In this interview, we talk to two professionals who have each worked in different research fields which have utilized citizen scientists as part of their profession and research.
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Do volunteers in citizen science have different motivation profiles?
Volunteers in citizen science (CS) have different kinds of motivations for participation, ranging from e.g. topic interest, supporting science to personal recognition. Information regarding the existence and characteristics of motivation profile groups of volunteers remains unclear.
Sticking in your professional domain or trying something new?
Citizen science (CS) projects encompass a variety of different disciplines (e.g. health, biology, education). However, it is not clear whether volunteers’ working i.e. professional discipline is related to the discipline of their selected project.
Do citizen scientists use different technologies depending on their age in CS activities?
Citizen science engages adults of all age groups. According to participants, which are technologies they use to participate in CS activities? What are the differences between different age groups and the technologies they use?
Developing citizen science: 5 evidence-based recommendations for policymakers
Since November 2019 the international research project CS Track has been combining traditional social-science methods with web-based and computational analytics in order to systematically survey the field of Citizen Science.
8 recommendations for institutions looking to support citizen science initiatives
Since November 2019 the international research project CS Track has been combining traditional social-science methods with web-based and computational analytics in order to systematically survey the field of Citizen Science.
How to improve citizen science projects?
Since November 2019 the international research project CS Track has been combining traditional social-science methods with web-based and computational analytics in order to systematically survey the field of Citizen Science.
CS Track publishes policy recommendations based on project results
Since November 2019 the international research project CS Track has been combining traditional social-science methods with web-based and computational analytics in order to systematically survey the field of Citizen Science. Based on our findings, we have now...
Why citizen science cannot answer the question of the democratisation of science
We are delighted to announce that the article entitled "Why citizen science cannot answer the question of the democratisation of science" written by Michael Strähle and Christine Urban has been published in the conference proceedings of...
CS Track paper published in Digital Health
We are delighted to announce that the article entitled "An analytics approach to health and healthcare in citizen science communications on Twitter" written by Fernando Martínez-Martínez, David Roldán-Álvarez, Estefanía Martín, and H...
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