In this upcoming ECS policy event, we will explore the central role of citizen science in reforming research assessment and redefining scientific excellence. Join our online panel of experts and decision-makers from science and policy as we discuss the CoARA Agreement - a unique opportunity to advance the integration of citizen science into mainstream academic funding and reputation systems. Together we will explore ways in which policymakers can champion this integration and reflect on its wider implications for both the field of citizen science and academia as a whole.

On 11 March, we explored how to grow a citizenscience project from a vague idea to a successful outcome. Using the concrete cases of Telraam, Plastic Pirates, Isala and Square Meter: Everyone can be an Archaeologist, we looked for the ingredients for an impactful citizen science project. Moreover, those who have little experience with citizen science joined our 'introduction to citizen science' that preceded the afternoon.

With the 2024 IMPETUS Open Call for citizen science projects in full swing, , the IMPETUS team will be hosting a webinar on the 28th of February at 10:00 CET to explain the IMPETUS project, the Accelerator programme, and the European Union Prize for Citizen Science.

The two H2020 sister projects INCENTIVE and TIME4CS are organising a joint final conference at the University of Twente in the Netherlands on 1 November. The event follows the CS4H conference and focuses on the European citizen science community, with keynote speeches and networking opportunities.

COESO and PRO-Ethics are organising the conference "Connect.Collaborate.Create." which bridges ethical participatory research and citizen science. Taking place in Paris, France, between 19 and 21 October 2023, the conference will have a strong focus on the social sciences and humanities, but also welcomes researchers and practitioners from other fields.

In 2022, the French Institute for Civil Society Organisations launched, in partnership with the Maecenata Foundation, the Institute for Social Research, and the Mouvement associatif, a working group on Civil Society Organisations in Europe. This working group brought together 40 researchers and practitioners with mixed expertise from 16 European countries to shed light on CSOs in Europe, on their contribution to society and democracy, and on their needs.

This working group was tasked with detecting European CSOs knowledge needs, drawing a state of the art, and issuing recommendations for a European research agenda on CSOs. They will present the results of this working group during a webinar on the 14th of April. the webinar is open to researchers, to CSOs practitioners and to their stakeholders. 

More information can be found here.

An international event for funders of scientific research exploring how current and future research agendas (can) support citizen science.

The event will be opened by Michael Arentoft (European Commission, Department of Research and Innovation). The workshop will provide experiences of funders within different branches of the research landscape. Participants can share experiences and connect with other funders. 

A symposium for people interested in working with farmers as 'citizen scientists' to support environmental monitoring. Hosted by the UK Environmental Observation Framework and its Citizen Science Working Group, and supported by UKCEH and JNCC.

Join a unique validation event of citizen science biodiversity data!

When? Between 7 December 2022 and 15 Januari 2023

Where? online