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Pietro Rigonat, Dec. 4, 2025, 12:10 p.m.

The PATTERN project (“Piloting open and responsible Activities and Trainings Towards the Enhancement of Researchers Networks”) is a 42month Horizon Europe coordination initiative aiming to embed Open and Responsible Research and Innovation (Open RRI) principles into researchers’ professional lives. By co-creating and piloting high quality training modules across its network of academic and research institutions, PATTERN seeks to empower researchers at all stages of their careers within the European Research Area (ERA).

Marina Tisner, Dec. 4, 2025, 12:10 p.m.

The REINFORCING ORRI Platform is an online space where users can find clear guidance, materials and support related to Open and Responsible Research and Innovation (ORRI). Developed by the EU-funded REINFORCING project, the platform brings together funding options, tools, training sessions and a growing community of organisations committed to advancing ORRI in their work. Its purpose is to help groups start, strengthen or expand their ORRI practices in a simple and accessible way.

Barbora Duží Nov. 21, 2025, 2:13 p.m.

On Thursday, 13th November, the Institute of Geonics held an opening ceremony at Arnold Villa in Brno, Czech Republic. Nearly thirty enthusiastic representatives from academia, NGOs, and the public from the Czech Republic and Slovakia gathered to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Mutual Interest in the development of citizen science in both countries. This initiative marked a new chapter of collaboration within the citizen science platform. The Memorandum is the result of long-term efforts and is supported by the European Citizen Science project.

Caren Queiroz, Nov. 20, 2025, 1:08 p.m.

"Think locally, act globally". This classic quote of the very missed Jane Goodall is more than an inspiration, but also a call to all involved in conservation. To do so, an acknowledged first step is to (re)connect people with nature.

Zarja Mursic, Oct. 15, 2025, 11 a.m.

Imagine a community of curious people with whom you enjoy exploring all fields of science and sometimes even actively participate in science no matter your background. When I first heard of citizen science my first thought was that this is what science needs to be: open, accessible, full of curiosity.

Annelies Duerinckx, Oct. 15, 2025, 11 a.m.

On 18 June 2025, the very first Belgian Citizen Science Fair took place in the garden of the Natural Sciences Institute in Brussels. Citizen scientists, researchers, families and curious passers-by had the chance to discover citizen science projects through demos, conversations and hands-on activities.

Lotta Waesterberg Tomasson, Oct. 15, 2025, 11 a.m.

As a Citizen Science Ambassador in Sweden, my organisation, Public & Science Sweden, and I aim to raise awareness about citizen science, spread its benefits, and strengthen it in Sweden, Europe, and beyond.

Lucrina Stefanescu, Oct. 15, 2025, 11 a.m.

We launched the platform on 27 May 2024, which was positively received both by the Romanian academic community and by the international citizen science community, being presented as one of the 12 success stories in Europe („The impact of citizen science: 12 stories from across Europe”), published by the European Citizen Science Association (Schürz, Schaefer & Kieslinger, 2024). 

Adrian Cooper Cooper, Oct. 15, 2025, 11 a.m.

UK citizen scientists have spent 2025 developing their understanding of motivations among members of the public to participate in climate activism. This discussion summarises this work in four sections.

Natalie Gildea, Oct. 15, 2025, 11 a.m.

Most scientific research efforts have started with a simple moment of curiosity — people considering alternative ways to perform everyday tasks or address modern problems. As today’s world grows increasingly complex, science has a much greater need for curious minds and the intertwinement of new perspectives, and recent growths in citizen science projects have helped to fill that gap.

Francisco Aug. 11, 2025, 11 a.m.

To sustain and expand this balanced effort, the European Citizen Science Platform working group was created to serve as a central hub for exchange. It is responsible for maintaining the platform's integrity, driving it forward with collaborative updates, and promoting its adoption in national or regional settings.

Anna Berti Suman Aug. 11, 2025, 11 a.m.

Earlier this year, in May, we launched a new ECSA working group to explore and promote the use of citizen science in areas affected by armed conflicts. Anna Berti Suman (A Sud) and Doug Weir (Conflict and Environment Observatory) are Co-Chairs of the new working group. In their first weeks of existence, almost 50 participants joined the group, from European to non-European countries, for example Iraq, Sudan, and Myanmar, and spanning across expertise and affiliations.