Wissenschafts- und Technologiepolitik

Prof. Ruth Müller in a radio feature about Biohacking

This year’s maker fair “Make Munich” featured a special on Biohacking. In a radio feature of the Bayerische Rundfunk, Prof. Ruth Müller [Link] speaks about DIY biology as a social and …
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Panel on Epigenetics, Health and Society draws large public interest

On Jan 18, 2017, the Professorship for Science and Technology Policy (Prof. Ruth Müller) organized a public panel discussion on “Rethinking the Genome. Epigenetics, Health and Society”. In front of …
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Welcome to the MCTS: Visiting Professor Martha Kenney

Please join us in welcoming MCTS Visiting Professor Martha Kenney, who will be staying with us in July 2018. Martha Kenney (Ph.D. History of Consciousness, UC Santa Cruz) is a …
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Orangutans, Islam, and Indigenous Knowledge: Confronting the Limits of Decoloniality in Southeast Asia

Juno Salazar Parreñas, PhD Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Science and Technology Studies scholar Michelle Murphy (2017) builds on decolonial scholar Zoe Todd’s (2015) call to “Indigenize …
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Co-creation and the Future of Innovation in Europe

MCTS researchers are leading the new European H2020 Research Consortium “SCALINGS Researchers from across Europe gathered in Munich last week to celebrate the official launch of the new EU Horizon20020 …
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Doctorate completed

On July 4, 2017, Nina Witjes successfully completed the oral examination for her doctorate, in which she dealt with “The Co-Production of Science, Technology and International Politics: Exploring Emergent Fields …
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MCTS Visiting Professor: Jenny E. Reardon

Welcome to the MCTS‘ first Visiting Professor Jenny E. Reardon, who will stay with us till the end of June. Jenny Reardon is professor of sociology and director of the …
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Prof. Ruth Müller im Bayerischen Rundfunk zum Phänomen Biohacking

Die „Make Munich“ hat sich in der Do-it-Yourself-Szene etabliert. Ihre Anhänger begeistern sich fürs Basteln 2.0 – mit moderner Technologie. Schwerpunktthema heuer: Bio-Hacking, das Basteln mit Biomasse. Prof. Ruth Müller …
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Prof. Ruth Müller im Gespräch über Exzellenz als Ideal und Praxis

»Junge Forschende stehen unter einem enormen normativen Druck« Was ist das eigentlich, »Exzellenz«? Was zeichnet eine exzellente Forscherin, einen exzellenten Forscher aus? Welche Konzepte verbergen sich hinter diesem Begriff? Prof. …
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Ruth Müller and Mark Hanson: Epigenetic inheritance and the responsibility for health in society

In a commentary for the biomedical journal The Lancet Diabestes & Endocrinology, Ruth Müller, Professor of Science and Technology Policy at MCTS and the School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, and …
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