Citizen science education

Citizen science education

One of the main motivations of many citizen scientists is that they want to learn about a topic and one of the best ways to achieve that is by being involved in a group of people working on this topic. In biological monitoring it is essential to be able to recognize...
Breaking down the ivory tower with citizen scientists

Breaking down the ivory tower with citizen scientists

During the NWO Synergy conference, we did a workshop on citizen science’s potential to democratise our science system. Participants thought about what we need to change in our current scientific system and came up with problems such as the widening gap between science...
Engaging youth in Citizen Science

Engaging youth in Citizen Science

By Evan Groen – DRIFT Participants in citizen science projects are typically older.[1,2,3] The average age of the volunteers is around 50 years old which makes sense as a lack of time is the most commonly stated barrier to participation.[2,3,4] Younger...