Univ.-Prof. Sarah Davies, BSc MSc PhD
Professor of Technosciences, Materiality, & Digital Cultures
Main Research Interests:
- Science & technology
- Digital platforms
- Knowledge communication
Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Science and Technology Studies
I am Professor of Technosciences, Materiality, & Digital Cultures at the Department of Science and Technology Studies. My work explores how science and society are mutually constituted – how society defines the conditions of scientific research, and how science is present in wider society. The 'red thread' of the digital and digitisation runs throughout. I have worked extensively on science communication as one aspect of this, including through the books Science Communication: Culture, Identity, and Citizenship (2016), Exploring Science Communication (2020), and Science Societies (2024) My current research focuses on how relationships between science, technology, and society are mediated through and shaped by digital tools, spaces, and technologies. My work is thus concerned with how technoscientific knowledge is created, communicated, and contested through digital tools, platforms, and technologies, and with the impacts that this is having on forms of life in different settings.
Publications
Gregory K, Davies SR. Studying Data Communities: Analytical Dimensions from and for Empirical Research. KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies . 2026 Oct 2. doi: 10.18357/kula.327
Davies SR, Díaz-Valderrama M. Attending to ‘Computational Universalism’: Practices, Frictions, Events. Social Studies of Science. 2026 Jun;56(3):340-352. doi: 10.1177/03063127261445803
Davies S. Our Writing Could Be Otherwise: Reflections on Teaching Citational Politics as an Aspect of Academic Writing. KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies . 2026 Jan 9. doi: 10.18357/kula.313
Davies S. Foreword. In Vitting-Seerup S, Grünfeld M, Achiam M, editors, Science Communication as Sustainability: Transformative Practices and Arts-Based Approaches. Bristol University Press. 2026. p. xvii-xix. (Contemporary Issues in Science Communication). doi: 10.51952/9781529247268.fm002
Davies S. Science communication in the wild. Public Understanding of Science. 2026. Epub 2026. doi: 10.1177/09636625261419690
Gregory K, Schikowitz A, Goldberg E, Davies S. What Emotions Bring to Managing, Caring for, and Sharing Qualitative Data. Information Research. 2026;31(1):247-267. doi: 10.47989/ir31154039
Davies S, Avkiran AS. Expertise in/of co-Creation: The Care Work of Citizen Participation. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. 2025 Jun 27. Epub 2025 Jun 27. doi: 10.1177/02704676251353100
Davies SR. Working in biocuration: contemporary experiences and perspectives. Database. 2025 Feb 12;2025:baaf003. doi: 10.1093/database/baaf003
Schikowitz A, Dessewffy E, Davies S, Pham BC, Gregory K, Goldberg E et al. Writing Choreographies: (STS) Knowledge Production in Post- digital Academia. Tecnoscienza: Italian Journal of Science & Technology Studies. 2025 Jan;1.
Davies S. Bio-Ontologies, Epistemic Diversity, and Epistemic Justice: Data Curation and the Case Against ‘Excellence’. Minerva. 2025. Epub 2025. doi: 10.1007/s11024-025-09590-2