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Category: Engagement

Intelligent Maps = pixel value + local knowledge

Remote sensing has made huge breakthroughs in recent years in providing global maps of land cover and land use. A … More

Intelligent Maps

Is Sapelli just a tool?

In a recent interview I conducted with the director of an international NGO here in Cameroon who is familiar with … More

Extreme Citizen Science, participation, production of knowledge, Sapelli

CITIZEN SCIENCE: BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER

On November 5 2015, a dam situated in the State of Minas Gerais (Brazil) collapsed, spreading millions of litres of … More

ECSAnVis, ERC

Learning DIY glow-worm making

“Learning by teaching”, a reflection on running a DIY Arduino glow-worm-making workshop.

Arduino, art, Citizen science, Community Development, creativity, development, DIY, education, environment, event, hacking, hardware, innovation, Into the Night, open source, Play, research, science, Technology, workshop

New project: WeGovNow! – citizen engagement in local government

Today, we’re starting a new research project, in which we will work closely with our social enterprise ‘Mapping for Change‘. … More

Civic Science, Civic Technology, community mapping, Horizon 2020, mapping for change, participation, participatory mapping, web-based participatory platform

The Explorer of the World playshop series – 2015

Explorer of the World playshops: seeing the world through a new lens The Explorer of the World playshop series is … More

Civic Science, Empowerment, Ownership, public engagement

Quando i cittadini fanno ricerca

Nel corso degli ultimi anni i cittadini hanno avuto la possibilità di giocare un ruolo prezioso nel contribuire a progetti … More

Citizen science, community science, Italy, scienza partecipata

Getting closer to the field: development for whom?

I am finally back to London, after spending two months in South America. In December, I went to the 20th session … More

Citizen science

“We make the road by walking”: looking at ‘the bigger picture’ as a road map for citizen science

Recent discussions in several citizen science-related fora have led me to reflect on two themes: how, through our rhetoric and … More

Citizen science, issues of power, production of knowledge, science, socio-political context, Technology

“A different perspective” in the Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL) online magazine

The following piece was written for the GiGLer, the newsletter of Greenspace information for Greater London (GiGL).  In this (very) … More

biodiversity, Citizen science, Citizen Science Association Conference, citizen science data, Ecological Citizen Science, environmental monitoring, motivation

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  • HEIDI Webinar: Scientific Outreach, Citizen Science: Marginalised & Indigenous Communities January 23, 2023
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  • Key Take-Aways from our “Ethics in Digital Action” Webinar December 16, 2022
  • Impact science: beyond feeling helpless and disarmed November 23, 2022
  • ExCiteS case studies November 21, 2022
  • You’re invited to one more round of HEIDI Project events before Christmas November 17, 2022
  • Intelligent Maps = pixel value + local knowledge November 10, 2022
  • COP 27 : « La science citoyenne permet aux peuples autochtones de démontrer leur rôle clef dans la préservation des espèces et des écosystèmes »  October 25, 2022
  • Student Roundtable: Shaping Digital Action October 18, 2022

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