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Sustainability of Cos4Cloud services for Citizen Observatories. Policy Brief
The increase in popularity of citizen observatories (COs) over the last decade has come with increased participation and large amounts of collected data. This has evidenced the challenges faced by …
Citizen science to support progress of the SDGs and Cos4Cloud's …
This policy brief has been produced in the context of the Cos4Cloud project. It describes some of the capabilities and benefits of citizen science which can support progress towards …
Cos4Cloud final project event: its legacy for the citizen science …
Cos4Cloud is an EU-funded project that has co-designed, prototyped and implemented several new tools, methodologies and services that address the technological challenges shared by citizen observatories. These services can help …
SPOTTERON Citizen Science Platform
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 …
UNICA-EUTOPIA TRAIN Webinar: How to engage citizens in your research?
During the webinar, several international experts shared their experiences with citizen science projects. They inspired the audience with their insights on how to build and keep sustainable relationships and fruitful …
UNICA-EUTOPIA TRAIN Webinar: Successful strategies in applying for citizen science …
Finding funding for citizen science projects is not always easy. Funding bodies or calls have a different and specific focus and different requirements.
Not surprisingly, when asked, researchers wanting to …
Webinar Report Inclusive Transformative Citizen Social Science
This report is a summary report from the first session of webinars by EIE WG and YouCount held in autumn 2021 that will continue in autumn 2023. The first webinar took …
Wie wirkt eigentlich Citizen Science? Ein Blick in die Forschungsliteratur
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 …
Fostering Funding for Citizen Science in the Social Sciences and …
This policy brief addresses one of the main obstacles to the growth of citizen science in the SSH: a strong mismatch between the current funding calls and the diversity of SSH …
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in research – A …
This guide is for learning why and how to meaningfully involve patients and the public in research. In Chapter 1, you find a detailed description about what Patient and Public …
How Networks of Citizen Observatories Can Increase the Quality and …
There is a growing acknowledgement that citizen observatories, and other forms of citizen-generated data, have a significant role in tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. This is evident in …
Short guide on patient partnerships in rare disease research projects
This guide has been developed with the help of a working group comprising of patient representatives and research funders and has been submitted for review by independent academic researchers. Its …
Anna Berti Suman - The Sensing for Justice Project
On 12 and 13 October 2021, the SensJus project convened a workshop on Health-Citizen Science Dilemmas under the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), at the Brocher Foundation, Geneva. …
Medborgarforskning och vetenskapens demokratisering (Citizens Science and the democratization of …
This report addresses Citizen Science as a central aspect of the discussions on the democratization of science. It ventilates expectations, the general confidence in science and the increased demands for …
Citizen Science, Plant Species, and Communities’ Diversity and Conservation on …
Citizen science can serve as a tool to address environmental and conservation issues. In the framework of Erasmus+ project CS4ESD, this study focuses on promoting the importance of plants and …
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Recognizing failures in citizen science projects: Lessons learned
Failures are an immanent part of academic processes driving research progress. Therefore, they are also present in citizen science projects. Still the research community tends to highlight the successes while …