Research and reflections

News and views

Experiences of ‘citizen science’

This is the first in a series of short discussion papers produced by the Institute for Community Studies to share learnings and reflections from the UKRI-funded Citizen Science Collaboration Grants. 1/5

Ethics in ‘citizen science’

This is the second in a series of short discussion papers produced by the Institute for Community Studies to share learnings and reflections from the UKRI-funded Citizen Science Collaboration Grants. 2/5

Valuing and enabling citizen science: lessons from the Citizen Science Exploration Grant programme

Exploring UKRI-funded projects, this report makes recommendations for future 'citizen science' research and funding design. 3/5

The ‘ripple effect’ of participatory research

New research from the Institute for Community Studies evaluates UKRI-funded research projects, seeking to better understand the value and scope of ‘citizen science’ 4/5

Telling the whole story: why we must be open about the complexities of citizen science research

Dr Helena Hollis says support structures can be developed to build participatory research capacities for the future. 5/5

It was nice to see how everyone grew independently and, with teamwork, created their own stuff through their imagination, with the help of the [research team].”
A Citizen Scientist

Videos

Citizen science, health research, and the fight against Covid-19

Professor Tim Spector shares insights from the world’s biggest citizen science health project – the ZOE Health Study – which provided data in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 1/5

Hive Minds: Funding a more participatory future for citizen science

This panel discussion reflects on the findings of a review of UKRI’s Citizen Science Exploration Grant-funded projects, and explores ways to support participatory research approaches. 2/5

Perspectives from the field of citizen science

How is citizen science being used, what's the view on the ground, and what does it take to share good practice and scale up? 3/5

From tomato seeds in space to particles from comets

Dr. Marc Kuchner, Chief Science Officer at NASA, reflects on his organisation’s extensive work using citizen science approaches. 4/5

Transforming tomorrow

Dr Steve Scott describes UKRI's journey in supporting citizen science, working to enable diverse groups to participate with, and collaborate in, the research and innovation process. 5/5

Learning and sharing

Working with researchers and citizen scientists, the Institute for Community Studies supports learning from between these projects, and also with the wider sector. This includes sharing research and reflections, and curating events.

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