Centre for Science Studies

Talking STS: Assetization in Higher Education

CSS resumes its ‘Talking STS’ series with a session in which Janja Komljenovic (Lancaster University) will present findings from her work on digital assetization in higher education, followed by a response by Lesley Gourlay (UCL)

Being in the world!

Juliana Michelon Alvarenga reports on the 2023 Continental Philosophy of Technoscience course that she attended at the University of Wageningen in March 2023

Nuclear Futures battles the elements

A report from the organisers on part one of a three-part event series, in which the team and the participants had to adapt quickly in the face of severe weather

Talking STS: How should we think about the ambivalence of artefacts?

We are pleased to invite you to the first event in CSS’ Talking STS series. In the series, a CSS colleague at Lancaster and an external invited speaker engage in dialogue around a topic of shared interest. The event will

Nuclear Futures battles the elements: An event report

The first part of the Nuclear Futures event, one of three events in the CSS Emergent STS series, was held on Thursday 28 October 2021. Due to the widely reported severe weather conditions in Cumbria on the event day, the

Call for contributions: Workshop on Temporalities of Care in Conservation Environments

The term “Anthropocene” has scandalised humanity’s role in the destruction of planet earth and mobilised discourse and action in the face of climate catastrophe and biodiversity loss. Yet, scholars have recently problematised the sense of urgency invoked by the Anthropocene

In appreciation of Professor Andrew Webster, 1951-2021

We have learned with the greatest sadness of the death of our colleague, Professor Andrew Webster. Many members of Lancaster’s Centre for Science Studies knew Andrew and we feel deep sorrow at his loss. We wish to offer this appreciation

Nuclear Futures: Forthcoming CSS event

Nuclear Futures is the first of a new series of three CSS events designed to support and encourage interdisciplinary early career STS work at Lancaster and beyond. The second forthcoming event will explore the specific interdisciplinary challenges of doing early