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Human Practices Resources

Thinking about how your team might approach human practices? Check out some of the resources below to help get you started, many of which have been developed specifically for iGEM teams. We also encourage you to look at examples from past teams to get inspired.

Have a resource to contribute?
Please email the executive committee at executivehp [AT] igem [DOT] org with copies and/or links to material and a short description.

Synenergene collaborated with iGEM teams to explore Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and to strengthen their Human Practices work. Check out their tools developed for iGEM teams, including the iGEMer’s Guide to the Future, which can help your team get started with HP.

Building With Biology provides digital kits to help facilitate and prototype public engagement. You can read about iGEM teams’ experiences using and adapting these tools on their blog.

Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Tools is curating a toolkit for understanding the relationship between science, technology and society.

How to choose your iGEM project (keeping Human Practices in mind) is a blog post by Andy Balmer, 2010 Sheffield Team Advisor and 2011 Judge.