Online Seminar on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 14:00 – 15:00 CET

The main mission of the CS Track project has been to observe and analyse the phenomena of citizen science using empirical and theoretical studies. Based on these studies, the team have constructed a set of policy recommendations. Further specific policy recommendations have also been prepared with the stated purpose of directing attention to questions related to Citizen Science that need attention.

Continue reading Recommendations for policy-makers arising from CS Track investigations into Citizen Science, online seminar, 25 January at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

TIME4CS will run an online interactive workshop on 6 December from 10:00 – 12:00 CET about how to contribute to fostering the adoption of citizen science as research methodology within your organization through the use of institutional roadmaps.  

Participants have the chance to: 

• Discuss challenges and opportunities for citizen science in their institution 
• Learn about using institutional roadmaps as a tool for change 
• Co-create their own Grounding Action with the TIME4CS Reflection Tool!

Continue reading TIME4CS’ online event on embedding citizen science in your institution, 6 December at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 CET

The webinar will provide perspectives and insights on the characteristics of citizen scientists based on our research. 

Presentations in the webinar will address central themes on how citizen scientists view their participation in citizen science projects, e.g., learning and motivation.

In addition, the webinar will address the question of how empirical evidence can serve as a foundation for thinking about the future of citizen science in terms of policy recommendations.

Continue reading Empirical evidence on the characteristics of citizen scientists and what we can learn from it, online seminar, 20 October at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Thursday, 8 December 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 CET

Explanation of the grid. How it was developed and why., e. g. voluntary work versus influencing policies versus education versus making. How to place a CS activity. Obvious differences in potential (ethical) guidelines depending on where activity is placed. 

„Look & feel“ of the Grid. Learning how to apply it to become aware of potential caveats and ethical issues will help to organise citizen science activities in a way that creates a better cost-benefit-ratio and that systematically takes ethical issues and other challenges into account.

Continue reading Coming to terms with the multiple possible meanings of the term CS. The Activities-Dimensions-Grid of Citizen Science, online seminar, 8 December at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Mofet hosted a busy final face to face project meeting over the last 3 days at the Dead Sea. This meeting comes at a critical time in the life of the project when all of the scientific work comes together to inform policy recommendations. It was a really useful opportunity to discuss our findings, how to best present them in the upcoming deliverables and the final review meeting and also make practical plans for our dissemination events including the half-day satellite symposium organised jointly with ECSA and the CS Track autumn online workshop series.

Continue reading Final face to face partner meeting at the Dead Sea at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

The ECSA Conference 2022 will be held from October 5-8 in Berlin, Germany. This year researchers from all disciplines, scientists, practitioners, activists, funders, policymakers, non-governmental organizations, artists, and other interested citizens worldwide are invited to reflect, discuss, and network on the topic of Citizen Science for Planetary Health. The concept of planetary health is based on the understanding that human health and human civilization depend on thriving natural systems and the sustainable stewardship of those natural systems.

Continue reading ECSA 2022, 5-8 October, Berlin, Germany at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

INOS project is organizing a workshop at Leiden University on 31 August to share the resources they developed, for integrating citizen science and open science into higher education institutions and libraries. This workshop aims to share these results with library and HEI management and staff, national policy-makers, and other European and international networks working on training and skill development related to OS and CS. The event will also be an opportunity to celebrate the work of INOS and the importance of Open and Citizen Science with a non-expert audience, including students, local citizens and anyone interested in learning more about how the opening-up of the scientific process can benefit society.

Continue reading Integrating Open and Citizen Science into Higher Education, 31 August, Leiden, the Netherlands at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Citizen science can be a great tool for engaging and teaching undergraduates, even if you only devote a small amount of time to it. You are invited to join leaders from across institutions and disciplines to explore the available resources for educators looking to incorporate citizen science into undergraduate courses for a 90 minute webinar organised by CSA on 10 August. Event details, including speaker bios are available here. This free webinar is open to the public.

Continue reading Resources for using citizen science in higher education, CSA Webinar, 10 August at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

CS Track and ECSA teams are organising a half-day symposium under the theme “Understanding the nature of Citizen Science in a rapidly changing world” on 8 October, 9:00-13:00 CET in Berlin. This symposium aims at sharing these results and findings and discussing their implications with the citizen science community. Of course, other researchers and community members are invited to share their results and approaches as well. We are particularly interested in computational tools and analysis as well as other innovative empirical approaches in order to understand the essence of CS projects, their activities and the motivations that drive people to participate in CS.

Continue reading Understanding the nature of Citizen Science in a rapidly changing world, half-day symposium, 8 October, Berlin at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.

Online Workshop on Thursday, 7 July 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 CET

In this installment of our webinar series, CS Track researchers will share tips and tricks for writing informative and engaging project descriptions and analyse concrete examples (both positive and negative) together with the participants. Moreover, participants will have the chance to draft their own descriptions and receive feedback from the presenters.

Following a round of introductions and presentation of our research, the participants will analyse examples (good and bad), discuss good practices for writing project descriptions, and then draft their own project descriptions (for real or fantasy projects).

Continue reading Describing your citizen science project – How to present your project and recruit volunteers, online workshop, 7 July at Citizen Science | CS Track Project.