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A network for science and technology studies (STS) scholars in Australia and New Zealand

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Love seeing the work Decoloyarns does out in the blue sky πŸ¦…

02.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“― Nominations for the AusSTS Best Paper Prize are now open!!

πŸ† A prize to celebrate the best scholarship in the region by a junior scholar. Published and unpublished manuscripts accepted

πŸ’Œ Self-nominations strongly encouraged

02.03.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@4sweb.bsky.social @stsyorku.bsky.social @bilkentsts.bsky.social @stsens.bsky.social @sts-ch.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social

02.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AusSTS | Awards & Prizes Celebrating excellence in STS scholarship. AusSTS Best Paper Prize for junior scholars and Making & Doing Award for innovative research presentations.

Self-nominations for awards are strongly encouraged! For more information on eligibility and assessment visit: aussts.org/awards-prizes

02.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The AusSTS Making and Doing award celebrates non-traditional research scholarship that prioritises enacted, embodied and situated forms of STS knowledge making. Examples of Making & Doing activities include ethnographic films, installations, hands-on workshops, games, and more.

02.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

AusSTS is thrilled to announce the launch of two new annual awards πŸ†βœ¨

The AusSTS Best Paper Prize celebrates the work of junior STS scholars in the AusSTS community. It is open to current PhDs and ECRs, who have conferred their PhD within the last two years of the submission closing date.

02.03.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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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.Β  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...

02.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

One month to go to get in your abstracts for AusSTS 2026! Stay tuned for more info on plenaries, field trips and more

01.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for hosting me! @aussts.bsky.social

25.02.2026 05:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A round lecture room with three rows of seats. The audience are turned towards a speaker at the front of the room on right hand side of the image.

The Melbourne Node of AusSTS is holding a symposium today on AFTERMATH. Beginning with a plenary keynote by Prof. Hannah Landecker (UCLA) on "Not Liquid but Emulsified Modernity." Landecker asks us to attend to "the anthropogenic gelation of the present."

25.02.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Announcing the launch of the Sydney STS network, bringing together more than 50 science and technology scholars across the city - thanks to @sonjavw.bsky.social
Friday March Feb 27, 3-5 pm, at USyd, + reception
events.humanitix.com/sydneystsina...
@aussts.bsky.social @4sonline.bsky.social #sts

20.02.2026 05:40 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Australian friends take note!

09.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AusSTS CFP out now! Get your β€˜Antipodean Interruptions’ in for this November at Wellington Uni/Te Herenga Waka.

Read all about it at our slick new website - aussts.org πŸ‘€πŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ

09.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How exciting is this!?

09.02.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Annnnnd we're live! Get your proposals in for #AusSTS2026 in Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington β›°οΈπŸŒ«οΈ

This year's theme is 'Antipodean Interruptions'. Think antipodean methodologies, ontologies, epistemologies, legacies. Interruptions across scales, sites, subjects.

Some inspo βœ¨πŸ‘‡

09.02.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The CFP for #AusSTS2026 is now live! This year’s theme is β€˜Antipodean Interruptions’. We invite submissions for presentations, written workshop papers, meet-ups, and Making and Doing sessions. Deadline is Friday 3 April (11:59pm NZST).

Full details on our ✨NEW WEBSITE✨ aussts.org/aussts2026

08.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 7
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DEADLINE EXTENSION! Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) has extended the deadline for conference Open Panel submissions until 9th February 2026. The conference is being held in Toronto, 7-10th Oct 2026.

Conference Theme: TechnoPower β€’ Technoscientific Futures

4sonline.org/call_for_ope...

03.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
About the Conference

I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation

Theme: "TechnoPower β€’ Technoscientific Futures".

Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!

Deadline: 2nd February 2026

www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...

14.01.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 9

Save-the-date for AusSTS 2026 in Aotearoa New Zealand!!

18.12.2025 23:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woo! Breaking news from @aussts.bsky.social! See you in November in Te Whanganui-a-Tara! πŸ₯πŸ₯πŸ₯

18.12.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let this be the first thing to go in those pristine 2026 diaries

18.12.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stay tuned for the full CPF in the new year

18.12.2025 21:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A holiday treat from us to you - save the date for AusSTS 2026 in Aotearoa!

18.12.2025 21:48 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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It was an absolute pleasure to attend the #AusSTS25 conference in Melbourne/Naarm this week with the fab @aussts.bsky.social community!
#signalsandnoises #STS @hss.springernature.com

13.07.2025 06:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for joining us!! πŸ›°οΈπŸ’ž

13.07.2025 00:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This sums up how I also feel after the wonderful @aussts.bsky.social conference this week. Thank you to all organisers and presenters πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

12.07.2025 08:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Presenting in the making & doing session @aussts.bsky.social was a fantastic opportunity to show and discuss the materiality of creative research.

12.07.2025 08:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A hand-drawn visual note from a talk titled β€œInfrastructures of Noise” presented at AusSTS. The illustration is made with red and blue pen, featuring stylised sketches of speakers (including portraits labelled Dang, Fabian, Ranjodh, Kate), computers, loudspeakers, waveforms, and snippets of handwritten quotes and thoughts.

A hand-drawn visual note from a talk titled β€œInfrastructures of Noise” presented at AusSTS. The illustration is made with red and blue pen, featuring stylised sketches of speakers (including portraits labelled Dang, Fabian, Ranjodh, Kate), computers, loudspeakers, waveforms, and snippets of handwritten quotes and thoughts.

The loveliness just won't stop! Holly O'Neil (UTS) is drawing every session she's attending, and she showed me this this morning!

11.07.2025 01:18 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This is brilliant!!

12.07.2025 06:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0