BIOSECURITY
Start building towards a pandemic-proof world
Understand current efforts to prevent, detect and respond to pandemic threats. Identify where you can contribute. Get funded to start building. All in 30 hours.
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Who this course is for
For engineers and bioscientists who want to defend against pandemics.
For policy professionals who want to contribute to biosecurity policy.
For entrepreneurs who want to build new pandemic defences.
Curriculum Overview
How this course will benefit you
Take action in less than 30 hours
Skip months of scattered reading. This biosecurity course gives you a structured overview of efforts to prevent, detect and respond to pandemics. Understand what works, what fails, and where the gaps are.
Join a network of builders
This course isn't for everyone. We're building a community of people who are energised to take ambitious actions to build a pandemic-proof world, including starting new companies, policy entrepreneurship, and high-impact research bets. Completing this course will give you access to this community.
Get funded to accelerate your impact
If your final course proposal is strong, you'll receive $10-50k to kickstart your transition into impactful work, and you'll be invited to co-work with us in London for 1-2 weeks. We'll do whatever it takes to accelerate your journey.
Course information
Options
Intensive: 6-day course (5h/day)
Part-time: 6-week course (5h/week)
Commitment
Each day or week, you will:
Complete 2-3 hours of reading and writing, and join ~8 peers in a 2-hour Zoom meeting to discuss the content.
Facilitator
All discussions will be facilitated by a biosecurity expert.
Price
This course is freely available and operates on a "pay-what-you-want" model.
Schedule
Part-time round starts 17 Nov, application deadline 13 Nov
Frequently Asked Questions
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