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8th STS Italia Summer School - Application deadline March 23rd, 2026

AI and the future of healthcare

STS Italia and STS Austria, respectively the Italian and the Austrian societies for Social Studies of Science and Technology, are co-organizing the Summer School, “AI and the future of healthcare”, from July 7th to July 10th 2026 in Trieste (Italy). 
Goals and Main Topics
This joint summer school pursues a twofold aim: to critically explore AI for healthcare, with a focus on emerging applications in clinical and public health settings, and to provide foundational STS training for early-stage scholars. Students will examine how AI in healthcare is shaped through infrastructures, institutions, sociotechnical imaginaries, and power relationships. The program thus is meant to equip early-career researchers to interrogate AI’s assumptions, impacts, and practices within the specific stakes of  healthcare innovation. The programme builds upon core STS concepts and approaches, to allow participants to unpack dominant narratives around AI while developing essential approaches for studying science and technology.
Doris Allhutter (ÖAW), Attila Bruni (University of Trento), Dorthe Brogård Kristensen (University of Southern Denmark), Silvia Gherardi (University of Trento), Juliane Jarke (University Graz), Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda (University of Klagenfurt), Francis Lee (Södertörn University), Teresa Scantamburlo (University of Trieste).
The students will be hosted in the University College AUXILIUM – Opera Children Of The People in the city centre of Trieste. AUXILIUM will provide double or triple rooms as accommodation for 25 students. Teaching and workshop activities will take place within the central buildings of the University of Trieste, to assure an intensive program. All participants are expected to attend the entire duration of the Summer School and a Certificate of Attendance will be provided at the end. The fee for participation is 400 €, it includes: Access to all lectures and workshops; Teaching materials; Breakfast, lunches and coffee breaks; Welcome aperitif; Social dinner; Accommodation at University College AUXILIUM.

STS Italia and STS Austria offer a scholarship programme comprising a total of 10 scholarships. Each scholarship fully covers the participation fee and all included costs.

The scholarships are allocated as follows:
• 4 scholarships for STS Austria members
• 6 scholarships for STS Italia members

Important: The annual membership fee for STS Italia or STS Austria is not covered by the scholarship.

Società Italiana di Studi sulla Scienza e la Tecnologia - Italian Society of Social Studies of Science and Technology
STS Italia

 

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The Italian Society for the Social Studies of Science and Technology (STS Italia) was established in 2005 with the objective of nurturing an Italian network of researchers engaged in the study of science and technology through the analysis of the social dynamics in which these are embedded and which form their background. 

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STS Italia connects researchers exploring how science, technology and society relationships. We promote STS perspectives in Italy creating spaces for dialogue, collaboration, and new ideas.

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STS Italia supports early-stage researchers, helping them grow and strengthen their STS skills through summer schools, workshops, and scholarships.

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