💧 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...