RESEARCH
STS addresses the complex intersections across science, technology, and society. We explore the societal challenges emerging with the development, adoption or diffusion of new knowledge and technologies.

RESEARCH AREAS
SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE
This area examines how science is shaped by social, historical, and cultural contexts. It explores the ways in which scientific facts and practices are constructed through human communities and institutions rather than purely objective isolation.
CULTURE AND POLITICS
OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
This field investigates the intersections of power, ideology, and cultural values in the production and public acceptance of scientific knowledge. It highlights how political agendas and cultural worldviews influence which scientific questions are asked and funded.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
AND ENGINEERING ETHICS
This discipline addresses the moral responsibilities of researchers, technologists, and engineers toward society and the environment. It evaluates the ethical dilemmas arising from emerging innovations, data privacy, dual-use technologies, and professional integrity.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE
This focus area explores how medical technologies, digital health tools, and biotechnological breakthroughs transform patient care and health systems. It analyzes the development, clinical integration, and equitable access of these healthcare innovations.
NEW METHODS IN STS
This area explores how contemporary researchers are expanding traditional qualitative toolkits to study data-intensive, automated technoscience. It combines digital methodologies (such as computational scientometrics, algorithmic auditing, and ethnographies of automated laboratories) to analyze complex modern science.
