Neuro(Minorities)Science

From June 2025 through January 2026, Zooniverse will facilitate an online working group of neurodivergent citizen scientists and allies. Together, we will brainstorm, create and publish accessibility guidelines to empower people with all kinds of brains to participate more comfortably in crowdsourced research.

This project is a part of the IMPETUS accelerator funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101058677. 

We encourage you to join this new online working group if you:

• have experience with online citizen science,
• consider yourself neurodivergent or are a neurodiversity ally,
• are 18 years old or older,
• can communicate in basic written English,
• interested in improving accessibility of citizen science for people with
  mental health and neurological conditions and differences,
• can volunteer at least 2 hours of your time (online, flexible) before 16 January 2026.

Sign up now (1 minute): https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?SUBED1=NEUROMINORITIES&A=1

No special knowledge is needed. All work is online, in writing, and can be done from home, at your convenience. We look forward to working with you all on this important cause!

Aim

Brainstorm and publish accessibility guidelines to make online citizen science participation more comfortable for neurodivergent people.

Who is neurodivergent? (video)
FAQ (text)

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Computer, tablet or mobile phone. Access to the internet.

About funding

Funding bodies: European Union (Horizon Europe research and innovation program)

Created June 19, 2025, 12:35 p.m.

Updated June 19, 2025, 1:14 p.m.

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