Science in Practice and in Society - Inaugural Conference of the Institute for Studies of Science (ISoS) at Bielefeld University

We are delighted to celebrate the founding of the Institute for Studies of Science (ISoS) as a Central Academic Institute at Bielefeld University. Our inaugural conference, “Science in Practice and in Society”, will be held at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) in Bielefeld (Germany), on October 24, 2025.

The Institute for Studies of Science (ISoS) has recently been founded as a forum and research hub dedicated to the pursuit of integrated and interdisciplinary studies of science, medicine, and technology. ISoS integrates perspectives from philosophy, history and sociology to reflect on science and its relationship with society. Our program is rooted in an interdisciplinary working mode, involving close collaboration with the sciences. At our inaugural conference, we will discuss interdisciplinary perspectives on the practice of science and its entanglement with society – and explore how these aspects are intertwined.

Keynote speakers:

• Barbara Prainsack, University of Vienna
• Maël Lemoine, University of Bordeaux
• Adrian Wüthrich, Technische Universität Berlin

Preliminary program and further information:

https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/zwe/isos/events/opening-conference/

Registration:

Attendance is free, but registration is required for planning purposes. Please register by September 30 via email and indicate whether you plan to attend the dinner: isos(at)uni-bielefeld.de

Organizing team:

Marie Kaiser (Bielefeld), Holger Straßheim (Bielefeld), Carsten Reinhardt (Bielefeld), Julie Schweer (Bielefeld)