READ AND ENDORSE THE NEWLY PUBLISHED POSITION PAPER ON "CITIZEN SCIENCE FOR THE FUTURE OF EUROPE"
#Citizenscience needs dedicated funding to succeed. Join us in advocating for more impactful citizen science in the upcoming European Framework Programme.
https://citizensciencefp10.eu/

@EUCommission

Wie tragen Bürger*innen durch ihre Mitwirkung in #CitizenScience Projekten zur Quartiers- und Stadtentwicklung bei? Antje Havemann und Klaus Selle stellen die aktuelle Studie „Citizen Science – Bürgerforschung in der Stadtentwicklung“ des Bundesinstituts für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung vor.

Robert Hecht @ioer und Le-Lina Kettner (Uni Münster) von den Projekten „Colouring Dresden” und „Gemeinwohl-Barometer für das Hansaviertel” gewähren einen Einblick in die Praxis.

https://www.mitforschen.org/veranstaltungen/digitale-mittagspause

It's that time of the year again. I'm going to need two of you in Oz or NZ to step up.

Flutracker, run out of the University of Newcastle, is looking for more participants. Now more than ever we need this kind of community sourced data. If you want to stick it to those who are undercutting science, this is one way.

Flutracker is one email a week which takes me fifteen seconds. (They say thirty seconds. I guess, if you type slow or had an eventful week.)

https://info.flutracking.net/

This week’s CMOR photo is from Chilton County, Alabama.

“Areas that are normally wet in the spring are DRY. The first 4 months of this year we have only had 19.2” vs 27.7” last year… We had to feed hay deeper into spring due to lack of ryegrass growth and have started supplementing our calves a month early to make up for grass that’s not available.”

Submit your photos: https://go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

Think citizen science is unreliable, simplistic, or just free labor? Think again.

Citizen science is often misunderstood—and myths hold it back. But in fact:
Citizen data can rival professional data.
Citizens drive breakthroughs in genomics, astrophysics, and beyond.
It's not unpaid labor; it's meaningful co-creation.
Scientists remain firmly responsible for quality and rigor.

At #CitSciHelvetia25 (June 5–6, UNIL), @rmwaterhouse will speak on co-creating biodiversity genomics projects with civil society. His talk highlights inclusive science through the #BGE initiative & local collaborations.

https://www.citscihelvetia.ch/conference-2025

1-May-2025
Study shows how millions of bird sightings unlock precision #conservation
Zoomable maps pinpoint where #birds are declining most; some locales with positive trends

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1081994 #science #CitizenScience #ecology

#CitizenScience in the 1930s: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.72.1857.x.s

#CitizenScience Projekt zur #Hansezeit
Im Flow des Transkribierens

Mit Handschriften aus der Hansezeit reisen Freiwillige in #Lübeck in die Vergangenheit: „Citizen Science“ macht bislang ungenutzte Quellen zugänglich. https://taz.de/Citizen-Science-Projekt-zur-Hansezeit/!6071193/

In case you missed it, this post on 'The Critical Role of U.S. Federal Funding in Zooniverse' is a great overview of Zooniverse's contribution to participatory research infrastructure https://blog.zooniverse.org/2025/04/30/the-critical-role-of-u-s-federal-funding-in-zooniverse/

Amateur Radio Scientists Shine at the 2025 HamSCI Workshop https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/amateur-radio-scientists-shine-at-the-2025-hamsci-workshop/ #NASA #CitizenScience #GetInvolved #Heliophysics

While citizen science fuels innovation, it also faces critical challenges: ensuring data quality, promoting true inclusivity, sustaining engagement, and upholding ethical standards.
If we ignore these issues, we risk undermining the very strengths that make citizen science so powerful.

Building better citizen science means confronting these hurdles head-on.

https://science.unistellar.com/blog/comet-swan-an-unpredictable-journey/

This spring, skywatchers have been treated to the captivating and unpredictable display of a new comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN). Discovered in late March 2025 through data from the SWAN instrument aboard NASA and ESA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, this long-period comet is making its journey to the inner solar system from the distant Oort Cloud. Amidst the excitement of a new celestial visitor, observers have noted its unpredictable behavior.

At #EGU2025, Nuria Castell (NILU) reminded us that citizen-collected data often goes unheard.
CitiObs is changing that, helping communities turn #airquality monitoring into real policy impact with hands-on tools and global resources.

Did you know citizen science isn't just a hobby—it can shape the future of research and society?

Citizen participation enables large-scale data collection, enhances geographic coverage, and can lead to novel insights that professional researchers alone may not achieve (Bonney et al., 2014).

How to Contribute to Citizen Science with NASA https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/how-to-contribute-to-citizen-science-with-nasa/ #NASA #CitizenScience #EarthScience #GetInvolved #TheSolarSystem #TheUniverse

https://www.europesays.com/2036902/ How to Contribute to Citizen Science with NASA #america #CitizenScience #EarthScience #GetInvolved #science #technology #TheSolarSystem #TheUniverse #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA

This week’s CMOR photo is from Washington County, Oregon.

“This is my backyard. No lawn watering had occurred this year at the time I took this photo. Everything is nice and green.”

Submit your photos: https://go.unl.edu/cmor_drought

Help Classify Galaxies Seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope! https://science.nasa.gov/directorates/smd/astrophysics-division/help-classify-galaxies-seen-by-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope/ #NASA #AstrophysicsDivision #CitizenScience #GetInvolved #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST