Projects in Centre for Science Studies

• The Social Life of Digital Data Objects

  01/10/2012 → 30/09/2015
  Ruth McNally, Adrian Mackenzie
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• Data topography of NGS Genomes

  10/05/2012 → 31/08/2012
  Adrian Mackenzie, Ruth McNally
  While there is intense interest in the epistemic, economic, aesthetic, social and political values associated with ‘big data’, (Savage & Burrows, 2007; Latour et al., 2012; Halfpenny & Proctor, 20 ... Read more»

• The Royal Mint in the Eighteenth Century

  01/01/2012 → 31/12/2015
  Stephen Pumfrey
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• Corpus Research in Early Modern English

  01/10/2011 →
  Stephen Pumfrey, Paul Rayson, Alistair Baron, Alison Findlay, Liz Oakley-Brown, Jonathan Culpeper, Ian Gregory, Naomi Tadmor
  Summary: We are an interdisciplinary research group which is combining established areas of research excellence at Lancaster University. The emergent synthesis is generating unique methods and approac ... Read more»

• New Interaction Order

  01/02/2011 → 31/10/2012
  Monika Buscher
  This pilot project studies the 'new' interaction order from different empirical and analytical perspectives. Drawing on sociology, ethnomethodology, criminology, geography, and design, we are carrying ... Read more»

• Data Flows in Genomic and Environmental Science

  01/01/2011 → 31/07/2011
  Adrian Mackenzie, Ruth McNally
  The aim of the theme is to re-describe how data moves in NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) genomic sciences and in ENS (Embedded Networked Sensing) environmental sciences. In the life sciences, NGS and ... Read more»

• Family Farming Practices

  01/01/2007 → 01/01/2010
  Vicky Singleton
  Considering the relationships between national policy and local practices on family farms in NW UK. ... Read more»

• Taxonomy at a Crossroads: Science, Policy and Publics in Biodiversity

  01/07/2006 → 30/06/2009
  Claire Waterton, Brian Wynne, Rebecca Ellis
  "Taxonomy at a Crossroads: Science, Publics and Policy in Biodiversity" is a 3 year interdisciplinary research project which brings together social and natural scientists to explore contemporary innov ... Read more»

• Healthcare at home? New technologies and responsibilities across diverse EU systems and cultures

  01/02/2006 → 30/09/2009
  Maggie Mort, Celia Roberts, Christine Milligan
  To draw together social science studies and findings about technological and spatial shifts which project the home as a site of healthcare provision for older people To collate what is known about ho ... Read more»

• Materialities of Animals and Farming

  01/01/2006 →
  Vicky Singleton
  Farming is a practical activity, messy and material. It involves interactions between people, technologies, animals, and natural forces. I'm working on the heterogeneities of those interactions; how a ... Read more»

• The "De Mundo" of William Gilbert (1544-1603)

  01/06/2003 →
  Stephen Pumfrey
  The production of an edition of the Latin manuscript, translation into English, critical apparatus and introductory essays. ... Read more»

• Science and Patronage in England, 1558-1625

  01/06/2002 →
  Stephen Pumfrey
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• Social Processes for Environmental Valuation

  01/06/1996 → 31/05/1998
  Brian Wynne
  This project has now finished, running from June 1996 to May 1998. It involved researchers from the UK, France, Italy and Spain. Its purpose was to demonstrate effective methods for valuation of envir ... Read more»