Category: News
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Celebrating 25 years of STS-CH
We are thrilled to celebrate our 25th anniversary! A quarter-century of engagement with Science, Technology, and Society in Switzerland! To celebrate this milestone, we are organizing a series of 12 events throughout 2026. They are organized by local hosts and aim at highlighting diverse contributions of STS within Swiss academia…
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Nicolas Nova (1977–2024)
It is with immense sadness that we learned of the passing of our colleague Nicolas Nova on December 31st. Nicolas was a professor at the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) and had been working for many years at the intersection of Science and Technology Studies, design, and anthropology.…
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STS-CH 2025: Call for panels is open!
We are thrilled to announce that the Call for Panels for the upcoming STS-CH Conference 2025 is now open! The conference titled “Holding Things Together? Change, Continuity, Critique” will take place from September 10–12, 2025 in Zurich. This event is organized under the auspices of the STS-CH Association and is…
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Citizen Science Helvetia 2025: Call for papers
Citizen Science Helvetia 2025 (CitSciHelvetia’25), the Swiss conference for citizen and participatory research will take place on June 5 and 6, 2025, at the University of Lausanne (UNIL). It will focus on “Citizen science in action. Collaborations between civil society and academia”. The challenges facing our contemporary societies are multiple and complex:…
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Call for events
2026 marks a significant milestone for STS-CH: the 25th anniversary of our association. To celebrate, we are planning a series of 7 to 10 events throughout the year, designed to raise the visibility of Science and Technology Studies (STS) within Switzerland’s academic community. These events will explore key themes related…
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STS Conference 2025
Dates are fixed for the upcoming STS-CH Conference in Zurich: Sep 10 – 12, 2025
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New board members elected!
During the STS-CH conference in Basel (2023), several new members were elected to the board. We warmly welcome: Biance Vienni Baptista (ETH, Zurich), Luke Allan Stalley (SHSS, St. Gallen) , Philippe Sormani (ZHdK, Zurich), Kathrin Eitel (UZH Zurich). We also want to say thank you to those who are leaving:…