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On November 21, the Interdisciplinary Center for Science and Technology Studies (IZWT), to which RTG 2696 belongs, celebrated its 20th anniversary. Current and former members marked the occasion by reflecting on past achievements, presenting ongoing projects, and looking ahead to … Continue reading →

Graduate students and early career researchers from all over the world and internationally renowned researchers came together at a summer school on the topic of “Narratives of Disruption and Continuity in Science, Technology, and Society” in the week from 1st … Continue reading →

On May 26 and 27, young scientists gathered to discuss the material aspects of research and education. During these two days, participants from diverse backgrounds—including the history and sociology of science and technology, museum curation, and educational science—met at the … Continue reading →

From March 27 to 28, 2025, scientists from all over the world came together to participate in a workshop on “Scientific Pluralism, Epistemic Diversity, and Progress in Science” in Wuppertal, Germany. The event was hosted and organized by PhD students … Continue reading →

Senior scholars, early-career researchers, and students from various academic disciplines gathered in Wuppertal for the workshop on “Methodological Transformations in Fundamental Physics” from September 16 to 18. The event, organized by our Research Training Group, provided an interdisciplinary platform to … Continue reading →

Hast du Interesse an einem Einblick in die Wissenschaft weißt aber nicht wie? Du kannst Fragen stellen, mehr über wissenschaftliche Forschung erfahren und verstehen, wie die Wissenschaft funktioniert. In gemeinsamen Workshops gehen wir beispielsweise den Fragen nach, was es für … Continue reading →

Two of our PhD students have attended the 9th Norwegian Conference on the History of Science in November 2023 (financed with funds from the Research Training Group). Jasmin Dierkes contributed to the conference with a talk “On dummies and dates: … Continue reading →

On the first of October 2023, the members of the GRK 2696 “Transformations of Science and Technology since 1800” were pleased to welcome six new PhD students who will participate in the GRK graduate school program. The second cohort consists … Continue reading →

Mit Beginn des Wintersemesters startete an der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal das Graduiertenkolleg (GRK) „Transformationen von Wissenschaft und Technik seit 1800: Inhalte, Prozesse, Institutionen“ – sechs Promovierende bilden den ersten Jahrgang und haben ihre wissenschaftliche Heimat im Wuppertaler Glanzstoffhaus gefunden. Dort … Continue reading →