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Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI)
A virtual research institute, hosted by Science Technology and Innovation Studies. ISSTI brings together groups from across the University of Edinburgh involved in research, teaching and knowledge transfer on social and policy aspects of science, technology and innovation
About
The Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI) is a research network established in 2001 by Professor Robin Williams to bring together groups of academics and individual researchers across the University of Edinburgh who are involved in research, teaching and knowledge transfer on social and policy aspects of science, technology and innovation.
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Research
A focus on Life Science Innovation; Information and Communication Technologies; Energy Technologies and Environmental Innovation; and, the Historical Sociology of Science, Technology and Medicine.
People
A range of colleagues from specialist centres around The University of Edinburgh.
Resources
Newsletters, working papers, briefing notes and more.
Our news
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News content
01/08/2021
Carson Prize 2021: Laura Watts
We are delighted to announce that the 2021 Rachel Carson Prize goes to Energy at the End of the World: An Orkney Islands Saga (MIT Press, 2019) by Laura Watts.
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Date & Time
STIS/ISSTI special lecture
Knut H Sørensen (NTNU) and Sharon Traweek (UCLA) will be discussing their book:
Questing Excellence in Academia: A Tale of Two Universities
Tuesday, October 11, 17:00
Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI map)
High School Yards
Edinburgh EH1 1LZ
Refreshments will be served in the Foyer of ECCI (17:00-17:30)
The lecture and discussion will be in the ECCI Conference Room (G.04). (17:30-19:00)
All welcome. No charge.
Sørensen & Traweek seminar: Questing Excellence in Academia: A Tale of Two Universities
Having just completed the REF2021 exercise, the University of Edinburgh community may find Sørensen and Traweek's analysis salient to our own questing for excellence within externally applied neoliberal constraints.
29 July 2019
15:30 - 16:30
Seminar: 3D Laser Scanners in forensics
27 May 2019
11:00 - 12:00
Paul Edwards seminar : Infrastructuration & Algos
25 April 2019
09:00 - 13:00
Innovation Occasional Seminar: RETHINKING ICT4D
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Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI)
A virtual research institute, hosted by Science Technology and Innovation Studies. ISSTI brings together groups from across the University of Edinburgh involved in research, teaching and knowledge transfer on social and policy aspects of science, technology and innovation
About
The Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI) is a research network established in 2001 by Professor Robin Williams to bring together groups of academics and individual researchers across the University of Edinburgh who are involved in research, teaching and knowledge transfer on social and policy aspects of science, technology and innovation.
Find out more
Card link
Research
A focus on Life Science Innovation; Information and Communication Technologies; Energy Technologies and Environmental Innovation; and, the Historical Sociology of Science, Technology and Medicine.
People
A range of colleagues from specialist centres around The University of Edinburgh.
Resources
Newsletters, working papers, briefing notes and more.
Our news
View all...
News content
01/08/2021
Carson Prize 2021: Laura Watts
We are delighted to announce that the 2021 Rachel Carson Prize goes to Energy at the End of the World: An Orkney Islands Saga (MIT Press, 2019) by Laura Watts.
Our events
View all...
Events content
Date & Time
STIS/ISSTI special lecture
Knut H Sørensen (NTNU) and Sharon Traweek (UCLA) will be discussing their book:
Questing Excellence in Academia: A Tale of Two Universities
Tuesday, October 11, 17:00
Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI map)
High School Yards
Edinburgh EH1 1LZ
Refreshments will be served in the Foyer of ECCI (17:00-17:30)
The lecture and discussion will be in the ECCI Conference Room (G.04). (17:30-19:00)
All welcome. No charge.
Sørensen & Traweek seminar: Questing Excellence in Academia: A Tale of Two Universities
Having just completed the REF2021 exercise, the University of Edinburgh community may find Sørensen and Traweek's analysis salient to our own questing for excellence within externally applied neoliberal constraints.
29 July 2019
15:30 - 16:30
Seminar: 3D Laser Scanners in forensics
27 May 2019
11:00 - 12:00
Paul Edwards seminar : Infrastructuration & Algos
25 April 2019
09:00 - 13:00
Innovation Occasional Seminar: RETHINKING ICT4D