gold star selection

The EU-Citizen.Science consortium has curated a selection of Gold Star citizen science resources to help you get started with designing and launching your own citizen science project or simply learn about citizen science, categorised across the project lifecycle.

Initiation

Guidelines on Behaviour & Policy Change

 
English Interactive Resource (Website) Project management Impact ... citizen science Recommendations ...

The Guidelines on Behaviour & Policy Change aim to guide those interested in identifying, understanding, and enhancing policy and behavioural changes resulting from citizen science initiatives. They thus target those …

Vigie Nature Ecole. Participant's kit

 
English Text : Guideline Instructions Biodiversity Education ...

This document provides all the keys you need for you and your classes to join in our citizen science programme. Thanks to rigorous protocols adapted for school children ages 3 …

X-Polli:Nation IT

 
Italian Interactive Resource (Website) Best practices Project management ... Education School ...

X-Polli:Nation is a Citizen Science project on pollinating insects, developed by OPAL (led by Imperial College, London), in collaboration with several UK partners and the Maremma Natural History Museum in Italy.  …

Citizen science and global biodiversity

 
English Interactive Resource (Website) Introduction to CS Empowerment ... Biodiversity Environmental Monitoring ...

"This free course, Citizen science and global biodiversity, deals with the importance of biodiversity and explores how anyone can contribute to and be involved in identifying and recording wildlife, as …

SPOTTERON Citizen Science Platform

 
English Software Impact Project management ... App Communities ...

SPOTTERON is a fully customizable and reliable solution for your Citizen Science and volunteer monitoring projects. It can be fully adapted to your project's needs and is constantly updated and …

Characteristics of Citizen Science – ECSA & EU-Citizen.Science Webinar #1

 
English Moving Image (Video) Introduction to CS Best practices ... Basic Concepts Characteristics ...

ECSA and EU-Citizen.Science co-hosted a webinar about the recently (2020) published ‘Characteristics of citizen science’. This document is the output of a community-based effort to outline what can be characterized …

The ECSA Characteristics of Citizen Science

 
English Text Best practices Characteristics

This document attempts to represent a wide range of opinions in an inclusive way, to allow for different types of projects and programmes, where context-specific criteria can be set.The characteristics …

ECSA 10 Principles of Citizen Science

 
English Text Best practices Introduction Citizen Science

Citizen science is a flexible concept which can be adapted and applied within diverse situations and disciplines. The statements below were developed by the ‘Sharing best practice and building capacity’ …

Citizen Science Toolkit for biodiversity scientists

 
English Text : Guideline Project management CS stories ... Biodiversity Toolkit ...

The Citizen Science Toolkit is aimed at researchers and scientists working in the fields of biodiversity or environmental sciences who are involved or have an interest in involving citizens in …

X-Polli:Nation EN

 
English Interactive Resource (Website) Research design and methods Link with formal education Biodiversity Educators ...

X-Polli:Nation is a Citizen Science project on pollinating insects, developed by OPAL (led by Imperial College, London), in collaboration with several UK partners and the Maremma Natural History Museum in Italy. …

Writing citizen science project descriptions that spark interest and attract …

 
English Text : Guideline Communication Engagement ... Starting Projects participation

Project descriptions, often found on citizen science platforms, are the gateway for citizen scientists to engage with projects. They provide the first glimpse into what a selected project is about, …

Datacharter voor Citizen Science

 
Dutch Text : Report Data quality and standards Regulations and ethics Data Management Privacy ...

Met het Datacharter voor Citizen Science biedt Scivil, het Vlaamse kenniscentrum citizen science (CS), een leidraad aan om bij een citizen-scienceproject tot goed gedocumenteerde data te komen. 
Het charter is …

Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

 
English Text : Scientific Publication Introduction to CS Best practices ... Citizen Science Data SDG Monitoring ...

Peer-reviewed article published in Nature Sustainability on the potential of citizen science to contribute data for monitoring progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper grew out of …

Citizen science voor lokale besturen

 
Dutch Interactive Resource (Website) Project management Citizen Science stad ...

