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…
MONITORING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR 2016 IN THE ASHANINKA TERRITORY
On December 2015 the Ashaninka from Apiwtxa got together to discuss the land monitoring activities for the year. The Ashaninka…
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‘.…
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