Every individual, regardless of background or experience, should have an equal opportunity to engage with scientific knowledge and technological development.
This award recognizes exceptional efforts to include people with diverse identities in scientific research. Who gets a voice in iGEM, synthetic biology, and science more broadly? How have you created new opportunities to remove barriers and let more people contribute, participate, or be represented? Activities do not have to relate directly to your team's project. Document your approach, how you improved inclusivity, and what was learned.
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We should all recognize the importance of building an open and welcoming scientific community. A more diverse community involved in creating knowledge and technology is more likely to produce a more equitable and representative system. Every individual, regardless of background or experience, should have an equal opportunity to engage with scientific knowledge and technological development. Everyone should be able to share their opinions on the societal implications of research.