📢 RIECS-Concept at CAPS 2026! ✅ The @riecs-concept.bsky.social project was proud to contribute to the 2026 Conference of the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (CAPS). 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2026/07/01/r...

📢 A major milestone for open science: @riecs-concept.bsky.social is leading the development of the first-ever Citizen Science Node within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Federation, coordinated by @ibercivis.bsky.social. ⚫ More information: concept.riecs.eu/2026/06/12/r...

📢 Co-creation and citizen participation in climate adaptation were discussed at the conference “From Idea to Impact: Living Lab as a Space for Co-Creation and Change” ✅ Presented approaches explored in the projects CLIMAS and @riecs-concept.bsky.social 🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2026/05/29/f...

📢 On 13 April 2026, representatives from 12 citizen science networks across Europe and beyond joined the @riecs-concept.bsky.social co-design workshop, convened by @ibercivis.bsky.social and chaired by @ferminserrano.bsky.social ❗ 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2026/04/22/c...

📢 Within the Horizon Europe-funded @riecs-concept.bsky.social project, Deliverable 6.2 introduces a comprehensive Digital and Visual Identity that turns communication into a strategic asset for infrastructure development. 🔗 More information can be found here: concept.riecs.eu/deliverables/

📢 The @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu emphasises how public participation in science leads to better research and healthier democracies – a message that strongly resonates with the vision of @riecs-concept.bsky.social❗ 🔗 Read the full partner's post: www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...

📢 @riecs-concept.bsky.social Consortium Meeting in Oulu, Netherlands❗ ✳️ On March 2, 2026, the @riecs-concept.bsky.social consortium met in Oulu for a full-day, in-person working session focused on one key goal: alignment 🎯 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2026/03/25/f...

🚀 On March 16, 2026, at FOSS Backstage in Berlin, open-source builders, researchers, and citizen science practitioners came together for a hands-on workshop: “Co-Creating @riecs-concept.bsky.social with Open-Source Builders.” 🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2026/03/17/c...

📢 Within the Horizon Europe – funded @riecs-concept.bsky.social project, Deliverable 6.1 sets out a comprehensive Dissemination, Exploitation and Communication Plan that turns vision into action ❗ 🔗 More information can be found here: concept.riecs.eu/deliverables/

📢 Join the roundtable “Building a federated future: Conceptualising governance and sustainability for the pan-European Citizen Science infrastructure” at @ecsa.ngo 2026: Citizen Science between Centre and Periphery❗ 🔗 More info: www.ecsa2026.ngo/programme/#1... 🔗 concept.riecs.eu/2026/03/03/b...

📢 Exploring Open Science Hardware in Europe’s Citizen Science Infrastructure❗ ✳️ The HEROES Workshop brought together 40 experts to examine how Open Science Hardware (OScH) can strengthen open and participatory research across Europe. 🔗 More info: concept.riecs.eu/2026/02/25/e...

📢 Shaping the Future of Citizen Science: Join the @riecs-concept.bsky.social Online Workshops organised by @mau.se❗ 📝 Register by 20 Feb 2026: 🔗 forms.office.com/e/zEZav6sPMt 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2026/02/18/s... ✨ Your experience matters – be part of the design process ✨

📢 Join @riecs-concept.bsky.social High-Level Policy Event on the Future of Citizen Science organised by the European Citizen Science (ECS) project❗ 📩 Questions? Contact [email protected] 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2026/02/16/r...

📢 Building a European Backbone for Citizen Science: Why Fragmentation Is Holding Us Back❗ ✳️Citizen science across Europe is growing rapidly, engaging thousands of citizens, generating valuable data, contributing to research, policy, and societal challenges. 🔗More: concept.riecs.eu/2026/02/13/b...

📢 The Second @riecs-concept.bsky.social Newsletter Is Here❗ 🔗 Read the full text: concept.riecs.eu/2026/02/11/r...

📢 RSA Annual Conference 2026 – Call for contributions! Deadline 12th Feb 2026 🔗 Find out more and submit your paper via the link below: www.regionalstudies.org/news/2026-rs...

