Introduction to WTMC
The Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture
(WTMC) is a formal collaboration of Dutch researchers studying the development
of science, technology and modern culture. The Graduate School provides advanced
training for Ph.D. candidates whose research concerns:
- the manner in which the design and organisation of science and technology
are interwoven in the development of modern, 'rationalized' societies and
cultures, and
- the problems this interpenetration imply for the development and shaping
of science and technology as well as culture and society.
The Graduate School also coordinates research activities in both areas by Dutch
researchers affiliated with WTMC. It was accredited by the Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995 and again in 2004.
The scientific director of the Graduate School is
Prof.
Dr. Karin Bijsterveld. The coordinators are
Prof.
Dr. Sally Wyatt and Dr Willem Halffman (starting
1 October 2008) and Prof.
Dr. Nelly Oudshoorn chairs the board.