Dit draaiboek bevat tips en richtlijnen voor lokale besturen om met citizen science aan de slag te gaan. 

Dit draaiboek is een initiatief van Vlaams minister Bart Somers en het Agentschap …

Citizen Science and Scientific Crowdsourcing: an Introduction

 
English Interactive Resource (Website) Co-creation Reflections on science ... General Introduction

Formal university course on a variety of different citizen science topics from theory to practice of citizen science: requires registration.

Citizen science for local government

 
English Text : Report Project management citizen science city ...

Recent technological and societal advancements are allowing an increasing number of citizens to participate  in citizen science. At the same time, government institutions are adopting data-driven decision-making practices, are exploring …

Guide to Data Charter for Citizen Science

 
English Text : Report Data quality and standards Regulations and ethics Citizen Science Data Citizen Science ...

With the Data Charter for Citizen Science, Scivil, the Flemish knowledge centre for citizen science (CS), provides a guide to achieving well-documented data in a citizen-science project.
The charter is …

Practicing Citizen Science in Zurich – Handbook

 
English Text Communication Co-creation ... Introduction Starting Projects ...

This handbook is a practical guide on how to successfully design and run co-created Citizen Science projects, with some specific tips for practitioners in Zurich. The handbook is organized in …

Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

 
English Text : Scientific Publication Introduction to CS Best practices ... community-based Participatory Research Crowdsourcing ...

Much can be at stake depending on the choice of words used to describe citizen science, because terminology impacts how knowledge is developed. Citizen science is a quickly evolving field …

Planning

Enhancing youth learning through Community and Citizen Science: a guide …

 
English Text : Report Best practices Research design and methods ... Biodiversity youth ...

This guide was designed to support practitioners running Community and Citizen Science programmes and similar informal science learning activities. It shares the findings and recommendations of the international LEARN CitSci …

Citizen Science Network Austria Arbeitsgruppe für Offene Biodiversitätsdatenbanken in Citizen …

 
German Text Best practices Project management ... Offene Daten Offene Wissenschaft ...

Im Rahmen des Citizen Science Network Austria (https://www.citizen-science.at/netzwerk) wurde im Februar 2018 die Arbeitsgruppe Offene Biodiversitätsdatenbanken in Citizen Science-Projekten ins Leben gerufen. Die Ziele dieser AG sind (I) die Formulierung …

Quality Criteria for Citizen Science Projects on Österreich forscht | …

 
English Text : Guideline Research design and methods Engagement ... Criteria Minimum Standards ...

The platform Österreich forscht (www.citizen-science.at) was founded in 2014 with the objectives of (1) connecting citizen science actors in Austria, (2) providing the broadest possible overview of citizen science projects …

Guide to Running a Bioblitz 2.0

 
English Text : Guideline Research design and methods Engagement ... BioBlitz Engagement ...

This guide has been designed to support the running of BioBlitzes and similar wildlife events in the UK. It is aimed at those running a large-scale event but a BioBlitz …

Handbook for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation

 
English Text : Guideline Best practices Data quality and standards Data Management Metadata ...

This Handbook for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation is for organizations that are starting or growing a citizen science project, and where transparency in the scientific methods for collecting …

Guide to Citizen Science - developing, implementing and evaluating citizen …

 
English Text : Guideline Research design and methods Design Environment ...

Over the past decade, there has been a rapid increase in the diversity and scale of citizen science. This guide aims to support people already involved in citizen science, and …

Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference

 
English Interactive Resource (Website) Best practices Engagement ... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) dat ...

"Would you like to understand the environment and help create change? A citizen science project or observatory is the ideal way to explore environmental issues, take action and become a …

'Sensing the Risk' book launch

 
English Text : Book CS stories Empowerment ... Environment Toolkit ...

On March 15, the ‘Sensing the Risk’ book by Anna Berti Suman was launched, providing an accessible ‘toolbox’ for interested citizen science communities and policy-makers wishing to integrate citizen-sensed data …

Leitfaden für rechtliche Fragestellungen in Citizen-Science-Projekten

 
German Text : Guideline Best practices Regulations and ethics Copyright Creative Commons ...

