STS has a wide range of innovative research activities with a multidisciplinary team of academics working across broad-ranging research streams encompassing how science intersects with the world around us across history, philosophy, society, culture, the media, policy, ethics, nature, technology and the environment.
Science and Innovation policy
Investigating how the sciences interact with culture in democratic and other political contexts.
History and Philosophy of Science
How scientific knowledge, and the practices it has entailed, shaped and was shaped by past societies
Science Communication
We are interested in the relationships between science, technology, culture, and society, and how they are mediated.
STS Seminars Series
Info on our various talks, seminars, reading groups and other research activities.
Our wider research community
We have an extensive network of honorary appointments and academic visitors from all over the world. If you are interested in seeking an unpaid fellowship or academic affiliation with us please see our fellowship opportunities page for advice.
Resources
Find out more about the Institutional Research Information System (IRIS), the research portal for UCL. Explore the unique scale and diversity of UCL research publications in UCL Discovery.
Ethics
Guidance to all researchers in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) on matters of research ethics, data protection, GDPR compliance, and safety. Ethics
Join the conversation: reading groups
STS staff and research students promote discussion and debate through reading groups, organised by research students and open to all staff and postgraduate students.
- Philosophy of Science
- AI Technology and Society
- History of Science
- STS in Popular Culture
Occasional Papers Series
Occasional Papers Series is a series of papers published by the department to disseminate current research undertaken by our staff and affiliated scholars.
JBS Haldane Memorial Lectures
JBS Haldane Memorial Lectures is a regular annual lecture series held by STS in honour of JBS Haldane, a polymath in the life sciences, science communication, and science policy.
London PUS seminar series
London PUS seminar series is an academic space in which to discuss the many aspects of science in public from multiple perspectives in a relaxed but rigorous environment. It is an open intercollegiate seminar concerned with the broad range of topics that fall under the headings of public understanding of science, public engagement with science, science communication, and science-in-society.
STS Work-in-Progress seminars (WIPS)
STS Work-in-Progress seminars are intended as an informal venue for research students to present and discuss interesting aspects of their work. The format consists of a presentation of about thirty minutes, followed by about twenty minutes for discussion.
