BioQuisitive Community Lab (Full)
Channel: The Royal Society of Victoria
Date: 22/06/2020

What if more community members could work alongside scientists to tackle the biggest problems we’re facing right now? BioQuisitive is an open community laboratory, a safe environment for people from all walks of life to come and “learn by doing” about biology and life sciences, and to get involved in workshops, classes and projects. By democratising access to practical experience in the life sciences, we aim to be a valuable resource for community education and community-led projects.

So what is a community lab? It’s a state-of-the-art life science laboratory, with no barriers to entry beyond a membership fee. It provides value as a shared resource to independent scholars in the life sciences, tinkerers, and members of the general community with an interest in biology.

By democratising scientific research and knowledge in the life sciences, a community lab breaks down the barriers to understanding and entry in biotechnology. No longer is biotech only for those in universities and large organisations. This enhances the capacity for scientific advancement and the safe creation and adoption of new technology.

Our goal is to establish a larger and more accessible community laboratory for community workshops, classes and projects. For more information and to support our efforts, please visit https://rsv.org.au/put-science-to-work/bioquisitive-community-lab/ .