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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Aug 26

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pe...

In support of our petition, we observe that:  • ANU Council has the entire control and management of the University and is required to act in all matters concerning the ANU in the way it thinks w...

www.megaphone.org.au

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Aug 20

Check out this 6-year STS postdoc opportunity at the University of Vienna! #STS

jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

University Assistant (Post-doc) in Technosciences, Materiality, and Digital Cultures

jobs.univie.ac.at

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Aug 8

Check out the call for applications for the 2026 STHV STS School in Seoul!! Wish this existed when I was a graduate student/early career researcher!! #STS

www.sthvschool.org

Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School

www.sthvschool.org

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Aug 8

so cool ...

Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Aug 6

Delighted to learn that Dr Thao Phan is awarded the 2025 Max Crawford medal, Australia's major prize for early-career humanities researchers! Pleasantly surprised it went to an STS scholar for the first time too. Such good news!
@thaophan.bsky.social @humanitiesau.bsky.social #STS

Dr Thao Phan wins 2025 Max Crawford Medal

Dr Thao Phan has won the 2025 Max Crawford medal for her work investigating dynamics of race and gender in algorithmic culture.

humanities.org.au

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Aug 5

3-year research fellowship at Edinburgh! A great opportunity for folks working at the intersection of medical sociology, STS and socio-legal studies. International applicants are welcome! #STS

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNY639/r...

Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh

Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Fellow. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Jul 13

So pleased to see this out in the world!

Kari Lancaster @karilancaster.bsky.social · Jun 23

New paper! What does it mean to be epistemically prepared for the next disease outbreak?
gh.bmj.com/content/10/6...

Led by @wombatscholar.bsky.social with @sonjavw.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social @rachelankeny.bsky.social @engelmal.bsky.social @mstoove.bsky.social @cwaldby.bsky.social et al

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Jul 13

We warmly welcome proposals for the Biolegalities Series!

And delighted to introduce our advisory board: Amade M’charek, Irus Braverman, Margaret Davies, @hyoyoonkang.bsky.social, Thomas Lemke, Brad Sherman, Britta van Beers, Miguel Vatter, and Catherine Mills.

link.springer.com/series/15629 #STS

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Jul 13

#AusSTS25 was a blast. Such cool plenaries from @elizabethstephens.bsky.social‬, Jaya Keaney, @blueskychris.bsky.social‬, @wombatscholar.bsky.social and ‬@karilancaster.bsky.social. Huge thanks to the organizers for such a great ride!

Kari Lancaster @karilancaster.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thanks to @aussts.bsky.social for an immensely stimulating, challenging, convivial, and inspiring conference. I’m leaving #AusSTS2025 with a head full of ideas, re-energised by conversations with colleagues and kin. There is a very special STS community in the antipodes 🫶

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Kari Lancaster @karilancaster.bsky.social · Jul 9

Loving being back on home soil and with this excellent #STS community as @aussts.bsky.social 2025 kicks off today. A reminder that all the keynotes are being streamed live. Get amongst it 👇

AusSTS @aussts.bsky.social · Jul 8

All of our keynote panels will be live streamed 🛰️

Our day 1 keynote panels is on "Infrastructures of Noise" w Ranjodh Dhaliwal @ranjodhdhaliwal.com, Fabian Offert @zentralwerkstatt.org, Dang Nguyen @digitaldang.bsky.social & Kate Mannell @katemannell.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.com/e/aussts-202...

AusSTS 2025 Day 1 Keynote "Infrastructures of Noise"

Join AusSTS online for the first keynote of 'Signals and noises' with Dang Nguyen, Fabian Offert, Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal & Kate Mannell.

www.eventbrite.com

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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · Jun 25

#OpenScience lobbyists, skeptics and everything in between: consider coming to Munich in May 2026 (gorgeous time to visit..) to discuss the future of Open Research!

FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪

FOR 2026 Conference – A Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environments

opensciencestudies.eu

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Tanja Schneider @taschn.bsky.social · Jun 25

⚡️Exciting job opportunity at the University of Geneva: assistant or associate professor of platform studies⚡️

#STS #MediaStudies #DigitalSociology #DigitalAnthropology
#AcademicSky

Professeur-e en "Etudes des plateformes numériques (platform Studies)" (6417)

jobs.unige.ch

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · May 13

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

time.com

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · May 23

Such a tremendous loss for STS and legal anthropology! Will miss his sharp analysis, humour, and graceful disposition...

Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · May 23

So sad that a dear friend and colleague, Mario Biagioli, died a few days ago, far too young. I find it hard to believe: Mario seemed always so vital, so full of energy and enthusiasm, a true intellectual. A great loss
#histstm #histsci #STS

Mario Biagioli (1955-2025) – ISHTIP.org

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · May 1

And also his 'masterclass' for early-career researchers, May 29

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · May 1

Looking forward to hosting this talk by Andy Lakoff here at Sydney, May 28.
#STS #histstm #preparedness

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · May 1

So much looking forward to this talk by Courtney Addison at UNSW next week!

www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/defere...

A deference to preference: The metabolic relations of pest control in Aotearoa | UNSW Sydney

The School of Humanities and Languages invite you to A deference to preference: The metabolic relations of pest control in Aotearoa – a talk with Dr Courtney Addison of Victoria University, Wellington...

www.events.unsw.edu.au

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Mar 6

Can’t wait to read "Land of Famished Beings" by colleague and friend @sophiechao2024.bsky.social! Available from @dukepress.bsky.social in August.

#STS #cultanthro

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Mar 3

Just noticed that there's a 2.5-year STS postdoc position available at @edinburghuni.bsky.social, to work in the excellent Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society. Closing date very soon: March 7!
#STS #histstm #medanthro

Research Fellow

The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society (CBSS) at the Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, is looking for a Research Fellow (working within science and technology studies (STS)/medical s...

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Feb 5

And CFP open for AusSTS 2025!! Do consider submitting #STS #HPS !!

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Feb 5

Can't wait to go to Ruha Benjamin's talk tomorrow in Sydney!!

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Feb 4

Post-doc in planetary health humanities, to work with Andy Lakoff and colleagues at USC on their timely project on 'The city on life support: Los Angeles as a laboratory for planetary health'. Important topic...
#STS #envhum #medanthro

Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate at USC

Learn more about applying for Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate at USC

usccareers.usc.edu

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Jan 23

Too late to offer a paper but soon registration for HoMSEA in Yogyakarta will open. An interesting article in the NYT on Yogya in the past day or so. While it's not as magical as in 1978, when I first visited, still worth experiencing. Not to forget Solo, only a few hours away, and much quieter....

Never Heard of Yogyakarta? It Might Be the Center of the Universe. (Gift Article)

The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as the Cosmological Axis, a cradle of Javanese culture.

www.nytimes.com

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Jan 21

A revealing report from Rachel Yang on our Sydney meeting last year on the social sciences of epidemic intelligence and disease modelling, when we discussed 'epistemic preparedness' - much to ponder. Organised with @sonjavw.bsky.social & @karilancaster.bsky.social

@4sweb.bsky.social #STS #histstm

Reimagining Disease Modelling and Outbreak Analysis: A Report on the "Critical Social Science Approaches to Epidemic Intelligence" WorkshopSearchMobile Menu

4sonline.org

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Jan 7

Rare #jobfairy alert - lecturer (permanent position, c. assist prof) in Medicine, Health and Society, pref. Global south expertise. #histSTM #STS - deadline 2 March 2025
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · Jan 3

Check out this continuing Lecturer opportunity in HPS at USyd (and come hang out with the Sydney STS folks!)

Focus: History of science or medicine in Asia/Pacific

#histstm #histsci #STS

Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science

Full time, continuing position. Located at the Faculty of Science on the Camperdown Campus Exciting opportunity for a Lecturer to join the School of History and Philosophy of Science Base Salary Level...

usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

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