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Hive Minds: Funding a more participatory future for citizen science
Blog 13 January 2023
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.
Transforming tomorrow
Blog 13 January 2023
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.
From tomato seeds in space to particles from comets
Blog 13 January 2023
Dr. Marc Kuchner, Chief Science Officer at NASA, reflects on his organisation’s extensive work using citizen science approaches.
Perspectives from the field of citizen science
Blog 13 January 2023
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?
Citizen science, health research, and the fight against Covid-19
Blog 13 January 2023
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.
About the programme
A collaborative project sharing best practice and exploring what works in ‘citizen science’ research around the UK.
Citizen Science
This three-year, collaborative project seeks to share best practice and explore what works in ‘citizen science’ research around the UK, supporting five UKRI-funded projects.
Kathryn Holland
Person 10 January 2023
Kathryn has worked to design and deliver community-led crowdfunding programmes with Local Authorities across the UK. She enjoys applying creative approaches to community engagement and developing ways to build meaningful social connections within communities.
Ruth Stables
Person 9 January 2023
Ruth has a passion for working with people to create meaningful and positive change. Having previously worked as a Youth Engagement Performance Manager with the English Football League Trust, she brings more than eight years’ experience in youth development and social action.
‘Speaking truth to power’
Blog 3 January 2023
Hearing from young people around the UK, this short film reflects on their civic journeys to becoming active citizens – and explores the change that’s needed to increase engagement.
How can events help build connected, happy and thriving communities?
Repository entry 1 January 2023
This inquiry was set up on the tenth anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in order to learn the lessons of past events and to identify how we can capitalise on the power of events to facilitate and encourage wider social and economic change.
Chaired by Sir Tom Hughes-Hallett, the Inquiry’s 25 members have taken evidenc…
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