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

04.07.2022
 

We are pleased to announce the newest Reflections blog post from R. Falkenberg, M. Fochler & Lisa Sigl.

25.05.2022
 

Ulrike Felt, Susanne Öchsner and Robin Rae have presented some of their findings at this year's dhealth conference. They have also elaborated on their...

20.05.2022
 

Kamiel Mobach and Ulrike Felt have published an article "On the Entanglement of Science and Europe at CERN" in Science as Culture.

18.05.2022
 

Ulrike Felt has published a paper on the infrastructures that make inter- and trans-disciplinary research possible.

18.05.2022
 

The Departments of Science and Technology Studies, and Development Studies host a talk by Ching Kwan Lee (UCLA, US) on 01.06.2022.

11.05.2022
 

From 4-6 May the department hosted a workshop that brought together scholars from Czechia, Germany, and Austria.