📢 New publication in Nature Communications Sustainability: “Why Citizen Science is Now Essential for Official Statistics”❗ 🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2026/01/14/n... 🔗 The full article can be read here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

📢 @citizensciencezh.bsky.social recently hosted “Make a Wish: what would you need for your Citizen Science project?”❗ 🧩 The goal: co-designing the future Research Infrastructure for Excellent Citizen Science (@riecs-concept.bsky.social). 🔗More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/12/17/t...

📢 Citizen Science took centre stage at UNEA-7❗ ✳️ The Green Room event “People and Policy, Together: Building Global Citizen Science for a Resilient Planet”. 🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/12/16/p...

✨ Season’s Greetings and warm wishes for the holiday season from a @riecs-concept.bsky.social 🎄 ❇️ Thank you for your commitment, ideas, and inspiring cooperation. Looking forward to another inspiring time together.❄️ 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/12/12/s...

📢 Citizen Engagement in Climate Policymaking❗ ✳️ On 3 December, VILNIUS TECH and @riecs-concept.bsky.social researcher Monika Mačiulienė joined a national workshop on involving citizens and civil society in climate and environmental policymaking. 🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/12/10/c...

📢 Co-Creating the Future of Citizen Science at the CS Barcelona Congress❗ ✨A great step forward in co-creating an inclusive, open, and sustainable future for citizen science! ✨ 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/12/03/c...

📢 Citizen Scientists Shape the Future of Research❗ ✳️ On 3 October, twelve dedicated citizen scientists from across Austria joined the @oeadcitizenscience.bsky.social workshop in Vienna to co-design the future of citizen science infrastructure in Europe. 🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/26/c...

📌 The @riecs-concept.bsky.social consortium was meeting in Milan on 24–25 September 2025 for two days of workshops hosted by the University of Milano-Bicocca. 🔗Find more information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/19/b...

📢 Join us at the Barcelona Citizen Science Conference for Workshop 7: @riecs-concept.bsky.social: Technological Challenges for a European Citizen Science Infrastructure❗ 🗓️ 18 November 2025 | 12:45–13:45 CET 📍 Sala Ramón y Cajal, PRBB, Barcelona 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/14/w...

📢 Join us in our workshop at PartWiss 25 (Leipzig, 12–14 Nov 2025): Shaping Tomorrow’s Citizen Science Research Infrastructure in Germany: A Co-Design Experience❗️ 🔗 Conference Programme: www.partizipation-wissenschaft.de/konferenz_20... 🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/12/s...

📢 CS4Health 2025 Conference in Zurich On 7 November (10:00-10:45 CET), the @riecs-concept.bsky.social project will host the Solution Room “Listening, Learning, and Shaping” – a session where participants will co-design the future of citizen science in health 🔗More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/05/l...

📢 On 22 October 2025, researchers, librarians, and policymakers met at Vilnius University Library’s SCIC (Vilnius, Lithuania) for the international conference “Open Science Today and Tomorrow” 📌 Moderated by Dr Monika Mačiulienė (@riecs-concept.bsky.social) 🔗More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/10/29/o...

📢 The first @riecs-concept.bsky.social Newsletter❗ ✨At six months, @riecs-concept.bsky.social looks back with pride and ahead with purpose - building the foundation for a lasting European Research Infrastructure for Excellent Citizen Science✨ 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/10/22/t...

📢 Make a Wish: A Shared Infrastructure for Citizen Science in Europe 🧩 Interactive workshop at the OIS zam: Forum – Participatory Science Conference in Vienna, will explore this question. 🔗 More information: ois.lbg.ac.at/ois-zam-foru...

📢 Strengthening Citizen Science in Austria and Europe 📅 On October 3, 2025, @oeadcitizenscience.bsky.social will host the @riecs-concept.bsky.social Workshop with Austrian Citizen Scientists in Vienna. 🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/10/02/r...

📢 On 1 October 2025, Madrid will host a key event for the future of citizen science in Spain: the Citizen Science Workshop, organised by @ibercivis.bsky.social together with the European project @riecs-concept.bsky.social 🧩 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/09/29/c...

