We are a group of social scientists who analyse the ideas, practices, and promises of synthetic biology.
University of Edinburgh, UK
Joined September 2015
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Research Fellow job on pollinators at @UoE_STIS! Working with Jane Calvert, Chris Kaiser-Bunbury, John Dupré (@UofESPA) and @daisyginsberg @Pollinator_Art
Apply by 14th October 2024:
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Gardens can become “living artworks” to help prevent the disastrous decline of pollinating insects
Read more about #PollinatorPathmaker here 👇 @Pollinator_Art @daisyginsberg @UniExeCEC @UniExeCornwall @UniofExeter news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of…
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Tictac, la conférence inaugurale de Jane Calvert @EdinburghUni marquera le début de notre école d’été #STSNord. Ouverte au public, merci à Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes @fshUQAM @CalculQ @SATmontreal
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Just published! In this book, Jane Calvert (of @UoE_STIS and @uoessps) draws on over a decade of social scientific work on synthetic biology to ask: where does #STS belong? Available Open Access on @mitpress website
📘 A Place for Science and Technology Studies
✍ Jane Calvert
An exploration of science and technology studies in eight different places, and the possibilities that arise for observation, intervention, and collaboration. Available #OpenAccess.
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As well as our upcoming network conference in Manchester you shouldn’t miss this upcoming public lecture by Professor Jane Calvert, in memory of our co-founder and much missed colleague and friend Andrew Webster:
You can still book your free place at the 2023 Andrew J Webster Lecture on Science, Technology and Society on Thursday 7 September. Our keynote speaker this year is Professor Jane Calvert from @UoE_ISSTI eventbrite.com/e/andrew-j-we…
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Today you can sign up for the 2023 Andrew J Webster Lecture on Science, Technology and Society at eventbrite.com/e/andrew-j-we…. This year's speaker is Professor Jane Calvert from @UoE_STIS with respondents @roswillz and @koicox. Places are free and the event is open to all.
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JOB! A post-doc position with me @UniOulu @arcticants with @ErikaSzymanski in environmental social sciences On MicroBio: The microbial bioeconomy transition. Apply by 18th March oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/en/… Please retweet widely, it's a great opportunity with a fantastic team!
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Very inspiring talk by Rob Smith @rdjs_is on building strong capabilities for responsible research & innovation (#RRI) in #SynBio @EFBiotechnology @EFB_EBBS #ASBEVI #laboratory work & manipulations are just the tip of the iceberg in #SynBio!
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@susteinability, @ThomasFranssen, @MandydeWilde & I took a look at the European Commission's labyrinthine and unsurprisingly modernist approach to environmental harm in research and innovation, and thought about alternatives. #sts #scipol #greendeal
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Thanks @JefBoeke lab, @BroshRan and @sudpinglay et al for hosting Rob, and for the chance to talk about future organisms & crossing kingdoms (w/ @SymbioticALab) – at Manhattan, NY
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The University of Western Australia has started a process to shut SymbioticA down and we have 8 working days to make a case as to why it should continue. We welcome letters of support. DM with your email address if interested. #savesymbiotica
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How many synthetic biologists does it take to do a dance routine?...#msbw2022 at the Ceilidh
Wait...are we synthetic biologists?
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Meanwhile in Edinburgh..Jane and Rob are at #msbw2022. Come and chat to us at our big teal poster later! We want to hear about the place of organisms in your work.🦆🪴🐁🦠
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I'm chatting about what it means to write genomes for @futureorganisms, including the metaphors used to justify biotech innovations. 🐉📖🤖
It's a public talk for @Gene_Writers later today, 6-8pm CDT. You can stream or rewatch here:
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🚨 pub alert!
We're interested in the shift from parts-based to whole-genome, whole-organism engineering.
To study this, we ask: what can the role of the organism tell us about the shift towards genome-based engineering? Check out our first paper here:
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Job @ASU_SFIS! #STS postdoc to work with Emma Frow on biocontainment imaginaries in synthetic biology. Apply by July 8. sbhse.engineering.asu.edu/jo…
Deadline for applying to this @UoE_STIS postdoc has been extended until 12th of June!
Job at @UoE_STIS! #STS Postdoc on #RRI in mammalian synthetic biology with a focus on cell and gene therapy. Deadline for applications 29th May. Start date flexible. jobs.ac.uk/job/CPP927/resear…