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

31.03.2025 12:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Teresa Carmen Sophie Heinz

28.03.2025 11:30
 

Defensio

We warmly invite you to the Master defensio of Kaye Mathies

 STS Talks Vienna

19.09.2024 12:00
 

FutureSpace Talk by Juan Francisco Salazar

We are thrilled to announce Juan Francisco Salazar's Talk on 19th September 2024, 12:00 pm



 New Publications

Dessewffy E, Schikowitz A, Davies SR. Tracing (in)visibilising practices: engaging with simulations for architecture and spatial planning. Digital Creativity. 2023 Apr 13;34(2):127-142. doi: 10.1080/14626268.2023.2200762

Davies S, Pham BC. Luck and the ‘situations’ of research. Social Studies of Science. 2023 Apr;53(2):287-299. Epub 2022 Oct. doi: 10.1177/03063127221125438

Sepehr P, Aarden E. Between straight lines and winding alleys: Streets as boundary objects in the transnational modernization of urban planning in Iran. In De Munck B, Lachmund J, editors, Politics of Urban Knowledge: Historical Perspectives on the Shaping and Governing of Cities. Routledge, Taylor & Francis. 2023. p. 179-200 doi: 10.4324/9781003312628