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The project explores the field of science diplomacy, focusing on colonialism and the power dynamics surrounding data in scientific collaborations. Data analysis and social science research tools will be used to investigate the global networks of science diplomacy, identifying key stakeholders, insti...

We cordially invite you to the opening 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...

by Maria Rentetzi 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.

From November 20th to 22nd, 2024, over 200 scholarship grantees from 45 countries, supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, visited several departments and chairs at Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen. One of the highlights was the visit to the Chair of Science, Technology, and Ge...

And that's a wrap! As we close this week’s kick-off meeting, we’re excited to launch #AI4Gov-X soon! This EU co-funded #DigitalEuropeProgram project aims to mobilise and train a new generation of European civil servants and policymakers for the adoption and mastery of AI in the public sector o...

This history of radiation protection has been shaped by many people and institutions: those who have survived cancer against all odds, those who have fallen victims to the horrors of nuclear weapons warfare, those who have been committed to researching radiation despite the risks, and those who have...

Each semester, the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies offers teaching seminar for students from diverse backgrounds and to the various faculties at the FAU, educating a new generation of students on new and innovative research within the history of science and technology. Our current te...

This is a brief introductory video of us at STGS, working in the chair during the period 2024-2025. You can watch the video here.

watch the video here   We are celebrating the one-year anniversary of our international hybrid course: Introduction to Science and Tech Diplomacy: the New Geopolitics of Technology. With 45 students and professionals from 16 countries and from almost all disciplines and levels, the cou...

⁉ The project was part of an advanced seminar held as part of a co-op by Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi and Prof. Dr. Kristina Giesel at the Department of Physics in the summer semester of 2024, titled “How Does Gender Shape Science? The Intermingling of Gender and Natural Sciences in Historical Context.“...