Call for conttributions to special issue of @bioethicalinquiry.bsky.social on 'Bioethics for the Planet', mixing medical ethics & environmental (climate) ethics - edited by Paul Komesaroff, Cara Platts, Natasha Rooney and me. EoI by May 31 to c.platts@unimelb.edu.au
#bioethics #medhum #envhum #STS

Three weeks to go to get your submissions in for the Toronto 2026 annual conference!

We have a range of submission formats—Open Panels, Closed Panels, Roundtables, Making and Doing with the call open until April 30, 2026.

Abstract submissions here: www.4sonline.org/call_for_sub...

2026 Call for Nominations is now open!
March 31–April 19, 2026 (Extended)

Seeking nominations for—President-Elect, Treasurer, two council officers, and 6S student representative

Members can nominate here: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio...

Renew membership here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

Postdoctoral Researcher and Doctoral Researcher, Science and Technology Studies (STS) and aquatic restoration in the Nordic and Arctic regions We are looking to hire highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher and Doctoral Researcher to join the Department of Anthropology, in the History, Culture and Communications Unit at the Faculty of Humani

We're hiring! Looking for a #postdoc (3 years) and #PhD (4 years) in #STS and aquatic restoration! Hired researchers will join University of @oulu.fi, the amazing SAFIRE multidisciplinary research programme, and a growing team of researchers interested in water and environment. Deadline 03.05.26.

Why transdisciplinary dialogue matters: introducing the "Science Studies Meets Science Communication" book series For decades, two intellectual communities have existed in parallel, only occasionally brushing shoulders: Science and Technology Studies (STS) and science communication. But both are deeply invested i...

We’re launching a new book series!

The 'Science Studies Meets Science Communication' series aims to forge a sustained dialogue between the fields of science communication and STS.

Read series editor Fabien Medvecky’s post to learn more: go.nature.com/4s8Snrc

@hss.springernature.com #STS #SciCom

EASST Review: Volume 44(2) March 2026 Our Winter 2026 issue includes pieces that reflect the unsettling times we are living in, with pieces thematizing existential threats, environmental harm, and technological autocracy.

Dear all at #STS sky! Last week we published the Winter 2026 issue of EASST Review, which comes accompanied by an EASST website renewal. You can find the entire issue here: easst.net/easst-review...

SSN Seminar: "Using Systems Thinking in Environmental/Societal Challenges" with Birgit Kopainsky YouTube video by SSN Info

You can jump on and join us now or watch later at this link: www.youtube.com/live/_vfxaeY... #systemsthinking #Systemdynamics

How to (start to) decolonise a science studies conference: reflections on AusSTS 2024 This is the first part of a four-part series that has come from the 2024 and 2025 AusSTS conferences.  What would it look like to run a genuinely decolonial event? Is it possible to run a genu…

A wonderful write up from the AusSTS2024 team reflecting on decolonial practices in conference organising:

What would it look like to run a genuinely decolonial event? Is it possible to run a genuinely decolonial event at a settler institution?

decoloyarns.org/2025/08/11/h...

A holiday treat from us to you - save the date for AusSTS 2026 in Aotearoa!

Introduction to the special issue: The Near Human in life science, biomedicine, and care - BioSocieties BioSocieties -

Latest special issue - The Near Human

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Sydney STS Network The Sydney Science and Technology (STS) Network brings together researchers, students, and practitioners interested in how science, technology, and society shape one another.

For researchers, students, and practitioners interested in how science, technology, and society shape one another. We create space for cross-disciplinary conversation, shared learning, and public engagement. Learn more and sign up:
sydneysts.framer.website

Stolonic Strategies: Biophilosophies and Community Building in STS Seminar on Stolonic Strategies: Biophilosophies and Community Building in STS by Prof Deboleena Roy

Join us for a talk by Deboleena Roy (Emory University): “Stolonic Strategies: Biophilosophies and Community Building in STS.”

With discussants @cwaldby.bsky.social &
@jiannitien.bsky.social
Chaired by @shoshohini.bsky.social

🗓 17 March | USYD | tinyurl.com/yc2e7ah4

Sydney STS Peeps 📣

Join us for a talk by Deboleena Roy (Emory University): “Stolonic Strategies: Biophilosophies and Community Building in STS.”

With discussants @cwaldby.bsky.social & @jiannitien.bsky.social Chaired by @shoshohini.bsky.social

🗓 17 March | USYD | See flyer for deets

4 days left to submit! Call closes Feb. 9, 2026. You can submit (either hybrid or in-person) here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...