@riecs-concept.bsky.social x @ars.electronica.art Festival 2025: Join the Citizen Science Townhall in Linz ​​✨ Whether you’re a researcher, citizen, or part of a citizen science network, join the bigger conversation! READ MORE: concept.riecs.eu/2025/08/27/r...

📢 Deliverable 4.1: Engagement Methodology Protocol 📌 How can we ensure that citizens, researchers, policy-makers, educators, and technologists all have a voice in shaping the future of science? READ MORE: concept.riecs.eu/2025/08/20/b...

📢 Part 3 of 3: Why CAPS2025 Was a Turning Point for @riecs-concept.bsky.social 📌 READ MORE: 🔗 The full report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🔗 @riecs-concept.bsky.social website: concept.riecs.eu/reports/

Part 2 of 3: Building Together — @riecs-concept.bsky.social’s First Global Co-Design Exchange ✨READ MORE: 🔗 The full report on the outcomes of the symposium: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🔗 @riecs-concept.bsky.social website: concept.riecs.eu/reports/

📢A new paper by researchers from the EMBIMOS group at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has been published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice. 📌 Read more: concept.riecs.eu/2025/07/30/a...

📌Part 1/3: Trust, Tools, and Time – What Global Leaders Taught Us at #CAPS2025. Citizen science infrastructure is built on stories, at the #CAPS2025 symposium by @riecs-concept.bsky.social, we heard some powerful ones. 🔗Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🔗More: concept.riecs.eu/reports/

📢 Six Months Strong: How @riecs-concept.bsky.social Laying the Groundwork for a Citizen Science Infrastructure in Europe❗ ✨Read more: concept.riecs.eu/2025/07/16/s...

📢 Meet our partner: @Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB)❗ ‼️Follow @Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca to explore how its community of students, researchers, and citizens is shaping a more sustainable and participatory research future❗ ✨ READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢 Advancing Public Engagement and Citizen Science in the European Research Area: @riecs-concept.bsky.social at the Brussels Cluster Event❗ ✨Read the full text there: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢 Meet our partner: Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP) ❗ ‼️ Follow CSGP’s work and explore how global collaboration can advance citizen science and contribute to a more connected, equitable research future ❗ ✨ READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢 Co-Production & Civic Futures at #RSA25 ❗ 👥 If you're working in co-production, civic tech, or citizen-led research, let's connect. ✨READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢 Reframing Citizen Observatories: The Backbone for Participatory Science ✨ 🧩Read full text: concept.riecs.eu/2025/06/30/r...

📢 Digital Tech & Democratic Participation – Reflections from #RSA25 ❗ 📌 Stay tuned for planning, co-production, and civic engagement! Find more information: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢 Meet our partner: @VILNIUS TECH❗ ‼️ Follow @VILNIUS TECH and discover how creative collaboration and participatory innovation are reshaping research infrastructure in Europe❗ ✨READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

📢At the 53rd NORDTEK Conference Dr Monika Mačiulienė (VILNIUS TECH) offered a different perspective on climate communication. ✨Curious how citizen science can reshape our climate future? This is just the beginning. ✅Read full text: concept.riecs.eu/2025/06/19/t...

📢 Meet our partner: @Center for the Promotion of Science (CPN) ✨ ‼️Follow @CPN and discover how they strengthen Southeast European citizen science through dialogue, innovation, and shared discovery ✳️ ✨READ MORE: linkedin.com/feed/update/... #riecsconcept #citizenscience

📢“Visuality 2025: Social Innovations for Sustainability Communication”, an international scientific conference hosted by VILNIUS TECH on 8–9 May. ✨ ✅Find more information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/06/17/d... #riecsconcept #citizenscience #visuality2025 @riecs-concept.bsky.social

📢 Meet our partner: @citizensciencezh.bsky.social (UZH / ETH)❗ ✨Follow @citizensciencezh.bsky.social (UZH / ETH) to see how they’re helping link citizen science with global sustainability goals❗ ✳️ More information: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...