Manual on legal questions in Citizen Science projects

In a participatory process in 2020 a guide for legal issues concerning insurance coverage, data protection and copyright was created at Museum …

European Clean Air Day - citizen science for clean air

 
English Text : Policy Brief Research design and methods Engagement Communities Policy making ...

According to health research and the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution in urban areas leads to 3 million premature deaths annually. This policy brief presents a framework for organizing a …

The SISCODE Co-Design Canvas

 
English Text Empowerment Co-creation ... codesign Co-Design

Connect people and ideas, harness the power of collective knowledge and act together! 

Congratulations! You have decided to join forces to tackle a social challenge; that is great! This Co-Design …

Guidelines on Competencies for Digital Inclusion

 
English Interactive Resource (Website) Project management Project sustainability ... Inclusion Co-creation ...

The CitiMeasure Guidelines on Competencies for Digital Inclusion aim to advance the understanding of the issue of 'competencies' for inclusion in increasingly digitised citizen science initiatives. One of the main …

Guide of science communication in citizen science projects and citizen …

 
English Text : Guideline Co-creation Communication ... science communication and dissemination

NEWSERA is a european funded project. NEWSERA's main goal was to analyse and evaluate the complexities of science communication in citizen science (CS). The project was devised around the citizen science …

Execution

Citizen Science and Data Integration for Understanding Marine Litter

 
English Text : Other Data quality and standards Impact Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Beach Clean-ups ...

"Protecting the ocean is essential for the sustainability of the planet. Oceans provide food and livelihood for human populations, host vast biodiversity and ecosystems and provide climate regulatory services. However, …

Natural History Museum Guide to Citizen Science

 
English Text : Guideline Best practices Biodiversity Environment ...

Guide to help design and implement a citizen science project relating to biodiversity or the environment

Green Paper Citizen Science Strategy 2020 for Germany

 
English Text : White Paper / Green Paper Impact Evaluation of citizen science ... Definition Development on National Level ...

This Green Paper Citizen Science Strategy 2020 for Germany presents the under-standing, the requirements and the potential of Citizen Science in Germany. It re-fl ects on the multiple benefi ts …

Verso una strategia nazionale condivisa: Linee guida per lo sviluppo …

 
Italian Text : Policy Brief Research design and methods Engagement Policy making Policy engagement ...

Citizen science is the active engagement of citizens in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data for scientific purposes. Due to its multisectorial nature, it can play a role at …

Flora Incognita App

 
English Software Project management Reflections on science ... plant identification species monitoring ...

FLORA INCOGNITA - DISCOVER THE DIVERSITY OF NATURE

What's in bloom? With the Flora Incognita app, this question is quickly answered. Take a picture of a plant, find out its …

Data Quality Resource Compendium by the CSA Data and Metadata …

 
English Text Data quality and standards Data Collection Data Management ...

The QA/QC Project team of the CSA Metadata Working Group has compiled a compendium of guidance documents, manuals, and workbooks produced for citizen science. The resulting spreadsheet is a treasure-trove …

Towards a Shared National Strategy: Guidelines for the Development of …

 
English Text : Policy Brief Research design and methods Engagement Policy making Policy engagement ...

Citizen science is the active engagement of citizens in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data for scientific purposes. Due to its multisectorial nature, it can play a role at …

MOOC "Have you seen an alien?"

 
English Interactive Resource (Website) Data quality and standards Introduction to CS ... Biodiversity Educators ...

The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN) Citizen Science activities aim at bringing together people, scientists and policy makers in an effort to monitor and control invasive alien species (IAS) …

Report of Observatory of citizen science in Spain 2016

 
Spanish Text : Report Communication Reflections on science ... Analysis Observatory of Citizen Science ...

This document presents a report on activities to promote and analyse citizen science in Spain during 2016, with the aim of increasing knowledge and vision of citizen science, based on …

Impact & Evaluation

Wie wirkt eigentlich Citizen Science? Ein Blick in die Forschungsliteratur

 
German Text : Report Impact Evaluation of citizen science Evaluation Citizen Science ...

