Monitoring and evaluating the impact of Citizen Science Hubs (CSHs)
The webinar was a combined effort of the INCENTIVE and the TIME4CS projects. During the webinar, participants had the opportunity to dive into aspects of monitoring and evaluating the impact …
Co-created Citizen Science recording with older people
A report on a pilot study of co-creating Citizen Science with older volunteers making wildlife reports. It reports on specific lessons learned, what type of recording method was found to …
Wildlife recording with participants with complex support needs
A report on a pilot study of how people with physical or learning difficulties and similar support needs interacted with citizen science. The Conservation Volunteers trialled a number of citizen …
Lessons from citizen science for community engagement practice
A lively blogpost which may be very useful to the citizen science practitioner interested in creating a community of citizen scientists. It emphasises the importance of people building something together, …
A Guide to using Social Media in your Citizen Science …
A report on the importance of social media use for citizen science, some descriptions of types of social media, how to use social media to achieve such goals as spreading …
Citizen Science in Your Community: A Guide to Getting Involved
This guide is aimed at anyone who would like to know how to try out citizen science in their community. It explains the benefits of citizen science, notes the reliance …
Libraries as Community Hubs for Citizen Science
SciStarter and the National Library of Medicine in the USA have produced a short training module on turning your library into a community hub for citizen science. The module covers …
Citizen Science in Schools: schools as agents of community well-being …
This course is designed to guide educators through the process of incorporating citizen science in their daily school practices, in a relevant and organic way, creating meaningful learning experiences for …
Community Planning Toolkit
Guidance on the issues to consider when planning and designing community engagement.
Enhancing youth learning through Community and Citizen Science: a guide …
This guide was designed to support practitioners running Community and Citizen Science programmes and similar informal science learning activities. It shares the findings and recommendations of the international LEARN CitSci …