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We will co-create and find new funding schemes to boost the impact and value of citizen sciences and sustain them in time. Funded by HorizonEurope.

https://impetus4cs.eu/
#citizenscience Resource

@eusea.bsky.social training - #AI in Public Engagement: Protecting Sensitive #Data and Reducing #Bias

by Johanna Barnbeck from Spread the Nerd
Dec 17, 09:30-13:30 CET

eusea.info/news/eusea-t...
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
#citizenscience spotlight

Hollandse Luchten puts residents at the heart of #airquality research.

Using simple sensors, communities investigate #pollution, build shared data, and work with experts + local authorities.

hollandse-luchten.org

#Environment
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#Citizenscience Reading Club

Persistent inequalities in citizen science: a 20-year study of Sweden’s Artportalen shows older men still dominate reporting, even after major ICT upgrades.

Tech ≠ inclusion.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Equity #technology
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#Citizenscience Resources

Curators of information matter. A new guide from @senseaboutsci.bsky.social shows why librarians, editors & journalists are key to trustworthy research.

senseaboutscience.org/wp-content/u...

#ScienceCommunication
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🌿#CitizenScience Spotlight

INPN Espèces is a free French app that helps identify local species via photo + GPS. Expert-validated observations feed national & global databases—and have even revealed new species.

www.mnhn.fr/en/inpn-spec...

#biodiversity #conservation
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Three years of mentoring #CitizenScience with IMPETUS 🌍

Our long-time mentor Karen Soacha Godoy has supported 8 European initiatives through the IMPETUS Accelerator — guiding teams from ideas to impact.

Read what she’s learned along the way 👇

impetus4cs.eu/three-years-...

#EUCitizenScience
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
#citizenscience reading club

What if citizen science isn’t always democratic?

Riley & Mason-Wilkes reveal “dark citizen science” — hidden, unpaid digital labour like Google’s reCAPTCHA.

doi.org/10.1177/0963...
#Ethics #AI #DigitalLabour
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Breaking down walls with #CitizenScience! 🌍

We loved attending the @fallingwallslabdk.bsky.social Engage Pitches — so much inspiring #PublicEngagement & #SciComm from around the world, including the City Layers and the Caomhnú project from the #IMPETUS accelerator.
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#CitizenScience resource

Disseminating and exploiting results – A starter kit for EU-funded R&I projects.

A practical guide to help #HorizonEurope projects boost the impact of their work through effective #dissemination and #exploitation activities.

👉 op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#CitizenScience Spotlight: Map4Rec — Children Mapping Greener Futures

In Twente 🇳🇱, Map4Rec is a for place-based citizen science, where young refugees explore and improve their urban environments 🌳🏙️.

calls.ars.electronica.art/2025/prix/wi...

#inclusion #greenspace
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#citizenscience reading club

How do #democracy & #technology shape each other?

Goñi’s new paper bridges Deliberative Democracy & STS—urging dialogue over quick “tech” or “participation” fixes. 💬⚙️

doi.org/10.1057/s415...

#particpatoryscience
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#citizenscience Resources

How does #GDPR shape Citizen Science in #health & #environment? The SensJus workshop at Brocher explored data-sharing dilemmas & creative solutions.

bit.ly/3ZL2r4G
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#citizenscience Spotlight

Acting4DHH empowers Deaf & hard-of-hearing citizens to map communication barriers and inaccessible city spaces, raising awareness and promoting true inclusion through citizen science.

web2learn.eu/portfolio/ac...

#Inclusion #Accessibility #DeafCommunity
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
👶 New #IMPETUSInterviews!

We talk with Marie-Therese Schultes from Care PartIES, a citizen science project putting parents at the centre of neonatal care as co-researchers.

Honourable Mention, 2025 EU Prize for #CitizenScience.

🔗 impetus4cs.eu/impetus-inte...

#neonatalcare #healthcare #citsci
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#Citizenscience Reading Club

Developing citizen science ecosystem: critical factors for #quadruplehelix stakeholders' engagement.

doi.org/10.1108/JEC-...
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢 @pulsesincrease.bsky.social , winners of the 2024 EU Prize for #CitizenScience, invites abstracts for the Participatory & Citizen Science Genomics Workshop at #PAG33, San Diego, 9 Jan 2026. Submit by 10 Nov 2025! 🌱🧬

More info: [email protected]

#Genomics #Biodiversity #Agroecology
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
💡 #CitizenScience Resource!

TIME4CS has launched a Reflection Tool to help institutions embed citizen science into their culture — from defining practical “Grounding Actions” to creating real roadmaps for change.

www.time4cs.eu/news/a-refle...

#ResearchCulture #OpenAccess #SciencePolicy
October 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🛡️ #Citizenscience Spotlight

At Maldita.es, #AItools and citizen collaboration come together to detect, analyse and debunk mis/disinformation. This community-driven approach helps people navigate digital content with confidence and protects the public good.

calls.ars.electronica.art/2025/prix/wi...
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The latest #ECSLighthouse newsletter is out! Catch up on all things #CitizenScience 👇

🔗 Read it here: us20.campaign-archive.com?u=43994d556f...
#CitSci @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
How can a rural community lead its own sustainable transition?

We spoke with Deirdre de Bhailís of the Dingle Hub Living Lab, where farmers, families & businesses are co-creating a low-carbon future.

impetus4cs.eu/dingle-penin...
#IMPETUSInterviews #ClimateAction

#Sustainability #citizenscience
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Say hello to Mireia Ros, our newest IMPETUS team member! 👋

From Science for Change, Mireia works at the intersection of citizen science, health & migration — helping us drive impact in our final #IMPETUSAccelerator cohort! 🚀

#citizenscience
October 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
💧 Who’s saving our river data?

New paper by Mazzoglio et al. (2025) explores volunteers in the SIREN #CitizenScience project, digitising Italy’s historic streamflow records.

Retirees & hobbyists lead the way—showing science can be meaningful, social & fun.

Read doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#Hydrology
October 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#citizenscience resources

Today is #EWasteDay 💡

In 2022, each EU resident generated 11.2 kg of e-waste.
@therestartproject.org is helping change that — teaching people to repair electronics & bringing repair skills into schools.

🔧 Learn more: therestartproject.org/restart-at-s...
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🚲 #CitizenScience Spotlight:

The SHIFT project teams up with parents + transport planners to make school cycling routes safer!

Using sensors + bike cams, parents track “stress hotspots” on real rides — turning data into action for safer streets. 🌍✨

www.sfi.ie/challenges/s...

#CyclingSafety
October 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🧑‍🏫💡 Teachers as researchers!

New paper by Atal et al. (2025) shows how Profs-Chercheurs turns educators into citizen scientists—collaboratively producing, peer-reviewing & sharing practice-based evidence to improve teaching.

Read 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1366...

#CitizenScience #Education #OpenScience
October 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM