Greetings! I’m Alice Sheppard, ExCiteS’s Community Manager, and I have been a citizen science volunteer for 9 years. I started back…
Reflections from RGS AC 2016: Participation and avoiding the ‘lab rat’ effect
Honest confession: as someone who did not begin life as a traditional data junkie or geography pro, I was unsure…
RGS AC 2016 – 5 Years of Interdisciplinary GIS Education
This year marks the 5th year in a row of Claire and myself hosting a session on Interdisciplinary GIS Education, which was…
Working for wellbeing of people and place: Celebrating active conservation volunteering
Last weekend I was fortunate to receive an invitation to speak at the Burrenbeo Trust’s first ever ‘Working for wellbeing…
ExCiteS promotes a Sapelli training in partnership with CPI-AC and Apiwtxa
I ran an exciting Sapelli training in the city of Rio Branco between July 2-4. After spending a very long…
Citizen Science for environmental monitoring: Engagement and empowerment in Citizens’ Observatories
The second day of the first International ECSA conference introduced the 10 Principles of Citizen Science, a flexible concept designed…
Introducing “Doing It Together Science” – an EU citizen science project
The European Commission through its Horizon 2020 programme, with support from the Swiss confederation, have committed almost €4m to a…
New Job Opening: Research Assistant/Developer in Extreme Citizen Science
We have a new job opening for a Research Assistant(RA)/Developer in the Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) group, in the Department…
New PhD Opportunity – closing date extended to 6th April
A new opportunity to join the Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) group and undertake research in Human Computer Interaction and Spatial…
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…
