Hast Du eine Idee für ein partizipatives (Forschungs-)Projekt und fragst Dich, wie Du diese am besten umsetzen kannst? Steckst Du mitten in der Projektarbeit und merkst, dass die Dinge nicht ganz so laufen, wie Du es Dir vorgestellt hast? Oder bringst Du schon einiges an Erfahrung mit in partizipativen Projekten und möchtest über Deinen Tellerrand schauen? Dann bist Du hier …
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Hast Du eine Idee für ein partizipatives (Forschungs-)Projekt und fragst Dich, wie Du diese am besten umsetzen kannst? Steckst Du mitten in der Projektarbeit und merkst, dass die Dinge nicht ganz so laufen, wie Du es Dir vorgestellt hast? Oder bringst Du schon einiges an Erfahrung mit in partizipativen Projekten und möchtest über Deinen Tellerrand schauen? Dann bist Du hier richtig - egal ob ganz am Anfang einer vagen Idee oder schon mittendrin. Denn: Gemeinsam wissen wir mehr. Vielschichtige Perspektiven & Erfahrungen Neben Inputs zu zentralen Themen rund um partizipative Projektarbeit lebt der CAS von den vielschichtigen Perspektiven und Erfahrungen der Teilnehmenden. Diese kommen aus ganz unterschiedlichen Bereichen: zum Beispiel aus der Forschung, Museen, Bibliotheken, Archiven, NGOs, der Verwaltung oder dem Gesundheitsbereich. So vielfältig diese Zielgruppe auf den ersten Blick sein mag, sie eint das Interesse an der Umsetzung partizipativer Projekte, an gemeinsamer Wissensproduktion und dem Einbezug der Bevölkerung. Genau in dieser Kombination aus Unterschieden und Gemeinsamkeiten der CAS-Teilnehmenden sehen wir eine grosse Chance für das Von- und Miteinander-Lernen und für die Vernetzung mit Gleichgesinnten, die sich in ganz anderen institutionellen Umgebungen bewegen und zu den verschiedensten Themen arbeiten.
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Join the OneAquaHealth IEEE Global Hackathon 2026 ! A worldwide call to innovators, creators, and problem‑solvers - the IEEE and OneAquaHealth project invite participants from across the globe to co‑create breakthrough solutions for healthier urban freshwater ecosystems. This global hackathon unites AI enthusiasts, environmental thinkers, designers, developers, researchers, and citizen‑science champions to transform real environmental and community data into tools …
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Join the OneAquaHealth IEEE Global Hackathon 2026 ! A worldwide call to innovators, creators, and problem‑solvers - the IEEE and OneAquaHealth project invite participants from across the globe to co‑create breakthrough solutions for healthier urban freshwater ecosystems. This global hackathon unites AI enthusiasts, environmental thinkers, designers, developers, researchers, and citizen‑science champions to transform real environmental and community data into tools that protect biodiversity, strengthen resilience, and improve human wellbeing. Whether you’re passionate about AI for good, urban water health, biodiversity, climate resilience, or digital innovation, this is your moment to make an impact on a global stage. Build. Collaborate. Innovate - with the world watching. Be part of a global movement shaping smarter, healthier, more sustainable cities. To register for the hackathon, visit: https://oneaquahealth-ieee-hackathon.devpost.com/rules ***Coming Up Next on June 12, 2026: Session 1 - Introducing the OneAquaHealth Project*** Explore the mission, technical tracks, and innovation opportunities behind the IEEE OneAquaHealth Global Hackathon. To register for the webinar, visit: https://www.oneaquahealth.eu/introducing-oneaquahealth-project/
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As the European Citizen Science (ECS) project enters its final year, we are celebrating our achievements through a distributed series of events across Europe. Organised in collaboration with the Slovenian Citizen Science Network and Public Libraries, and as part of the ECS final event series, A celebration of the ECS archipelago, we are organising a day of collaboration and capacity …
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As the European Citizen Science (ECS) project enters its final year, we are celebrating our achievements through a distributed series of events across Europe. Organised in collaboration with the Slovenian Citizen Science Network and Public Libraries, and as part of the ECS final event series, A celebration of the ECS archipelago, we are organising a day of collaboration and capacity building. This event focuses on the journey through the development of the ECS digital meeting point, the citizenscience.eu, showcases citizen science impact stories, delivers training on citizen science and highlights the importance of public libraries in creating community and enhancing scientific literacy. Attendance at the event is free, but as places are limited, participation is by invitation.
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Citizen science thrives on collaboration between researchers, policymakers, innovators, and the public. Yet within the citizen science community itself, a critical question remains: do we have the infrastructure to enable effective, lasting knowledge exchange across initiatives and projects? No project operates in isolation, and the collective learning generated across the field represents an underutilised asset for science and policymaking alike. …
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Citizen science thrives on collaboration between researchers, policymakers, innovators, and the public. Yet within the citizen science community itself, a critical question remains: do we have the infrastructure to enable effective, lasting knowledge exchange across initiatives and projects? No project operates in isolation, and the collective learning generated across the field represents an underutilised asset for science and policymaking alike. At a time when public engagement is increasingly recognised as essential to rebuilding trust in institutions and tackling mis- and disinformation, the connections we build within the citizen science ecosystem matter more than ever. Sharing what works and what doesn't strengthens the community's capacity to deliver the scientific, environmental, and societal benefits that make citizen science a genuine return on investment for Europe. This summer, both the ECS and IMPETUS projects reach their conclusion. Before they do, we want to invite the citizen science community to come together to reflect on how these projects have supported citizen science across Europe and to celebrate the real-world impacts this work has made possible. The event will also provide an opportunity to hear from new and established citizen science projects, alongside stakeholders and decision-makers, ensuring that the momentum built can be sustained and that science continues to serve the society it represents. Building on the Citizen Science Archipelago series from the ECS project, this gathering reaffirms a founding principle of the citizen science community: no project is an island. Mutual exchange is not simply a nice-to-have; it is the foundation on which the continued growth and impact of citizen science depends.
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The CitiMeasure team invites you to join the online webinar where the CitiMeasure Behaviour & Policy and Digital Inclusion guidelines will be launched! These guidelines include recommendations for cities and the citizen community. They result from almost two years of co-creation with more than 40 volunteers from different European organisations and cities. Μore information and the link for registration is …
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The CitiMeasure team invites you to join the online webinar where the CitiMeasure Behaviour & Policy and Digital Inclusion guidelines will be launched! These guidelines include recommendations for cities and the citizen community. They result from almost two years of co-creation with more than 40 volunteers from different European organisations and cities. Μore information and the link for registration is here: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/Cokv0QqVgEaMp1o28Iic0w,E8q7IUWJ2UyrJtA3WOrCQg,n3HBKWnCMkOaOOMTvBoenw,6pk4AjYipU6J99quHjk1Pw,rYpPVDddpU6szMeNyQbORA,rz7Fw5ZyJEytfSdAA-ntjw?mode=read&tenantId=d12f890a-950a-4680-8ca7-5a36f0889cd3&skipauthstrap=1
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On the 3rd and 4th of May 2023 the European Science Engagement Conference 2023 will take place in the Tyrolean city of Bolzano in Italy. Get ready for a swirling programme with exciting keynotes, mind-opening workshops and challenging debates. #EUSEA23 will be held at Eurac Research Headquarters in partnership with EUSEA and the team from Eurac Research Communication. Have a …
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On the 3rd and 4th of May 2023 the European Science Engagement Conference 2023 will take place in the Tyrolean city of Bolzano in Italy. Get ready for a swirling programme with exciting keynotes, mind-opening workshops and challenging debates. #EUSEA23 will be held at Eurac Research Headquarters in partnership with EUSEA and the team from Eurac Research Communication. Have a look at the two-day conference programme: https://eusea.info/eusea2023/eusea23-programme-day_1/ Information about the registration process is available here: https://eusea.info/eusea2023/2023-registration/
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Started in 2016 as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the City Nature Challenge (CNC) has grown into an international event, motivating people around the world to find and document wildlife in their own cities. Run by the Community Science teams at the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM), the …
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Started in 2016 as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the City Nature Challenge (CNC) has grown into an international event, motivating people around the world to find and document wildlife in their own cities. Run by the Community Science teams at the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM), the CNC is an annual four-day global bioblitz at the end of April, where cities are in a collaboration-meets-friendly-competition to see what can be accomplished when we all work toward a common goal. The 2023 CNC takes place in two parts: 1. Taking pictures of wild plants and animals: April 28 – May 1, 2023 2. Identifying what was found: May 2 – May 7, 2023 Results will be announced on Monday May 8, 2023.
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Citizen science has the potential to bring together science, policy makers, and society as a whole in an impactful way. In this process, communication is key. But what do we mean by “communication”? In this webinar we will explore how dialogical and participatory communication, where all parties are actively involved, is strategic both for research and for society. We will …
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Citizen science has the potential to bring together science, policy makers, and society as a whole in an impactful way. In this process, communication is key. But what do we mean by “communication”? In this webinar we will explore how dialogical and participatory communication, where all parties are actively involved, is strategic both for research and for society. We will take a journey through science in recent decades to grasp its rapid and incredible transformations and understand how science communication has welcomed and interpreted them. And we will see how citizen science can be a truly revolutionary approach to democratise science and make it truly inclusive and open to diversity. Should you have any questions about the event, please contact us at time4cs@apre.it or at time4cs@crowdhelix.com.
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In Zeiten umfangreicher sozialer, ökologischer und digitaler Veränderungsprozesse sind wir als Gesellschaft auf vielfältige Weise gefordert, auf diese neuen Gegebenheiten zu reagieren, alternative Lösungsansätze zu finden und eine gestaltende Rolle einzunehmen. Wissenschaft und Bildung kommen dabei eine zentrale Rolle und Verantwortung zu. Die Vielschichtigkeit dieser Veränderungsprozesse erfordert die Zusammenarbeit nicht nur unterschiedlicher wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen und Bildungsbereiche, sondern vor allem auch …
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In Zeiten umfangreicher sozialer, ökologischer und digitaler Veränderungsprozesse sind wir als Gesellschaft auf vielfältige Weise gefordert, auf diese neuen Gegebenheiten zu reagieren, alternative Lösungsansätze zu finden und eine gestaltende Rolle einzunehmen. Wissenschaft und Bildung kommen dabei eine zentrale Rolle und Verantwortung zu. Die Vielschichtigkeit dieser Veränderungsprozesse erfordert die Zusammenarbeit nicht nur unterschiedlicher wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen und Bildungsbereiche, sondern vor allem auch den Brückenschlag zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft, Kunst, Wirtschaft und Politik. Die Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz rückt die Kooperation zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft ins Zentrum und fördert den Austausch von Forschenden, Bürger*innen und Praktiker*innen aus Österreich, Deutschland und der Schweiz. Seit mehreren Jahren bietet die Konferenz, getragen vom Citizen Science Network Austria und der dazugehörigen Onlineplattform Österreich forscht, eine Ort des Austausches über die eigene Disziplin hinaus, hin zu neuen Forschungsformaten und -methoden, zu Erkenntnissen über oder entstanden aus der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Citizen Science kann auf verschiedenen Ebenen stattfinden, "global-regional-lokal", wie bereits auf dem Forum Citizen Science in Deutschland im Jahr 2022 diskutiert wurde. Citizen Science kann Auswirkungen auf Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft haben, wie das Motto "Wirkung durch Partizipation" auf der CitSciHelvetia 2023 zeigt. Und immer öfter stellen sich Forscher*innen, Entscheidungsträger*innen und Bürger*innen die Frage "Citizen Science - Warum (eigentlich) nicht?", wie auf der letzten Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz 2022. Wir möchten bei der Österreichischen Citizen Science Konferenz 2023 auch bewusst eine Brücke zu den Schwesterkonferenzen in Deutschland und der Schweiz schlagen, um Diskussionen fortzuführen, Kooperationen zu stärken und neue Ideen und Methoden zu diskutieren. Die 8. Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz 2023 findet von 19. – 21. April 2023 unter dem Motto „ver.suchen – ver.einen – ver.antworten" an der Johannes Kepler Universität in Linz in Kooperation mit der Ars Electronica statt. Beiträge können bis 7. Dezember auf der Konferenzwebsite eingereicht werden.
