ECS project showcase: Sharing insights and facilitating dialogue in citizen science

Join the ECS project at the online event “ECS project showcase: Sharing insights and facilitating dialogue in citizen science” taking place on 27 February 2024, 12-13:30h CET. We will share the project’s insights on the topics of data practices in citizen science, impact evaluation, the ECS Academy (training and capacity building) and policy priorities of ECS in four input presentations. The second part of the event is interactive: engage in conversation with other participants around these topics in breakout rooms, facilitating the exchange of experiences and knowledge. Whether you’re looking to learn more ECS and its related topics or possess an in-depth understanding of citizen science training, policy priorities/recommendations, impact evaluation and data practices, this event promises to offer something valuable for everyone interested. We look forward to seeing you there.

How to make the best of citizen science for your research

You have heard about the term citizen science but you are not entirely sure what it means? Are you curious to know how citizen science can be applied to your research but you don't really know how to implement it? Join this webinar and find out more about citizen science! The webinar will tell you about the European Citizen Science (ECS) project, an EU-funded project that is building the European Citizen Science Academy among other things and hear from three researchers about how they have used citizen science in their research. The program: 13:00 to 13:10: General introduction by Pooja Khurana, MCAA 13:10 to 13:20: Presentation of the ECS project by Claudia Fabó Cartas, Project Manager of ECS 13:20 to 13:30: Q&A about the ECS project 13:30 to 13:50: Pitches about the use of citizen science in research Baptiste Faussurier, PhD candidate, M.Sc. Biotechnology, AgroParistech Amélie Dakouré PhD candidate, University Jean-Moulin Lyon 3, EVS-CNRS, and IPHC -CNRS Florence Gignac, PhD Environmental Epidemiology, Project assistant at Stickydot 13:50 to 14:10: Presentation on Citizen science and frontiers researcher by Muki Haklay, Professor at the department of Geography, University College London (UCL) and a team leader at the Université Paris Cité (UPCité)/Learning Planet Institute (LPI), Paris 14:10 to 14:30: Final Q & A REGISTRATION CLOSES ON WEDNESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER - the Zoom link to attend the event will be sent to you via a separate email This event is part of the MCAA Around the World Webinar Series and it has been created between the Marie Curie Alumni Association and the Université Paris Cité/Learning Planet Institute. If you have more questions about the event, feel free to reach out to ecs@mariecuriealumni.eu

ECS at the Ecsite conference 2023

A representative of the ECS | European Citizen Science project will be at the Ecsite conference 2023 to talk about the opportunity it offers. ECS represents a wide diversity of stakeholders have joined forces to create the capacity, structure, and connections to widen and strengthen the European citizen science community and establish citizen science as a recognised, promoted and funded approach. The four-year EU-funded project European Citizen Science will create capacity-building opportunities, provide open collaborative spaces where citizen scientists can familiarise themselves with open science principles, engage public libraries to attract underrepresented publics, as well as provide support to countries and regions which lack citizen science networks, platforms and policy recognition.

ECS Satellite event on Science Communication

The 2023 Annual Conference of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) will be held in Cordoba (Spain) on 24-25 February 2023. The day before the Conference - 23 February 2023 - a Science Communication Training Workshop will be held as a satellite event, organised by the European Citizen Science (ECS) project in collaboration with the MCAA Communication Working Group. The overall objective of the European Citizen Science (ECS) project is to enlarge, empower and strengthen the European Citizen Science community through training, capacity building and awareness raising activities which encompass the whole range of needs and challenges. As a member of the project consortium, the MCAA is taking part in several work packages and tasks. More specifically, through the ECS project, the MCAA will support the co-creation of the European Citizen Science Academy by designing training for educators, trainers, and researchers. As part of the ECS project, the MCAA is organising the training workshop “Science Communication: How to create a successful research blog.” Blogging is a powerful and effective way to communicate research to a wider audience and engage citizen into the science endeavour. Within the general framework of citizen science, in this workshop participants will learn the ins and outs of what it takes to explain their research in a popular science blog that can be understood by anyone. The one-day full-immersion workshop will be highly interactive and aims to teach by doing. It will also be an introductory course into science communication for researchers with and without prior experience. During the training workshop, participants will: - have an overview of citizen science and the ECS project - learn how science communication can positively impact society as well as a researcher’s career - write a short popular science blog that can be published after the workshop - learn to adjust the text to the communication goals and audience - learn how to reduce the scientific complexity and make scientific insights accessible and interesting The training will be guided by Science Matters, a leading European science communication agency led by scientists, with extensive experience in supporting universities, companies, media, and museums. The training workshop is open to both MCAA members and non-MCAA members. In order to make it as interactive as possible and provide personalised feedback, the workshop is limited to only 30 participants. The deadline for registration is 30 January 2023, 23:00 CET. Selection of participants will be done on a rolling basis, until all 30 seats are filled. Thanks to the support of the ECS project, participants will be able to attend the workshop paying a fee of 150 Euro, which corresponds to a 50% discount on the full price.

WeObserve MOOC: 'Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference'

Learn to capture and analyse data and use the findings to take action Would you like to understand the environment and other global challenges to help create change? Citizen science projects and citizen observatories are the ideal way to explore big issues, take action and become a change-maker. On this course, you’ll discover many different types of projects and how to get involved. You’ll find out how to lead a project, including the best practices for community building, question forming and data collecting. You’ll also learn how to interpret the information you collect and use your findings to educate others about important universal concerns.