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Heading home from #EASST2026? Help us close out on a sustainable note! 🌿♻️ Please drop your badge and lanyard into one of our collection points around the venue before you leave so we can reuse and recycle them. Thank you for staying eco-friendly, and safe travels! 🚆

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Traumatic memories from Bergamo's 2020 Covid crisis, turned into collective resistance and care. Two researchers perform an extract of "Silent Days, Sleepless Nights"—exploring theatre as a tool for knowledge and survival. 🎭 #EASST2026 Theatre ⏰ Today, 19:00–19:40 📍 Room D-17, 1.38 buff.ly/rSxqgrK

AI writes our job applications. Algorithms decide ambulance routes. Unseen sensors watch our streets. Tech is rewriting daily life in Kraków. Tonight, #EASST2026 hosts a vital talk on our collective future. ✨ SCI BARS ⏰ 6-8 PM 📍 Hevre (upstairs) 🎟️ Free Link: easst.net/conference/e...

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EASST2026! 📸 See Day 2 photos by P. Liber, J. Liber, M. Szulakiewicz & K. Kożuch online. 🏆 Congrats to competition winners A. Yildirim Tschoepe, P. Korenhof & S. Leipert! 🗺️ Today:• 14:00 Plenary III & Awards (U2 / Overflow D-17)• 16:15 AGM (U2)• 19:00 STS Theatre (D-17)

easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Join us at Klub Studio for the EASST2026 social event. Hear from the EASST Competition winners and enjoy live indie-folk from Paula & Karol (co-led by STS scholar Paula Bialski). 🎸 🎟️ Ticketed event. Sold out. Details on the timetable: easst.net/conference/e...

Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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Bristol University Press is looking for bold, ambitious scholarship across science, technology and society — and #EASST2026 is a great place to start a conversation. @easst.bsky.social Visit our editor, Paul Stevens, at our stand, or find out more about publishing with us: ow.ly/HPe650ZGrOu

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This is a space where authors, both new and established, can learn about our publishing processes, how to submit your proposal, and more information about both us and academic publishing in a wider sense.

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Day 2 of Easst2026 is underway at AGH University with presenters advised to arrive early and attendees directed to alternative catering locations. The Making & doing session runs from 09:00 to 16:00 at Klub Studio.

easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

EASST2026 is underway at AGH University of Kraków! 🇵🇱 Quick tips for Day 1: 📍 Badges: Collect at the Main Library ground floor. 🏫 Panels: C-4 rooms moved to C-6, C-7, & D-17. 💻 Wi-Fi: Find credentials in the email sent to delegates ✨ 18:00: Opening Plenary at Kino Kujów! easst.net/conference/e...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How can citizen science & frugal innovation tackle environmental degradation? A new EASST Review report by Mandy Geise & Sebastián Ureta explores grassroots initiatives in LA & NL. With #EASST2026 coming up, these themes are front & centre! easst.net/easst-review...

easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The recent "Flammable Matters" workshop report in the EASST Review examines inflammation as a biological manifestation of social, political, and environmental factors, bringing together insights from anthropology, sociology, and STS. easst.net/easst-review...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Who really benefits from the European Health Data Space? 🇪🇺 A new review by 29 scholars at the EHDS Forum warns of value drain, corporate dependency, and medical data being commodified as raw fuel for commercial AI. Read the full analysis: easst.net/easst-review... #EHDS #HealthData #AI #EUPolicy

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Attending #EASST2026? Our local guide balances campus park resets & rooftop castle views with Kraków’s deep cultural history-from the Kyiv National Art Gallery exhibition at Sukiennice to regional remembrance sites like Auschwitz-Birkenau: easst.net/conference/e...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A new article in the EASST Review Summer Issue explores how the authors Lisa Sigl, Bianca Vienni-Baptista and Maximilian Fochler map learning modes to move student engagement. Read it here: easst.net/easst-review...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

EASST is pleased to announce the 'Theatre Dialogues of Dissent' project (VU Amsterdam) as the recipient of the 2026 Ziman Award. The initiative addresses polarized climate controversies through structured, creative dialogue grounded in political philosophy. easst.net/ziman-award-...

easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

EASST has awarded the 2026 Freeman Award to Olga Zvonareva and Claudia Egher for their open-access special issue "Public Participation Amidst Hostility: When the uninvited shape matters of collective concern" in Social Inclusion. Presentation at EASST 2026 in Krakow. easst.net/freeman-awar...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

EASST has awarded the 2026 Amsterdamska Award to Mareike Smolka, Tess Doezema, and Lucien von Schomberg for their collection "Critique in, for, with, and of Responsible Innovation" in the Journal of Responsible Innovation. The prize will be presented at EASST 2026. easst.net/amsterdamska...

easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The European Health Data Space (#EHDS) promises integration, but hides deep infrastructural capture and data fragmentation across the EU. The EHDS Forum shares key STS reflections on data valuation, sovereignty, and the push for public accountability. 🌐🔗 easst.net/easst-review...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Is the STS publishing system just "the weather" we can't change? 🌧️ Or are rigid formats & indexing metrics actively alienating us from the research we care about? Melina Antonakaki shares an open letter ahead of #EASST2026 & the More Than Publishing Now meetup: 👇 easst.net/easst-review...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

