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Citizen science for change At the beginning of April, the ECSA Conference 2024 was held as the major European event on citizen science. The event, organized by the ECSA - European Citizen Science Association, hosted talks, presentations, workshops and poster sessions on advances in the field of citizen science. Science For Change could not miss this special event, and we participated in no less than 9 sessions during the conference. For 3 days, Vienna became the European capital of citizen science. This year’s ECSA Conference, brought together experts in the field of citizen science, revolved around the theme of ‘change’. And when it comes to change, Science For Change has a lot to say, because it is in our DNA. One thing is clear: citizen science makes science advance in all fields of knowledge in an inclusive manner. But in order to advance, more resources are needed for projects to be sustainable and maintain their communities. Achieving tangible impacts takes time, and especially getting those impacts reflected in public policies that are more aligned with society’s needs to address complex challenges. At a time when digitalization and artificial intelligence are advancing by leaps and bounds, we cannot leave anyone behind. The opportunity is enormous, including the generation of new datasets for monitoring the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but institutional support for the practice must continue. So, how can we strengthen support for citizen science? It is time to reflect on the transformative impact of this practice, move beyond pilot projects, and exploit the results achieved so far. It is like a long-distance race, now we have the know-how, the knowledge and the methodologies, it is time to go one step further and continue betting on collaborative science. SFC will continue to support this type of collaborative research, and we hope that at the ECSA Conference in 2026, which will take place in Oulu (Finland), many of these questions will be answered. #CitizenScience #CollaborativeResearch Rosa Arias Blanca Guasch Balcells Diana Reinoso Botsho Mireia Ros Sònia Roura Valls Comunicació ambiental https://lnkd.in/d3nVa5QJ

Open science practices are essential for maintaining transparency and confidence in science. Come check out an informative session where we discuss best practices, struggles, and tools to make open science more accessible. It’s not about being perfect, it’s about moving in that direction!

🔊 New post! Do you want to know more of what happened in the ECSA Conference 2024 and how we see the future of #citizenscience and its inclusion in #F10? Take a look! 👀

Archival studies have a bright future, and MLIS students like Scylla Humbert can testify to how conferences and SCI can help create new paths. Learn more about Scylla's experience over the summer at the link below!

Read the latest findings from the CeOS_SE Project, delving into the integration of #CitizenScience and #OpenScience in #HigherEducationCurricula. Gain insights from faculty members of Library and Information Science departments in Europe on best practices and challenges. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eQtr5nBh

If you are at ISC High Performance, please come see me at the Tue afternoon project poster session. The poster is about utilizing National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS resources for science and education. I can also tell you about how to run workflows in two easy steps.

After the Transform4Europe session at #ESOF2024, where I spoke about #OpenScience activities at Univerza na Primorskem, I was interviewed by the COALESCE SciComm project on science communication - how can it support Open Science.

Open access and open science have become hot topics in the worlds of research and academic publishing, with the drive towards open science enabling better collaboration, alongside greater accessibility and inclusion. But are there downsides to this, and is there a tension between making science open and protecting intellectual property? In this session we will discuss the challenges in this space, and how we might overcome them. In session five of our series – Science culture: taboos and tricky topics, we explore the question: “How do we tackle the conflict between intellectual property and the drive towards open science?” 2pm UK time, 17 July 2024, live on our LinkedIn and YouTube channels. You can suggest questions and comments any time from now. Find out more and submit your questions: https://rsc.li/4bTv25N

Learn more about our upcoming Qualitative Research Summer Intensive with this brief conversation with scholar Johnny Saldaña.

📢 Check out Central European University’s interview with Advances in Complex Systems Associate Editor Elisa Omodei, who received the 2024 Complex Systems Society (CSS) Junior Scientific Award for her exceptional contributions and leadership in integrating complexity science with humanitarian efforts, as she discusses her work and research: https://lnkd.in/gW9_vSG4 She also served as Guest Editor for the Thematic Issue: Complex Systems for Social Good. 🎉 We’re thrilled to offer early access to accepted articles from this issue, available for free until 30 November 2024! 📑 ‘COMPLEXITY-AWARE’ MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS — ANCHORING THEM IN COMPLEXITY SCIENCE 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gJBgrDF5 📑 TRACES OF UNEQUAL ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR ILLUSTRIOUS PEOPLE ON WIKIPEDIA BASED ON THEIR GENDER 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gy5XqhEX 📑 UNDERSTANDING MEMORY MECHANISMS IN SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF AN AGENT-BASED MOBILITY MODEL 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g688P6v3 📑 THE OPPORTUNITIES, LIMITATIONS, AND CHALLENGES IN USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMANITARIAN WORK AND DEVELOPMENT 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gPman_K6 💡 Explore previous ACS publications on this topic here: https://lnkd.in/gENF-ZU9 #complexsystems #socialgood