“Beyond the Lab: The DIY Science Revolution” is a pan-European exhibition that shows how ordinary people are harnessing science in all sorts of ways: from patient-innovation to DIY biology, tackling public health challenges such as air pollution, antibiotic resistance or disease outbreaks. Equipped with low-cost sensors, smartphone apps and the ability to share information with communities online, these DIY science pioneers are challenging our ideas of who a scientist is and what science and our societies will look like in the future.

Through a combination of objects, images and films, “Beyond the Lab” examines seven real-life case studies, giving the visitor the chance to hear from the DIY scientists themselves about the motivations, methods and applications of their research. Visitors have the opportunity to get involved in research and innovation during special encounters with experts, in Reverse Science Cafes, Science Expressos and other innovative formats of public events.

Sparks is an Ecsite-led EU-funded project to promote Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and show Europeans that various stakeholders share the responsibility for scientific research and innovation and that they can play an active role in defining health therapies and products. Over a two-year period the exhibition will travel throughout Europe, visiting four different locations at a time. You can find all venues and more information on the Spark's website.

‘Beyond the Lab’ is on view at the LVR-LandesMuseum in Bonn (6 July – 28 August), Science Museum London (7 July – 28 August), and Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw (14 July – 11 September).