A quick look at everyday news proves that science, technology, and medicine permeate all aspects of our everyday life. From the terrifying prospect of a nuclear conflict and the recent pandemic to mundane decisions about getting another x-ray or using a bike to go to work, one is confronted with complex technological systems and advanced scientific knowledge.
The chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies provides highly interdisciplinary tools that help us comprehend the impact of science, technology and medicine to humans and the environment. Major areas of research and education include gender science studies, nuclear history, and science diplomacy.
Current Courses held by the chair at the FAU can be found under Teaching.
of the exhibition Living with Radiation,
which promises to enlighten and engage,
offering a unique perspective on the history
of radiation protection during the long 20th century.
Professor Dr. Joachim Hornegger,
President of Friedri...
What is it like to be Alice in Wonderland? And what if Alice wants to tell stories about science to children? This is how I felt visiting the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April 2024, a leading event in the publishing industry. One of three most visited book fairs in the world, the 2024 exhibition attracted more than 1,500 publishers from over 94 countries, visitors exceeded 32,000 over four days, and it featured some of the most well-published authors and artists of children’s books.
Science diplomacy has become a central instrument of contemporary foreign policy. Alongside the USA and the EU, so-called emerging countries in particular are running programs to enhance their science diplomacy relations and capacities. But what actually constitutes scie...
This topic will be explored in a parallel session moderated by the MCAA Policy WG Chair, Theodota Lagouri, at the #MCAAConf2025.
Where? - Room 02.21 at Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 61, 91052 Erlangen
Situating Uranium Industrialism: Uranium Mining and Epistemic Injustice in Soviet-Era Mailuu-Suu
Nikolaos Olma (University of the Aegean)
From the early 1940s until the mid-1960s, state-san...
