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Team:Cambridge/Society/report
From 2011.igem.org
Why iGEM? What kind of backgrounds does it attract
Advantages - freedom to research, inspiring, interdisciplinary
iGEM is unique in the amount of freedom given to undergrads to choose and organise their own research project. Shuna Gould made the point that teams also have to manage publicity and pitching their research to people with differing levels of specialist knowledge - valuable skills which are rarely developed in "normal" summer placement schemes.
Effect on future plans etc
are we excited by synbio enough to do it?
Staying involved?
We wanted to do a worthwhile investigation into how iGEM affects its participants. We know that surveys are fraught with difficulty if you intend to make concrete conclusions, but we saw contacting past iGEMMERs an essential first step in assessing the impact of iGEM on its alumni. We composed a brief
