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TaSTI Newsletter 3/2026

Tampere Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (TaSTI) is looking forward to a busy autumn with many STS seminars, courses and networking events. In addition to events, this newsletter includes publishing and funding news by the TaSTI research community.

Upcoming events

  • TaSTI organises a research seminar on “Navigating research ethics in social scientific research on health, illness, and medicine” on 4 September 2026. Details: https://research.tuni.fi/tasti-en/news/tasti-seminar-on-research-ethics-4-september-2026/
  • Guest lecture by Ayo Wahlberg (Professor of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen), hosted by TaSTI, on “Surveillance life – predisposed in welfare state Denmark” on 23 October, Linna 6017 at 10-12, followed by a joint lunch. 
  • STS networking seminar for early career researchers on 4 December organised by the Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies (FSSTS) and TaSTI. Linna 6017 at 10-14. More details coming soon.
  • On 7 October the TechPhilo research group’s reading circle for the book Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed (2026) by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff https://research.tuni.fi/techphilo/tapahtuma/mita-on-muskismi/
  • HELPDESK 112 will have two more performances: in Helsinki at the Parvisali of the Text House on October 22, 2026 and in Joensuu at the Näyttämö Theatre on October 29, 2026. More info (in Finnish): https://www.selittavatekija.fi/
  • A talk by Mianna Meskus and Venla Oikkonen, “Hankala sukupuoli lääketieteessä”, on 10 February 2027 at 16–18 as part of the public lecture series Sukupuoli yhteiskunnassa: https://projects.tuni.fi/popfem/uutiset/feminismi-girlbossien-jalkeen/

Courses in science, technology and innovation studies

Recent publications by the TaSTI research community

  • Helosvuori E, Oikkonen V, Temmes M (2026) Enacting gendered pathologies: Diffraction in medical practices of treating endometriosis and infertility. Feminist Theory. https://doi.org/10.1177/14647001261464078
  • Hupli A (2026) Psykonautti. Psykedeelinen käsitekirja mielen manifestiin. Siltala Publishing.
  • Hupli A, Orhanli E (2026) Sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluissa tarvitaan kokonaisvaltaista tietoa kannabiksen käytöstä. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2026060965969
  • Karhunmaa K, Reinekoski T (2026) Onko tulevaisuudella arvoa nyt – ja miten päädyimme laskemaan sitä? Poliittinen talous 14(2). Kirja-arvio teoksesta Doganova, L. (2024) Discounting the Future: The Ascendancy of a Political Technology, Zone Books. https://doi.org/10.51810/pt.181600
  • Kautonen M, Nieminen M, Raunio M (2026) Beyond working designs. In Morris L-D, Sivarasu S, Busby-Earle C, Saidi T (eds) Frugal Innovation: The Systematic Design of Resource-Intelligent Solutions. Boca Raton: CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003664376
  • Lehtonen T-K, Cevolini A, Esposito E (2026) Insurance and social theory: An introduction to the special issue. The British Journal of Sociology 77(3): 415–420. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.70126
  • Lehtonen T-K (2026) The bigger pictures of L’État providence: On François Ewald’s theorisation of the insurantial society. The British Journal of Sociology 77(3): 421-430. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13204
  • Parviainen J, Teräsahde S, Alanen P, Koski A, Rantala J (2026) “This is a matter of life and death for efficiency”: The implications of datafication within public services for epistemic (in)justice. AI & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-026-03157-9
  • Parviainen T, Reinekoski T, Salomaa A, Laine E, Janasik N, Kaaronen R, Eronen JT, Hukkinen JI (2026) Strategic situational awareness for crisis management. Safety Science 203, 107329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2026.107329 

Master’s theses in science, technology and innovation studies at Tampere University 

News and other activities

  • Mianna Meskus received funding from the Research Council of Finland for an Academy Project (2026-2030): Populations and reproduction in situated Anthropocene realities: A study on the scientific governing of life forms across the Nordic region (POPULUS).
  • Piia Jallinoja received funding from the Research Council of Finland for an Academy Project (2026-2030): Beyond Weight – Mapping the medico-moral terrain on Youth Obesity Care (WEIGHTYOUTH).
  • Mika Kautonen received funding from the Team Finland Knowledge program of the Finnish National Agency for Education (2026-2028): Virtual Reality-based teaching and learning in urban and regional planning (VR-4PLAN).
  • Pia Vuolanto was appointed to the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (Kansallinen rokotusasiantuntijaryhmä KRAR) for a three year period beginning September 2026. She will give her insight into the varied perceptions and cultures around vaccines in Finnish and European context.
  • TaSTI organized a Finnish Namibian seminar titled Circular Economy Prospects on 7 May 2026, with participants representing TAU, TAMK, Namibia University of Science and Technology and University of Namibia. The seminar was linked to the Erasmus+ -funded collaboration between the universities.
  • Aleksi Hupli was interviewed about his new book on psychedelics on MTV morning programme: https://www.mtv.fi/lyhyet/c1f99b6b0102d99611b5/video-psykedeelien-potentiaali-ja-piilevat-vaarat-mielenterveydelle 
  • Lehtonen, T.-K. (2026) Voiko digitaalinen infrastruktuuri mennä rikki? Repair blog. https://www.repair-research.fi/blogi/voiko-digitaalinen-infrastruktuuri-menn-rikkinbsp 10.3.2026.

The TaSTI newsletter is published four times a year. The next newsletter will be published in December. If you have news that would be of interest to the TaSTI community, please contact Venla Oikkonen venla.oikkonen@tuni.fi