To read the the full interview with Dr Jerome Lewis from the Extreme Citizen Science group visit here
Ndima-Kali – A Different Kind of Context
It sometimes feels like every blog post I’ve written for ExCiteS has come from a different fieldsite, and to a…
VGI and indigenous knowledge – COST Energic Video
Our work with groups in the Congo-basin is now appearing in a video that was produced by the European Network…
Back to the Field – interdisciplinary research in the Congo
Take one computer scientist, one geographer, one anthropologist, two quadcopter drones and eight Android smartphones to the Congo for a…
Sapelli Celebrated As Tech for Good Pioneer in 2014 Nominet Trust 100
We are really excited to announce that Sapelli has been named among the 2014 Nominet Trust 100 (NT100) – a global list…
GeoKey — A Platform for Participatory Mapping
Today, we are proud to announce the official release of GeoKey, a new approach to support participatory mapping. GeoKey provides…
PhD studentship in extreme citizen science – Human Computer Interaction approaches to design and evaluation of data collection tools
We are looking for a candidate to join a team of geographers, ecologists, computer scientists, anthropologists and designers. The project includes the design, prototype and testing of HCI software alongside citizen scientists in Europe and Africa.
Invitation to join our Citizen Science Marketplace at Bloomsbury Festival
From Wednesday 17th to Sunday 21st October, the Bloomsbury Festival will be running across multiple locations in London. On Saturday…
PhD studentship in collaboration with the Ordnance Survey – identifying systematic biases in crowdsourced geographic information
Deadline end of August 2018 or when the position is filled UCL Department of Geography and the Ordnance Survey are…
A visit with multiple stories of water in Israel and Palestine
Just over two weeks ago I returned from a 7-day visit to Israel and Palestine. As a part of the…
International Light Day at UCL
A few months ago, Muki received an e-mail from the astrophysicist and writer Lucie Green. She, along with UCL’s Astrophysics…
The role of Sapelli in collecting indigenous weather/climate forecast data
THIS IS A GUEST POST BY EMMANUEL NYADZI – A PHD RESEARCHER AT WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY. The impact of climate variability and…
Registration for workshop on ‘Lessons learned from volunteers’ interactions with geographic citizen science applications: best practices and design recommendations’
The Extreme Citizen Science group is organising the workshop on ‘Lessons learned from volunteers’ interactions with geographic citizen science applications:…
Event: Representation of the people in science – women in civic and citizen science
Update: Date of event is now Monday 19th March, not Monday 12th March. Explanation below. We’d like to invite you…
PhD studentship for development of mobile applications to support data collection in the rainforest
Project Description How can we act sustainably in a world where the majority of the most affected people are…