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#TranskriBUWmaraton is an event from 3 to 30 April 2023 as part of the Citizen Science Month celebrations. All interested readers and supporters of University of Warsaw Library will have the opportunity to cooperate in discovering, reading and transcribing historical handwritten documents, within a dedicated group on the FB profile of the University of Warsaw Library. This time we invited …
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#TranskriBUWmaraton is an event from 3 to 30 April 2023 as part of the Citizen Science Month celebrations. All interested readers and supporters of University of Warsaw Library will have the opportunity to cooperate in discovering, reading and transcribing historical handwritten documents, within a dedicated group on the FB profile of the University of Warsaw Library. This time we invited our colleagues from faculty libraries to cooperate. Especially for this occasion they chose interesting, rare and often surprising materials. Among them there are marginalia of one of the most eccentric Polish artists, handwritten maps, certificates labeling unique geological specimens and descriptions of plants from the so-called Hundred-year-old Herbarium. Together, we will try to unravel one of the unexplained mysteries of the Second World War, hidden in an encrypted and unread document from the collection of the Manuscripts Department of the University of Warsaw Library. And this is just a small part of what awaits you this year! We invite the entire academic community and all interested parties - both amateurs and specialists in their fields - to help in making historical sources more accessible and useful. As part of the project, for four weeks in April, we will be posting scans of selected handwritten documents on the TranskriBUW Facebook group. The task consist in reading and rewriting the text of the documents as precisely as possible and publishing the prepared transcripts in the comments section. The correctness of all prepared transcripts will be verified by University of Warsaw Library employees, who will further decide to link them to the scans of manuscripts placed in the Crispa. Digital Library of the University of Warsaw (https://crispa.uw.edu.pl/). Transcriptions will improve the readability as well as facilitate search and access to these handwritten documents. Everyone will be able to use them freely. The language of the event is Polish.
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Join the NEWSERA final conference in Brussels – or follow the livestream – on March 29th 2023 to learn about the project’s journey and results, and join the conversation around citizen science communication and citizen science journalism. During the event, hosted at the “BIP Meeting Centre”, the NEWSERA Consortium members will discuss the achievements of the project and present the …
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Join the NEWSERA final conference in Brussels – or follow the livestream – on March 29th 2023 to learn about the project’s journey and results, and join the conversation around citizen science communication and citizen science journalism. During the event, hosted at the “BIP Meeting Centre”, the NEWSERA Consortium members will discuss the achievements of the project and present the NEWSERA Blueprints on innovative citizen science communication. These documents are the results of the many learnings of the #CitSciComm Labs and will be presented with the participation of representatives from the NEWSERA Pilots. Moreover, the NEWSERA final conference will be an occasion to go deeper into the concepts of citizen science communication and citizen science journalism, and will feature the participation of fellow EU-funded projects ENJOI, COALESCE, IMPETUS, and ECS. After the event, participants are invited to visit the DATA4CitSciNews exhibition at 7PM, which was first launched in Barcelona in November 2022. Hosted in the impressive venue “Au Bassin”, the exhibition will showcases several artworks to set off the concept of citizen science journalism, through alternative visuals, installations and critical narratives. The exhibition aims to spark a discussion about how citizens and journalists and well designed data collection can be the drivers behind investigation to ultimately respond to societal needs and benefit communities.
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CitSciHelvetia is the Swiss Citizen Science Conference. CitSciHelvetia connects Swiss stakeholders in Citizen Science and participatory research in general, promoting the exchange of experiences and shared learning between the three language and cultural regions. It serves as the platform for professional exchange with Science et Cité hosting the second Swiss Citizen Science Conference. CitSciHelvetia'23 will take place on March 29 …
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CitSciHelvetia is the Swiss Citizen Science Conference. CitSciHelvetia connects Swiss stakeholders in Citizen Science and participatory research in general, promoting the exchange of experiences and shared learning between the three language and cultural regions. It serves as the platform for professional exchange with Science et Cité hosting the second Swiss Citizen Science Conference. CitSciHelvetia'23 will take place on March 29 and 30, 2023 at Landhaus Solothurn. It follows the motto “Citizen Science – Making impact participatory!”. The conference addresses project leaders and project staff of Citizen Science projects, representatives of universities, research institutions, NGOs and associations as well as people who engage themselves in Citizen Science on an institutional level. In addition, the conference addresses representatives of science communication, transdisciplinary and participatory research, and Open Science. Registration for the Swiss Citizen Science Conference is open until March 8, 2023.
