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Science and Technology Studies

Science and technology surround us; they are part of politics, culture, and our private and public lives. And at the same time, politics, culture, and our private and civic selves are inseparably parts of science and technology.  The Professorship in Science and Technology Studies investigates these interrelationship with teaching and research that focus on interdisciplinarity, connection-making, collaboration between natural and social scientists, and broad societal relevance for both contemporary and historical questions.

Science and Technology Studies is a relatively young field of academic inquiry, one that reflects, follows, and comments upon science, technology, and academia, especially the ways they shape (and are shaped by) society. Our vision of STS is broad; it includes sociological, anthropological and historical approaches to studying scientific knowledge and technologies, but also knowledge and techniques more generally. Indeed, the term “Knowledge Studies” would perhaps best capture the comprehensive approach we embrace.

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Veronika Lipphardt, Außenaufnahme

Prof. Dr. Veronika Lipphardt

Professor in Science and Technology Studies

Dr. Nicholas Buchanan

Assistant Professor, Science Technology Studies

Dr. Xenia Steinbach

Teaching Assistant

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Silvia Stößer

ETS/STS Administration Office

Olena Tutova

Olena Tutova

Administration DIMA Project

Greta Simon, BSc, BA

Student Assistant

Yavuz Ülker, BA

Teaching Assistant