjes N, Trauttmansdorff P, editors, Technopolitics and the Making of Europe: Infrastructures of Security. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis. 2024. p. 125–140 Epub 2023.

Tzortzatou-Nanopoulou O, Akyüz K, Goisauf M, Kozera Ł, Mežinska S, Th Mayrhofer M et al. Ethical, legal, and social implications in research biobanking: A checklist for navigating complexity. Developing World Bioethics. 2024 Sept;24(3):139-150. Epub 2023 Jul 10. doi: 10.1111/dewb.12411