Living Labs as part of Arqus Alliance – presentation at the Faculty of Biological Sciences
On 1 February, dr Agata Dorotkiewicz-Jach – a microbiologist, and Emilia Wilanowska – the director of the Arqus Office at the Faculty of Biological Sciences presented a concept of Living Labs as part of the Arqus Alliance. Following the Arqus Alliance meeting in Leipzig on 9 January, they provided attendees of the event with the latest Living Labs news.
According to the overall objectives of the Alliance, the Living Lab is a space for the community of the 9 Universities participating in Arqus, where an interdisciplinary and challenge-based approach is practised, addressing major societal challenges by establishing three priority areas of collaboration. For more information, see an interview with dr Dorotkiewicz-Jach.
However, after more than a year of Alliance existence, new ideas for the Living Lab have emerged. At the meeting in Leipzig, two approaches to the functioning of the lab were presented:
- The first approach promotes the specification of the type of activities that will be carried out within the Living Labs;
- the second promotes the concept of the Living Lab as a space offering opportunities for a variety of projects and activities.
In addition to the meeting at the Faculty of Biological Sciences – a virtual event with staff from the Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences was held on January 31. Further meetings with the Faculties will follow shortly.
Translated by Wiktoria Łapka (student of English Studies at the University of Wrocław) under the supervision of Maria Kozan as part of the translation practice.
