Engineering Life
@engineeringlife.bsky.social
We are the Engineering Life group of STS researchers at the University of Edinburgh -- Jane Calvert, Reuben Message, Rob Smith & Sophie Stone
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So happy this is finally out.
The first paper in our attempt to begin to think about spaces for responsible innovation beyond the tired tropes of ELSI panels etc. #sts #rri #soba
The first paper in our attempt to begin to think about spaces for responsible innovation beyond the tired tropes of ELSI panels etc. #sts #rri #soba
The Soba Restaurant and the Oyster Bar: Peripheral Spaces for Responsible Research and Innovation
As STS researchers working closely with scientists and engineers, we have been invited into, created, reluctantly entered, and stumbled upon many kinds of spaces, some of which might be considered ...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Also our new book came out! It's technically a textbook, but should be a good primer for anyone trying to work out how to understand synbio in society using an approach
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#synbio #engbio #sts #governance
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#synbio #engbio #sts #governance
October 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Also our new book came out! It's technically a textbook, but should be a good primer for anyone trying to work out how to understand synbio in society using an approach
global.oup.com/ukhe/product...
#synbio #engbio #sts #governance
global.oup.com/ukhe/product...
#synbio #engbio #sts #governance
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a collaborative researcher's packing list.
July 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
a collaborative researcher's packing list.
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Sigh. This is such a terrible take on synthetic human genomes that just repeats tropes of the past.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Synthetic Human Genome Project gets go ahead
Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Sigh. This is such a terrible take on synthetic human genomes that just repeats tropes of the past.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Incredible support for our staff at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social on picket lines today in their fight against management's plans to slash budgets and jobs ✊
June 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Incredible support for our staff at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social on picket lines today in their fight against management's plans to slash budgets and jobs ✊
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I'm still not sure what to make of a meeting that in many ways replayed the meeting it was thinking with (and all the tired tropes we've learnt since then), but I am VERY into it accommodating our weird events on the beach. #asilomar #sts #synbio
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March 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I'm still not sure what to make of a meeting that in many ways replayed the meeting it was thinking with (and all the tired tropes we've learnt since then), but I am VERY into it accommodating our weird events on the beach. #asilomar #sts #synbio
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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The Biological Engineering Collaboratory's next session, "If a squirrel falls in the woods", is tomorrow, 3pm (UK time). Rob and Sarah will talk about squirrels, gene drive technology and governance of environmental synthetic biology. Want to join us? It's online and open to all, DM me for details.
Then on Tuesday at 3pm UK time, Sarah Hartley and I will be talking about our squirrels work (↓↓↓). That's online as part of the Biological Engineering Collaboratory and very much open to all. (Send me a note if you want to come)
February 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The Biological Engineering Collaboratory's next session, "If a squirrel falls in the woods", is tomorrow, 3pm (UK time). Rob and Sarah will talk about squirrels, gene drive technology and governance of environmental synthetic biology. Want to join us? It's online and open to all, DM me for details.
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For the first SSN seminar for 2025, Professor Jane Calvert will talk about her remarkable new book that reflects on the value and the limits of interdisciplinary collaboration & the 'place' of science and technology studies (STS). Join us online on Feb 18th!
Our first SSN event for the year is live! Please join us for a Book talk on "A Place for Science and Technology Studies," 18 February 15:00 AEDT. Online only - please register below. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ssn-book-t...
SSN Book talk "A Place for Science and Technology Studies" by Jane Calvert
Join the SSN as we open our 2025 programme with an online book talk about Jane Calvert's important new STS book.
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January 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
For the first SSN seminar for 2025, Professor Jane Calvert will talk about her remarkable new book that reflects on the value and the limits of interdisciplinary collaboration & the 'place' of science and technology studies (STS). Join us online on Feb 18th!
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Some promo! On Monday I'll be talking about Asilomar, why old visions of governance repeat, why it's so tiring and whether there's any way out of that loop. That's in Exeter at the wonderful Egenis Centre.
January 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Some promo! On Monday I'll be talking about Asilomar, why old visions of governance repeat, why it's so tiring and whether there's any way out of that loop. That's in Exeter at the wonderful Egenis Centre.
New Research Fellow job on pollinators at Science, Technology and Innovation Studies in Edinburgh! Working with #STS researcher Jane Calvert, ecologist Chris Kaiser-Bunbury, philosopher John Dupré and artist Daisy Ginsberg. Apply by 14th October 2024: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Fellow (Pollinator Pathway)
We are looking for a Research Fellow with experience of analytical and empirical social scientific research, including interviews and discussion groups, to join the UKRI-funded project ‘If pollinators...
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October 7, 2024 at 9:34 AM
New Research Fellow job on pollinators at Science, Technology and Innovation Studies in Edinburgh! Working with #STS researcher Jane Calvert, ecologist Chris Kaiser-Bunbury, philosopher John Dupré and artist Daisy Ginsberg. Apply by 14th October 2024: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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We wrote a paper about some of our experiences being in and trying to create spaces for responsible innovation in #synbio and #molbot. It's a preprint so thoughts and comments would be lovely to have! #sts
Oh and it has my favourite title ever....
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Oh and it has my favourite title ever....
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
May 15, 2024 at 10:14 PM
We wrote a paper about some of our experiences being in and trying to create spaces for responsible innovation in #synbio and #molbot. It's a preprint so thoughts and comments would be lovely to have! #sts
Oh and it has my favourite title ever....
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Oh and it has my favourite title ever....
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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We have a slightly strange (long contract; part-time) but quite exciting job for an #sts person to work with an environmentally-focused #synbio lab led by the amazing Louise Horsfall in Edinburgh. Happy to answer any questions!
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Associate
We are looking for an independent and motivated PhD level graduate in the social sciences to study the use of synthetic biology in environmental applications, exploring the social, ethical, and environmental dimensions of Engineering Biology to inform decision-making and promote the integration of research advances within the broader context of environmental biotechnology.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
February 8, 2024 at 9:54 AM
We have a slightly strange (long contract; part-time) but quite exciting job for an #sts person to work with an environmentally-focused #synbio lab led by the amazing Louise Horsfall in Edinburgh. Happy to answer any questions!
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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My dear and brilliant friend, Jane Calvert, has a great new book released through MIT Press on the question of where STS fits in the academy. Check A Place for Science and Technology Studies!
mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546942/
mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546942/
January 9, 2024 at 9:58 PM
My dear and brilliant friend, Jane Calvert, has a great new book released through MIT Press on the question of where STS fits in the academy. Check A Place for Science and Technology Studies!
mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546942/
mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546942/
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Wondering how £100m for "UK #biotech firms to help pioneer new technologies" for flood protection and all I can come up with is giant beavers...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Biotech driving medical breakthroughs and cuts to red tape lead major science and tech package to spark UK innovation and growth
Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan set out the importance of the UK’s mission to be a science and technology superpower.
www.gov.uk
February 9, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Wondering how £100m for "UK #biotech firms to help pioneer new technologies" for flood protection and all I can come up with is giant beavers...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...