📣 Workshop: Getting Started with Citizen Science Would you like to apply #CitizenScience to your project or research? 💡 Join us on 19 February in Leuven for a hands-on workshop and turn your initial idea into a project plan! 👉 Info & registration: buff.ly/wfUlXa0

Deadline: 15 December 2025! Don’t miss your chance to submit an abstract to the #CitizenScience: Theory and Practice special collection on ‘Evidence-Based #Policy & Decision-Making’. Submit here: forms.gle/jweDnpT6LqN9... #ECS

🎧Podcast Bits & Atomen: Scivil presents #Maarallee (NL) In the latest episode of Bits & Atomen, @anneliesduerinckx.bsky.social (Scivil) presents Maarallee, our new Citizen Science project 🤖 Maarallee’s mission is to help AI understand Flemish. Want to know why & how?👉 Listen here: buff.ly/iQWI9cp

At Dag van de Wetenschap (Day of Science), we saw how #CitizenScience sparks curiosity & excitement in visitors of all ages. This is what citizen science is all about! 🍃🌠🔬 Thank you to everyone who passed by, and to @dagvandewetenschap.bsky.social for an amazing day! 🩵 #DvdW2025

💧💻 Webinar: Turning Water Quality Data into Action Join this webinar by Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences and discover how citizen science data on water quality can lead to real change in your community! 📅 December 4, 2025 | 7 PM CET 👉 Register: buff.ly/Hu0YbBH

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀: 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 & 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 If you work at topics relevant to citizen science for evidence-based policy and decision-making promote the call or consider submitting an abstract. Find out more: participatorysciences.org/2025/10/15/c...

CitiObs Fellow Applications Are Now Open! Become a CitiObs Fellow to gain access to exclusive trainings, tailored tools, and a vibrant peer-learning network. Applications end date: January 11th, 2026 Apply here: 👇 citiobs.eu/demonstratio...

Hoe kan je zelf sluipverkeer vaststellen en wat is de impact ervan? Deze ochtend gaf collega @wflorizoone.bsky.social duiding op @radio1vrt.bsky.social Herbeluister het via deze link ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDQk...

🎁 Competitive Edge: Understanding the New European Commission Funding Landscape 📅 Date: December 16 ⏰ Time: 12:30–14:00 CET 🔗 Online Find out more here: eusea.info/news/competi... #publicengagement #scicomm #sciencecommunication #funding #EUprojects

📢 Call for Contributions Festival “Transforming Public Action” by OpenLab.brussels (📅 April 22–23, 2026) Got a #CitizenScience project, game, artwork, or research that can inspire and transform public policy and action? ➡️ Submit your proposal by Dec 12: buff.ly/ANfEZTU 💬 NL & FR

The #ECSAcademy has scheduled two 30-minute onboarding sessions to guide participants through enrollment and navigation of the platform. Register below and explore the #trainings: lnkd.in/dGfTp5-7 -4th of December at 17:00: lnkd.in/deEYBPSu -8th of December at 12:00: lnkd.in/d9QfDhvq

🎙️ Interview Belgium’s first Citizen Science Fair showcased 30+ projects in the garden of @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social🦖 It brought together policymakers, researchers & citizens! 👐 Learn more about this event in our interview with Carolina Doran (@ecs_ngo) & Steve Bers (Scivil) 👉 buff.ly/R4PjeG9

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲! 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 Join us on 6 March 2026, 17:00–20:00, at the #Valkeea shopping mall in #Oulu, and present your project through fun and interactive engagement. Learn more and submit your project: https://www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-science-festival/

💧 Citizens4Water is live! C4W is a global platform for citizen science projects in #hydrology and #water management 🌎 🌊Submit your project on www.citizens4water.org 🪲Any bugs on the platform? Share your feedback: buff.ly/zAXrKfz Project by @scivil.bsky.social and @unesco.bsky.social

"Advancements in AI and machine learning are helping citizen scientists to process vast amounts of data, such as transcribing historical materials or monitoring traffic (Telraam)." www.oecd.org/content/dam/...

On 18 June 2025, the #CitizenScienceFair brings together families, students, teachers, scientists, non-scientists, curious minds, and even passers-by in the gardens of the Natural Sciences Institute in Brussels. Explore more and join us: www.scivil.be/en/event/cit...

Scivil zoekt jobstudenten uit diverse disciplines om van 14 tot 25 juli mee te werken aan de 2e Citizen Science Scan België. Deadline om te solliciteren is 18 mei: www.scivil.be/nieuws/scivi...

