„LaSST provides a unique opportunity to foster public engagement with the impact of science and technologies in contemporary societies.“

Thomas Lemke, Professor of Sociology at Goethe University

„At Goethe University Frankfurt, LaSST is an intensely interdisciplinary endeavour, combining Cultural Anthropology, Sociology and Human Geography. I am excited to be part of it!“

Gisela Welz, Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Goethe University

„During my Ph.D. research, I came to appreciate the LaSST as a hub of creativity and interdisciplinarity, combined with international junctions.“

Kathrin Eitel, research associate in Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology at Goethe University

„The program taught me the best of experimental ethnography: a toolkit for doing internationally relevant research and a broad imagination for what STS can become.“

Tim Schütz, alumnus of the Master's Program "Science and Technology Studies"

Welcome to LaSST

The Lab for Studies in Science and Technology (LaSST) is an interdisciplinary research network established in 2019. It brings together sociological, anthropological and geographical expertise to investigate the complex challenges of technoscientific developments in contemporary societies.

LaSST is dedicated to initiating collaborative projects in teaching and research, and aims at coordinating the activities of scholars working on science and technology at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and beyond.

New Research Training Group “Fixing Futures”

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment of the Research Training Group “Fixing Futures. Technologies of Anticipation in Contemporary Societies”, which was proposed by LaSST members. The research training group is located at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and started on 1 May 2023.