It sometimes feels like every blog post I’ve written for ExCiteS has come from a different fieldsite, and to a … More
Author: gillconquest
The Paris Climate Agreement and Indigenous Rights – a view from the side at COP21
ExCiteS’ two intrepid anthropologists, Gill and Carolina, were reunited for a brief period in Paris during December, each participating in … More
Skydiving, LEGO and my PhD: how I applied Extreme Citizen Science in the Pantanal, Brazil
Guest post by Rafael Chiaravalotti, PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at UCL I never liked extreme things. When … More
Engaging Local Communities in Conservation Research
The sun is getting low on the horizon, and after five long hours of hiking up and down the hilly … More
ExCiteS in press
Just a quick one from me, but we’re delighted to report that the newly published fourth edition of Wiley’s popular … More
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 … More
Producing Anthropology, Producing Science: Citizen Science and Emerging Problematics
In the emerging sphere of citizen science, new forms of knowledge production are increasingly reworking scientific boundaries to incorporate lay … More
Problematic Porcupines and Elephantine Issues
I’ve never yet seen an elephant in the Congo rainforest, and to be honest it’s a little difficult at times … More
ASA14 Decennial: Anthropology and Enlightenment
The end of last week saw the decennial gathering of the Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth, … More
Setting the Scene – Some Citizen Cyberscience Summit Day 1 Highlights
The three day Citizen Cyberscience Summit, which UCL ExCiteS is co-organising alongside the Citizen Cyberscience Centre, Citizen Cyberlab and the … More
