Technologies in Practice is one of Scandinavia’s leading research groups at the intersection of IT and society. Based at the IT University of Copenhagen, we conduct qualitative studies of technologically mediated practices in organisations and everyday life.
The vast majority of societal challenges demand critical engagement with contemporary technologies.
Our interdisciplinary environment provides students and researchers with the resources necessary for analysing entanglements of the social and technical with and through IT.
News
Public Talk by Lucy Suchman: ‘The Fantasy of Social Robots: Reconfiguring the future of care technologies’.
Lucy Suchman, Professor of Anthropology of Science and Technology in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University, gives a public talk at ITU on Friday the 6th of October from 13:00-15:00 in Aud. 4. Abstract Suchman asks: ‘Would you trust a robot to take care of your grandpa?’ From the promissory rhetorics of robotics labs through […]
Smart Society SummIT 2017 – Winthereik and Schick joins the Big Data track
Two of TiP’s researchers will participate at this year’s SummIT about Smart Society and the technologies which will shape the future smart societies. Associate Professor and Head of TiP Brit Winthereik will do a presentation about data-driven management from 10.00-11.10am, and Assistant Professor Lea Schick will moderate the Big Data and Business Intelligence discussions. The conference is organised by […]
TiP on Mastodon
- UntitledSuper proud of TiP member Irina Papazu for winning the Freeman Award, with co-editor Andreas Birkbak for the book "Democratic Situations". The prize will be awarded at the #EASST4S24 conference - for mroe see here https://tip.itu.dk/2024/07/04/democratic-situations-wins-the-freeman-award/
- UntitledWondering what to go and see at 4S/EASST this year? Take a look at the TiP Panels and presentations - quick summary here. https://tip.itu.dk/2024/07/04/4s-easst-making-and-doing-transformations/ #EASST4S24
Research
We are an interdisciplinary group, with a shared interest in qualitative studies of technologically mediated practices. Our work is funded by the Danish Research Council, European Union's Horizon 2020 program, Carlsberg Foundation, Innovation Foundation, Novo Nordisk and the Velux Foundation.
Teaching
We closely integrate our role as educators with our work as a research group. Our international faculty use insights from around the world in their teaching. Our teaching draws on disciplinary backgrounds such as information studies, history, anthropology, sociology, and critical computer science. We aim to help students address the critical questions arising at the intersection of society and technology.