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Citizen Science is an increasingly popular approach to scientific research that involves collaboration between professional scientists, societal actors, and the public. One of the challenges of Citizen Science is balancing the need for accurate and reliable data with the desire to engage and involve as many people as possible in the research process. This co-organised Hot Pot will feature a …
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Citizen Science is an increasingly popular approach to scientific research that involves collaboration between professional scientists, societal actors, and the public. One of the challenges of Citizen Science is balancing the need for accurate and reliable data with the desire to engage and involve as many people as possible in the research process. This co-organised Hot Pot will feature a panel of experts in Citizen Science who will discuss their experiences and perspectives on how to balance data quality with community engagement in Citizen Science projects. The panelists will cover topics such as the importance of community engagement in Citizen Science, the challenges of ensuring data accuracy and reliability, and strategies for achieving a balance between these two goals. The event will include time for audience questions and discussion, providing an opportunity for attendees to share their own experiences and insights
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The event will celebrate the achievements of Crowd4SDG. Join the Final Conference on 17 March to find out more about how citizen science and crowdsourcing tools can be used to address the SDGs and climate action. The culmination of three years of Crowd4SDG is shown during the Final Conference, delivering the results of Crowd4SDG and outlining plans for how ideas …
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The event will celebrate the achievements of Crowd4SDG. Join the Final Conference on 17 March to find out more about how citizen science and crowdsourcing tools can be used to address the SDGs and climate action. The culmination of three years of Crowd4SDG is shown during the Final Conference, delivering the results of Crowd4SDG and outlining plans for how ideas and projects can continue beyond the project’s end. The timetable is brimming with a series of presentations, panel discussions and hackathons, relevant for all. The Final Conference will include input from all partners of Crowd4SDG; CERN, Université de Genève (UNIGE), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IIIA-CSIC), Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), United Nations Insitute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Université de Paris Cité. Information about the registration process is available here: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1224762/
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“The Citizen Science Funding Landscape” will provide participants with an overview of different funding opportunities for Citizen Science projects, on a national and international scale. The event will consist of a discussion with representatives of different funding sources at local, national and international level to discuss similarities and highlight specificities between the different approaches. The event will take place on …
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“The Citizen Science Funding Landscape” will provide participants with an overview of different funding opportunities for Citizen Science projects, on a national and international scale. The event will consist of a discussion with representatives of different funding sources at local, national and international level to discuss similarities and highlight specificities between the different approaches. The event will take place on Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 10:00 to 11:30 CET. By attending this event, participants will have the opportunity to explore the wide-ranging Citizen Science funding landscape and get acquainted with new opportunities for Citizen Science initiatives.
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The CitiMeasure project piloted its main outputs in the city of Barcelona (Spain) and Roeselare (Belgium), as well as in the initiative Sensor2School in the city of Prague (Czechia). This online webinar will be an opportunity to get more insights about how the CitiMeasure instruments were tested in real-life cases and interact with the pilot teams. The online webinar will …
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The CitiMeasure project piloted its main outputs in the city of Barcelona (Spain) and Roeselare (Belgium), as well as in the initiative Sensor2School in the city of Prague (Czechia). This online webinar will be an opportunity to get more insights about how the CitiMeasure instruments were tested in real-life cases and interact with the pilot teams. The online webinar will take place on March 9 from 1:30 to 2:45 PM. Below you will find the program of this event: 13:30 - 13:40 - Welcome to the online webinar 13:40 - 13:55 - CitiMeasure and its outputs 13:55 - 14:25 - Roeselare, Sensor2School and Barcelona - The CitiMeasure pilots 14:25 - 14:40 - Q&A 14:40 - 14:45 - Closing You can register here: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/Cokv0QqVgEaMp1o28Iic0w,E8q7IUWJ2UyrJtA3WOrCQg,n3HBKWnCMkOaOOMTvBoenw,ra6BorIMpUiHu2dqQwGc6w,xe37NWlj9U2XVeXKsRjV0w,S4YzbwCypUySm8YapWluMA?mode=read&tenantId=d12f890a-950a-4680-8ca7-5a36f0889cd3
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