From Jonas Salk’s open vaccine to the commercialization of modern biotech. 🔬 Hans Radder explores the ironic intersection of Salk, Bruno Latour, and the corporate capture of academic research in a three-act tragedy.🔗 easst.net/easst-review...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The July 2026 EASST Review features award winners, academic solidarity reports, and calls for Krakow conference submissions due October 12. The text is tailored to adhere to the 300-character limit for Bluesky. Read the full review at easst.net/easst-review/45-1/

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Attending EASST2026? Join the Centre for the Social Study of Microbes meet-up! 🦠✨Whether you study AMR, fermentation, or are just microbially curious—come find camaraderie & cross-pollination. (📷Monique Horstmann) Details: buff.ly/PkOLi3l

Introducing the Centre for the Social Study of Microbes: a slime-mouldian approach to research

by Maya Hey, Jose A. Cañada, Alicia Ng

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

How did an experimental 1960s course backed by physicist Peter Higgs reshape how we study scientific knowledge itself? 🧪🌌Explore the deep history of the "Edinburgh School" and 50+ years of pioneering #STS research in this evergreen archive feature.

Still growing strong 50 years of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at the University of Edinburgh

by Robin Williams

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

⏳ Only a few weeks left to enter the 3rd EASST Creative Writing Competition! Attending the conference? Submit your short stories, flash fiction, or poetry exploring this year's theme: "More than now: exploring resilient futures." easst.net/conference/e...

Short Story, Flash Fiction, and Poetry Competition

We’re delighted to announce the third creative writing competition for the EASST community. Deadline 1 July 2026

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🎟 EASST2026 Registration is officially open! If you are a panel convenor, author, chair, or speaker, secure your spot today to ensure your content stays in the programme. ⏳ Register here: easst.net/conference/e...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

EASST2026 Registration Registration for the face-to-face EASST2026 conference is now open, with early-bird rates available until 13 July 2026 before fees increase by €100 and unregistered presentations are withdrawn. easst.net?p=25901

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

⏳ Only 8 days left to contribute to the summer issue of EAAST Review. Submissions close 15th of May. We're looking for original research, event reports, group showcases, translations, topic debates, and features on pop culture in STS. Author are featured on a dedicated webpage.

Call for submissions to the summer 2026 issue of EASST Review

With the 15 May deadline approaching the EASST Review is currently accepting contributions for its next issue.

easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

There are just over two weeks remaining to submit to the EASST Review. The deadline is 15 May for pieces covering STS research, group reports, or publishing philosophies.

Call for submissions to the summer 2026 issue of EASST Review

With the 15 May deadline approaching the EASST Review is currently accepting contributions for its next issue.

easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

“Silent Days, Sleepless Nights”. Theatre as a form of collective resistance and care. At #EASST2026, researchers Laura Lucia Parolin and Carmen Pellegrinelli will present “Silent Days, Sleepless Nights”—a performance born from an ethnographic workshop with ER staff in Bergamo.

“Silent Days, Sleepless Nights”. Theatre as a form of collective resistance and care.

At #EASST2026, researchers Laura Lucia Parolin and Carmen Pellegrinelli will present “Silent Days, Sleepless Nights”—a performance born from an ethnographic workshop with ER staff in Bergamo.

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Confluences in Aquatic Science and Technology Studies easst.net/easst-fund-r... The workshop will take place at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, 6-10 July 2026, with support from the University of Leiden, the European Union, ISHPSSB, NWC and the EASST Fund.

Confluences in Aquatic Science and Technology Studies

The workshop will take place at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, 6-10 July 2026, with support from the University of Leiden, the European Union, ISHPSSB, NWC and the EASST Fund.

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Call for submissions to the summer 2026 issue of EASST Review, deadline: 15 May 2026. EASST Review is seeking contributions for the 2026 summer volume of the Review. Deadline: 15 May 2026. You can now submit your work directly via our new online submission form. Details: easst.net/easst-review...

Call for submissions to the summer 2026 issue of EASST Review

Deadline: 15 May 2026 We welcome contributions that engage with current developments related to STS, report on events you have organised, showcase a STS group you are a part of, delve into a STS theor...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Three times and it’s becoming a tradition. We’re delighted to announce the third creative writing competition for the EASST community. Winners will be announced during the EASST2026 conference, 10 September 2026. Deadline 1 July 2026 easst.net/conference/e...

Short Story, Flash Fiction, and Poetry Competition

We’re delighted to announce the third creative writing competition for the EASST community. Deadline 1 July 2026

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Have a great idea for a panel for EASST2026? Submit your proposal before it's too late! Final chance before the call for panels is closing tomorrow, Friday, 31 October (23:59 CEST). How to propose: easst.net/conference/e...

Call for panels and other formats

The deadline for submitting proposals is 31 October (23:59 CEST).

easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Would you like to write something for EASST Review? We welcome contributions that report on events, showcase STS networks, delve into a STS topic or debate, or discuss publishing, practices and philosophies. Interested? Please contact the editorial team at review@easst.net easst.net/easst-review/

Editorial: Beyond Big Conferences This issue reaches readers at the end of the teaching year for many and the start of the summer, when we look forward to being reunited with our writing projects, att...

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easst.bsky.social @easst.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Call for panels now open until 31 Oct 2025. We invite you to join us for EASST’s Biennial Conference, to be held in Krakow, Poland easst.net/conference/e...