What effect does participation in citizen science projects have on citizen scientists? Do they learn something about the topic of the citizen science project or about scientific working methods? Does …

Report on the conceptual, innovative, evaluation and ethical framework for …

 
English Text : Report Regulations and ethics social innovation YouCount project ...

The report on the conceptual, innovative, evaluation and ethical framework for youth citizen social science (CSS) describes the conceptual framework for youth involved in CSS in the YouCount project. Moreover, …

EU-Citizen.Science Workroom: Citizen science clinic - 2nd session- Impact assessment …

 
English Moving Image (Video) Best practices Introduction to CS ... Impact

Created by Ecsite, the network of science engagement organisations (https://www.ecsite.eu/), Workrooms provide science engagement professionals with a short series of online talks, group discussions and workshops, and even …

EU-Citizen.Science Workroom: Citizen science clinic - 3rd session - Financial …

 
English Moving Image (Video) Best practices Introduction to CS ... Impact

Created by Ecsite, the network of science engagement organisations (https://www.ecsite.eu/), Workrooms provide science engagement professionals with a short series of online talks, group discussions and workshops, and even …

EU-Citizen.Science Workroom: Citizen science clinic - 1st session - Inspiring …

 
English Moving Image (Video) Best practices Introduction to CS ... Impact

Created by Ecsite, the network of science engagement organisations (https://www.ecsite.eu/), Workrooms provide science engagement professionals with a short series of online talks, group discussions and workshops, and even …

ECSA Conference 2020

 
English Collection Best practices Empowerment ... Policy Collaboration ...

In September 2020, the third ECSA Conference Encounters in Citizen Science was held virtually from Trieste (Italy), making it the first online ECSA conference. While this presented some challenges in …

Citizen science for environmental policy. Development of an EU-wide inventory …

 
English Text : Report Best practices Impact ... Biodiversity Environment ...

In January 2018 the European Commission launched a study to examine the influence of citizen science on environmental policies and sustainable development. The study was carried out by the French …

How Does Citizen Science “Do” Governance? Reflections from the DITOs …

 
English Text : Policy Brief Reflections on science Policy making Policy engagement ...

Citizen science (CS) is increasingly becoming a focal point for public policy to provide data for decision-making and to widen access to science. Yet beyond these two understandings, CS engages …

Citizen Science SDG Conference

 
English Collection Impact Evaluation of citizen science ... Policy making Policy engagement ...

In October 2020, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN) with many partners, supported by the European Commission and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), held an international, hybrid conference …

A Framework for Articulating and Measuring Individual Learning Outcomes from …

 
English Text : Scientific Publication Evaluation of citizen science Evaluation Informal Science Learning ...

Since first being introduced in the mid 1990s, the term “citizen science”—the intentional engagement of the public in scientific research—has seen phenomenal growth as measured by the number of projects …

Understanding the citizen science landscape for environmental policy: an assessment …

 
English Text : Scientific Publication Best practices Regulations and ethics ... Biodiversity Environment ...

Citizen science is increasingly upheld with the potential to underpin all aspects of the environmental policy process. However, to date, contributions of citizen science to environmental decision-making remain sparse and …

Geographic Citizen Science Design: no one left behind

 
English Text : Scientific Publication Best practices Research design and methods ... Indigenous Knowledge Mobile App ...

Little did Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and other ‘gentlemen scientists’ know, when they were making their scientific discoveries, that some centuries later they would inspire a new field of scientific …

Citizen-Based Air Quality Monitoring: The Impact on Individual Citizen Scientists …

 
English Text Impact Evaluation of citizen science Air Quality Evaluation ...

Air pollution is a serious problem that is causing increasing concern among European citizens. It is responsible for more than 400,000 premature deaths in Europe each year and considerably damages …

Citizen Science Evaluation Framework

 
English Text : Scientific Publication Evaluation of citizen science Evaluation

In today’s knowledge-based society we are experiencing a rise in citizen science activities. Citizen science goals include enhancing scientific knowledge generation, contributing to societally relevant questions, fostering scientific literacy in …

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