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
First Schmalenbach prize ever given to an information systems dissertation
During the 68th Conference of the German science- and business-oriented Schmalenbach society in Dusseldorf on September 23rd, the prestigious Schmalenbach PhD thesis award was granted to Dr. Christoph Seebach, a former PhD student of Prof. Roman Beck. The jury gave the 10,000 Euros award to the social media analytics thesis since it illust rates the […]
Crowd Sourcing Week Copenhagen at ITU
The crowd is transforming the way the world does business. Crowdsourcing Week Europe 2014 explores the best practices in crowdsourcing and the collaborative economy that are fundamentally changing society, mindsets and possibilities across all industries. Taking place Oct 14-16 at ITU, CSW Europe follows a successful global conference in Singapore that saw forward-thinkers from 31 […]
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.