OTTERS

The vision of the OTTERS project (Social Transformation for Water Stewardship through Scaling Up Citizen Science) is to demonstrate the effective embedding of citizen science in initiatives seeking societal transformation …

EuroBioBlitz 2023

What is the EuroBioBlitz?

‘Bio’ means ‘life’ and ‘Blitz’ means ‘to do something quickly and intensively’. Together they make ‘BioBlitz’, a race against the clock to discover as many species …

COMPAIR

Pollution monitoring in the EU has a long history, and it’s one of the most comprehensive and advanced sources of evidence that exist in various environmental domains. Nevertheless, a few …

MICS: Measuring the impact of citizen science

The EU-funded MICS project has developed a platform of tools to measure the costs and benefits of citizen science. The impacts of citizen science are measured through the following domains: …

STEP CHANGE: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

This is a Citizen Science Initiative (CSI) on Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the United Kingdom, which is led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)  …

ECSAnVis

ECSAnVis builds on existing knowledge, experience and products at UCL Extreme Citizen Science group to achieve our greater vision; that is the development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) that …

Kampala NOSES (Network for Odour Sensing Empowerment and Sustainability)

A pilot project designed to introduce novel ways with which to monitor and record odour issues across Kampala. Kampala NOSES aimed to raise awareness about the odour around the city and …

iSpot

iSpot (www.iSpotnature.org) is aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature! It is a citizen science project run by The Open University (OU) that was developed to help anyone …

GreenspaceHack

GreenspaceHack aims to facilitate better designs of greenspaces by providing robust evidence on which characteristics of greenspace citizens value most and which contribute to promoting healthier urban environments at individual …

Paddle Surfing for Science

Research on microplastics has rapidly expanded in recent years and has led to the discovery of vast amounts of microplastics floating offshore in all main oceanic gyres and including the …

Project Plumage

1. Selecting specimens Specimens are selected from the bird collections at the Natural History Museum, London. Where possible, three males and three females are chosen for each species. Our aim …

Big Garden Birdwatch

For over 40 years, the RSPB has asked the public to count the birds in their garden. With over half a million people now regularly taking part, coupled with 40 …