Open Access publication out in History of Human Sciences!
'Making Contagion Social' is a parallel history of epidemiological modelling and the sociology of imitation. I read Gabriel Tarde's work through the lens of Ronald Ross' 'theory of happening' to contest
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
28.03.2025 12:50 — 👍 40 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 1
NCRM Engagement | Innovation Fora | Improvising Methods
NCRM delivers research methods training, produces learning resources, conducts research and supports methodological innovation
Are you improvising methods in social research? Perhaps you're experimenting with new research assemblages, or drawing on field site resources in dynamic and inventive ways? If so, and you have stories or insights to share, this call might be for you. Do get in touch! www.ncrm.ac.uk/about/engage...
28.03.2025 13:28 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Medicine without Doctors) at The University of Edinburgh
Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Medicine without Doctors). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
🚨Job Klaxon🚨
Seeking a post-doc for 5.5 years (!) on our brand new @medicinewithoutdoctors.org project!
The candidate will be working with @cathm.bsky.social and the wider team to lead on playful, design-based methodological collaboration.
Deadline 31 March 2025
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMD146/p...
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Tomorrow in Critical Data Studies at Edinburgh Futures Institute:
The face of the child, the face of the corpse, and the life-death of the biometric trace
Dr Christopher O’Neill, Deakin University
14:00-15:30
12 March
EFI 2.55
@stis-uoe.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social
11.03.2025 09:39 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Lectures and Discussion: "Technology, harms and security in public and personal life", with Ben Collier and Kieron Ivy Turk, part of Controversies in the Data Society, Fri 14 Feb 15:10 IN person and online. www.sps.ed.ac.uk/news-events/... @uoe-sps.bsky.social
13.02.2025 11:33 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
Delighted to share our seminar programme for Spring 2025!
#STS
28.01.2025 19:01 — 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Data Controversies is back! Our annual series highlighting cross disciplinary research on big questions of society mediated by data & computers. In person & online. @lilianedwards.bsky.social @susansegfault.bsky.social @razzrboy.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social @stis-uoe.bsky.social
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Hello #STS #metascience #openscience at #bluesky.
We have a starter pack with staff, students (past and present) that are part of the STIS community in Edinburgh. It's of course incomplete and boundaries will be porous. Leave a note below if you like to be added.
go.bsky.app/N1RREbY
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please add, thank you
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please add, thank you!
12.11.2024 11:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Microblog supporting Internet and Society and Controversies in the Data Society courses, Science Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Edinburgh
Official Bluesky account of Edinburgh Futures Institute. Tackling the world’s biggest challenges within the economy, education and societies.
Professor of AI at the University of Edinburgh, AI enterprise strategist, amateur writer, musician, contrarian
We are creating an environment where data-driven research can grow and thrive. Join us! #EdCDCS #DataLedResearch
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Historical and cultural theories about maths and science theories. Fields Medal killjoy. Scotland enjoyer. @mbarany on birdsite and @mjb@mathstodon.xyz on fediverse
We are the Engineering Life group of STS researchers at the University of Edinburgh -- Jane Calvert, Reuben Message, Rob Smith & Sophie Stone
Professor @ University of Strathclyde | migration and diaspora history | history of collective action | citizens' rights | commentator | immigrant | trans inclusive feminist | she•her | my views | https://tanjabueltmann.net
Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK.bsky.social podcaster & Jaipur Lit Fest co-director. Visiting Fellow at All Souls, Oxford. Writes the occasional book.
Professor at Edinburgh University researching sociology of digital technology and writing book ‘After Hype: The Business of Taming the Digital Economy’, published by Cambridge University Press next year.
#Innovation #Engineering #Futures
Lecturer, Entrepreneur and Strategist
Mainly in Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe
Working with #AI, #OuterSpace and #Algae
More info and contact at: www.blogs.ed.ac.uk/vidmar
Undisciplined scholar. Researching science, society+policy; humans-animals-environments; #OneHealth #microbes #STS #HistSTM #scicomm.
Author, 'Vermin, Victims and Disease: British Debates over Badgers and Bovine TB'
Edinburgh-based researcher looking at data and healthcare.
Formerly history of genetics; genomics; evolution; children; animals; race; minds; brains; psychology /iatry /oanalysis; madness; neurodiversity; disability; bioethics; reproductive technology.
Energy geek - socio-technical tansitions, systems thinking. Gig rower, gig goer, sea lover
Social science researcher in Edinburgh.
I look at (and try to write about): medical records, databases, bureaucracy, and clinical knowledge.
Professor of Science, Technology and Innovation studies, University of Edinburgh: research interests in health-related aspects of the bioeconomy; innovation and governance of advanced therapies https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/james-mittra
Historian of science; Principal Curator of Science at National Museums Scotland & Hon Fellow, STIS, Uni of Edinburgh. VP British Society for the History of Science #histSTM. Views own.
Formerly known as @beckyfh
https://teleskopos.wordpress.com/profile
British Academy Postdoc @STIS University of Edinburgh | Researching knowledge, power & tech | co-run ai-ethics.org
