CAPS 2025 – uncertain or resiliant future for USA participatory science?

CAPS 2025, like the previous conferences of the Association for Advancing Participatory Science (AAPS, formerly the Citizen Science Association), was an opportunity to learn about the state of citizen science in the USA. The conference took place in Portland, Oregon, where 13 years ago the first conference of what will become the CSA took place. … Continue reading CAPS 2025 – uncertain or resiliant future for USA participatory science?

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CAPS 2025 – uncertain or resiliant future for USA participatory science?

CAPS 2025, like the previous conferences of the Association for Advancing Participatory Science (AAPS, formerly the Citizen Science Association), was an opportunity to learn about the state of citizen science in the USA. The conference took place in Portland, Oregon, where 13 years ago the first conference of what will become the CSA took place. … Continue reading CAPS 2025 – uncertain or resiliant future for USA participatory science?

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Notes from ECSA 2024 conference – Day 1 opening session

The European Citizen Science Association is celebrating 10 years, and the bi-annual conference is dedicated to change. The opening session at the BOKU university. Opened by the rector Eva Schulev-Stiendl. She noted that citizen science is a powerful tool for democratising science. Empowering individuals and communities to be involved in science. At BOKU there is … Continue reading Notes from ECSA 2024 conference – Day 1 opening session

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Recording of the collabinar: teaching citizen science (UC Davis)

Early in May, I had the pleasure of participating in the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) Center for Community and Citizen Science Collabinar. The event was an opportunity to reflect on the development of teaching citizen science at UCL – the creation of a graduate-level course, the development of training modules within the … Continue reading Recording of the collabinar: teaching citizen science (UC Davis)

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