Help jij onze #vacature voor een 'medewerker sociale media & engagement' mee verspreiden? 🙏 www.scivil.be/nieuws/vacat... Combineer je een vlotte pen (in NL/EN) met een sterke teamgeest en expertise in sociale media en community building? Aarzel niet en solliciteer. #citizenscience #job

Impetus Accelerator call: Start-up projects can receive €20,000, mentoring and training to set up their initiative. Ongoing projects are eligible for €10,000 and mentoring. Deadline is March 13, 2025. https://buff.ly/3WNV0Sa @impetus4cs.bsky.social #citizenscience

April is global #citizenscience month! Are you planning an event on citizen science in April? Register your event on @scistarter.bsky.social , the international platform for citizen science initiatives:

Check out these 12 impact stories of how #citizenscience contributes to change in and for our society, by Stefanie Schürz, Teresa Schäfer and Barbara Kieslinger in a recent publication from @ecs.ngo .

Scivil and @belspo.bsky.social are presenting the final conclusions and recommendations of the Mutual Learning Exercise on public engagement in research and innovation. 1 April, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. Register here: www.scivil.be/en/event/mle...

How can prospective citizen scientists find projects and partners and organize their work? VERA, a platform co-designed by professional researchers, citizens, activists, and other stakeholders offers an answer. An article written by @selasia.bsky.social and I: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

European Union Prize for #CitizenScience 2025 Submit your project for this prestigious prize: - Grand Prize €60,000 - Diversity & Collaboration Award €20,000 - Digital Communities Award €20,000 Incl. awards for 27 honorable mentions. Deadline: March 10. https://buff.ly/3WMKwCT @ars.electronica.art

How can AI transform citizen science? @scivil.bsky.social's Karen Verstraelen will be talking about our work on democratizing AI R&I through the amai-program.

To celebrate 6 years of @scivil.bsky.social and the start of the Week of Poetry, we wrote our annual overview in rhyme. #citizenscience

NEW BOOK "HOW AND WHEN TO INVOLVE CROWDS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH" co-authored by Henry Sauerman and Marion Poetz. The book is available open access: www.sciencewithcrowds.org

Help @ecs.ngo develop a competency framework for #citizenscience professionals, as a panelist, reviewer or observer. Deadline to apply is January 24. Check out the call here: https://buff.ly/40FmITR

ECS COLLABORATION SESSION On February 4th, the ECS project will host a collaboration session around #advocacy. The session will be presented by Ilona Kish from the ECS project and Public Libraries 2030. When: February 4th, 11:00 - 12:30 CET Registration: lnkd.in/dkdqd378

Minister-President of Flanders Matthias Diependaele cites our Citizen Science Scan, to map the current state of #citizenscience in Flanders. ▶️ Download the full (English) report here: www.scivil.be/en/news/sciv... ▶️ Rewatch the full Q&A in the Flemish Parliament here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR6z...

Save the date: On 6-7 Nov, the 2nd Global Conference on #CitizenScience for #Health will take place in Zurich. Want to stay updated? Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWWjDpZP9M3l8n49HkSH113to42kWmFLPzuTYpvCtT4jLreQ/viewform

For the 2025 #IMPETUS accelerator, we are seeking projects that focus on: 1⃣ #circularcommunities ♻️ #Resource Management 🏘️ #Infrastructure & #Housing ⚠️ #Disaster Resilience If this is your project and would like some additional support -learn more : impetus4cs.eu/opencall/ #citizenscience #funding

The EU Prize for #CitizenScience honours initiatives that promote exchange between science and the public and contribute to an inclusive society. The #EUPrize for #citsci – Grand Prize, worth €60,000, and two awards, worth €20,000, will be awarded. lnkd.in/dh9Rp34B #EUCitizenSciencePrize

Check out the ScienceUs open call for #CitizenScience initiatives focused on #climatechange adaptation in Europe. Funding for Seed, Flourish & Harvest Phase. Deadline is Jan. 6 2025:

Publication alert: Co-creating Artificial Intelligence: Designing and Enhancing Democratic #AI Solutions Through #CitizenScience. The paper discusses how the AMAI! project involves citizens to understand and co-create AI solutions in Flanders. www.scivil.be/en/news/publ...

ECS Policy Event “Citizen Science beyond 2030: Societal Engagement for a Sustainable Future” Join the ECS project on Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:00-12:00 CET. Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...