The Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Cultures of Research (c:o/re) is an international Center for Advanced Study in philosophy, sociology and history of science and technology at RWTH Aachen University. It explores the changing research cultures of science and technology and develops a methodological approach to strengthen the integration of the various disciplines in science and technology studies. This takes place in a close exchange between the humanities and social sciences and the life, natural, technical and engineering sciences.
Lecture Series Summer 2026: Digital Complexity: Beyond Human Understanding
Our lecture series on digital complexity is starting its second round!
On April 15, 2026, we will continue to explore fundamental questions and ethical aspects of digital transformations with various speakers.
Events
News
Cancellation: Cybernetics and Critique: A Theory of Digital Governmentality – Anna-Verena Nosthoff (Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg)
Get to know our Fellows: Estrid Sørensen
“Guidance for a Changing World” – New Framework Program for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Get to know our Fellows: Tsvetelina Hristova
Blog
Seven weeks among philosophers: What can a synthetic biologist learn from social theorists?
VICTOR DE LORENZO When Bruno Latour published his famous book Science in Action, he transformed…
From Control to Care: Towards a New Narrative for Synthetic Biology
VICTOR DE LORENZO Synthetic Biology emerged from a scientific and technological trajectory that began with…
A Short Guide to Digital Complexity
ANNA TUSCHLING Three Areas of Digital Complexity Viewing digital devices in the context of complexity…
Varieties of Complexity: A Look Back at the Lecture Series in the Winter Semester 2025-26
“Digital Complexity” was the keyword inspiring last semester’s Lecture Series, during which scholars with diverse…