‘IF WE DON’T KNOW OUR LAND, WE’LL FREEZE!’

“Wow! There is nothing–just white!”  I exclaim whilst staring at the vast Russian tundra from the little window of the … More

Science has no borders: real life DIY sensing and mapping techniques for environmental monitoring in London

‘Science has no borders: real life DIY sensing and mapping techniques for environmental monitoring in London‘  is the title for … More

DIY techniques in practice: building an Air Quality Egg

Building an Air Quality Egg is a rewarding experience for non-experts The Air Quality Egg is a community project that … More

For the love of it

Last year I gave up a paid part-time job to have more time for volunteer activities. This does not make … More

The London Citizen Cyberscience Summit 2012: summary

The London Citizen Cyberscience Summit attracted more than 170 people to learn, engage, discuss, and network with people from a … More

Thermal image experiments at London citizen cyberscience summit 2012

Saturday 18th February Topic: Workshop (Thermal Flashllight) Website: http://publiclaboratory.org/tool/thermal-photography During the London citizen cyberscience summit, there was a workshop about … More

iBats: Using smart phones and citizen networks to globally monitor bats – Kate Jones

Saturday 18th February Speaker: Kate Jones Topic: Ecological citizen science Website: http://www.ibats.org.uk/ Kate Jones of the Zoological Society for London and … More

Participatory noise mapping works! An evaluation of participatory sensing as an alternative to standard techniques for environmental monitoring – Ellie D’Hondt

Friday 18th February Speaker: Ellie D’Hondt Theme: Science by citizens Website: http://soft.vub.ac.be/soft/members/elliedhondt The mission of BrusSense, started 2008, is to monitor … More

Being a citizen scientist – Darlene Cavalier

Friday 18th February Speaker: Darlene Cavalier Theme: The citizens of citizen science Website: http://www.sciencecheerleader.com and scistarter.com This session is one … More

Citizen Science in the EU project EveryAware – Vittorio Loreto

Friday 18th February Speaker: Vittorio Loreto Theme: Science by citizens Website: http://www.everyaware.eu EveryAware is an EU project, with five partners … More