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We are the Engineering Life group of STS researchers at the University of Edinburgh -- Jane Calvert, Reuben Message, Rob Smith & Sophie Stone

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The Soba Restaurant and the Oyster Bar: Peripheral Spaces for Responsible Research and Innovation As STS researchers working closely with scientists and engineers, we have been invited into, created, reluctantly entered, and stumbled upon many kinds of spaces, some of which might be considered ...

So happy this is finally out.

The first paper in our attempt to begin to think about spaces for responsible innovation beyond the tired tropes of ELSI panels etc. #sts #rri #soba

20.10.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover at the link below

Book cover at the link below

Also our new book came out! It's technically a textbook, but should be a good primer for anyone trying to work out how to understand synbio in society using an approach

global.oup.com/ukhe/product...

#synbio #engbio #sts #governance

20.10.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a collaborative researcher's packing list.

18.07.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Synthetic Human Genome Project gets go ahead Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

Sigh. This is such a terrible take on synthetic human genomes that just repeats tropes of the past.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

26.06.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Large number of UCU members at Edinburgh rally

Large number of UCU members at Edinburgh rally

Incredible support for our staff at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social on picket lines today in their fight against management's plans to slash budgets and jobs ✊

20.06.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
A photo of Blue from Pigeonwing dance company digging a hole on a beach

A photo of Blue from Pigeonwing dance company digging a hole on a beach

I'm still not sure what to make of a meeting that in many ways replayed the meeting it was thinking with (and all the tired tropes we've learnt since then), but I am VERY into it accommodating our weird events on the beach. #asilomar #sts #synbio

www.science.org/content/arti...

10.03.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Biological Engineering Collaboratory's next session, "If a squirrel falls in the woods", is tomorrow, 3pm (UK time). Rob and Sarah will talk about squirrels, gene drive technology and governance of environmental synthetic biology. Want to join us? It's online and open to all, DM me for details.

03.02.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the first SSN seminar for 2025, Professor Jane Calvert will talk about her remarkable new book that reflects on the value and the limits of interdisciplinary collaboration & the 'place' of science and technology studies (STS). Join us online on Feb 18th!

30.01.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a castle in tuscany, surrounded by clouds. The text on it says 'Conferences as sites of governance, or haunted by dreams of a tuscan castle'

a castle in tuscany, surrounded by clouds. The text on it says 'Conferences as sites of governance, or haunted by dreams of a tuscan castle'

Some promo! On Monday I'll be talking about Asilomar, why old visions of governance repeat, why it's so tiring and whether there's any way out of that loop. That's in Exeter at the wonderful Egenis Centre.

29.01.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Research Fellow (Pollinator Pathway) We are looking for a Research Fellow with experience of analytical and empirical social scientific research, including interviews and discussion groups, to join the UKRI-funded project β€˜If pollinators...

New Research Fellow job on pollinators at Science, Technology and Innovation Studies in Edinburgh! Working with #STS researcher Jane Calvert, ecologist Chris Kaiser-Bunbury, philosopher John DuprΓ© and artist Daisy Ginsberg. Apply by 14th October 2024: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

07.10.2024 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a drawing of a circle of colourful soba noodles with people chatting informally. in the centre is a black and white elsi panel with people saying the same thing over and over again. the drawing is by Anais Moisy

a drawing of a circle of colourful soba noodles with people chatting informally. in the centre is a black and white elsi panel with people saying the same thing over and over again. the drawing is by Anais Moisy

We wrote a paper about some of our experiences being in and trying to create spaces for responsible innovation in #synbio and #molbot. It's a preprint so thoughts and comments would be lovely to have! #sts

Oh and it has my favourite title ever....

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

15.05.2024 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral Research Associate We are looking for an independent and motivated PhD level graduate in the social sciences to study the use of synthetic biology in environmental applications, exploring the social, ethical, and environmental dimensions of Engineering Biology to inform decision-making and promote the integration of research advances within the broader context of environmental biotechnology.

We have a slightly strange (long contract; part-time) but quite exciting job for an #sts person to work with an environmentally-focused #synbio lab led by the amazing Louise Horsfall in Edinburgh. Happy to answer any questions!

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

08.02.2024 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My dear and brilliant friend, Jane Calvert, has a great new book released through MIT Press on the question of where STS fits in the academy. Check A Place for Science and Technology Studies!

mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546942/

09.01.2024 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Janella!! What a nice message to find when we've just joined blue sky!

12.02.2024 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biotech driving medical breakthroughs and cuts to red tape lead major science and tech package to spark UK innovation and growth Science and Technology Secretary Michelle DonelanΒ set out the importance of the UK’s mission to be a science and technology superpower.

Wondering how Β£100m for "UK #biotech firms to help pioneer new technologies" for flood protection and all I can come up with is giant beavers...

www.gov.uk/government/n...

09.02.2024 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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