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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…

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…

Citizen science
ExCiteS team with research assistants and participants in Gbagbali

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…

Congo-Brazzaville, ExCiteS, fieldwork, Sapelli

“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…

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)…

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

Call for Papers – GIS and the Anthropocene: Educational Perspectives

Abstracts are invited for a session jointly sponsored by the GIScience Research Group (GIScRG) and the Higher Education Research Group…

British Ecological Society and Société Française d’Écologie Joint Annual Meeting 2014: An Overview

This year marked the first ever joint annual meeting between British Ecological Society and Société Française d’Écologie held in Lille…

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, British Ecological Society, Citizen science, ecosystem services

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…

AAA 2014, anthropology

Sapelli Celebrated As Tech for Good Pioneer in 2014 Nominet Trust 100

We are really excited to announce that Sapelli has been named among the 2014 Nominet Trust 100 (NT100) – a global list…

Congo, Mapping, Nominet Trust, Sapelli

GeoKey — A Platform for Participatory Mapping

Today, we are proud to announce the official release of GeoKey, a new approach to support participatory mapping. GeoKey provides…

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  • Report on the 2nd Citizen Science Africa Conference September 1, 2026
  • Rethinking Crisis through the Humanities – Reflections from Paris May 9, 2026
  • Stories from the River Lea: community voices shaping understanding of environmental change  March 5, 2026
  • Participatory mapping, led by students and experts from across Central Africa February 25, 2026
  • IN.FOR.BIO – our new 6-year One Health project December 18, 2025
  • Indigenous floor maps and many names for ice: ICA Vancouver 2025 November 5, 2025
  • Reflections on Urban Gardening Workshop in London’s Chinatown November 16, 2024
  • A desert as a garden: The International Society of Ethnobiology conference in Marrakech, Morocco July 19, 2024
  • WhatsApp Maps? Connecting users and producers of ground information June 26, 2024

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