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IMPETUS4CS
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We will co-create and find new funding schemes to boost the impact and value of citizen sciences and sustain them in time. Funded by HorizonEurope. https://impetus4cs.eu/
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · Mar 14
Thank you to everyone who submitted an application or helped us share the #IMPETUS4CS call.

We are thrilled to announce that we had 675 #citizenscience project submissions!

But what comes next? Check out our latest news post to find out more.

impetus4cs.eu/a-huge-thank...
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 13h
🧑‍🏫💡 Teachers as researchers!

New paper by Atal et al. (2025) shows how Profs-Chercheurs turns educators into citizen scientists—collaboratively producing, peer-reviewing & sharing practice-based evidence to improve teaching.

Read 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1366...

#CitizenScience #Education #OpenScience
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 1d
🧰 #CitizenScience Resource

Explore the @biodiversa.eu Citizen Science Toolkit — designed for researchers in #biodiversity and #EnvironmentalSciences looking to involve citizens in their work.

Discover best practices, benefits & resources 👇

🔗 10.5281/zenodo.3979343
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Bla Bla LAB @blablalab.bsky.social · 1d
El Panel Ciudadano Climático de España reúne a 100 personas que comparten sus narrativas (anónimas).

#100VocesBBL, cada una con sus contextos y particularidades. #BlaBlaLAB compartirá un mapa con todas.

🟢Inscríbete y comparte: goo.su/yUikYpS

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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 2d
🚀 #CitizenScience Spotlight

SERVET: Citizen Science in the Stratosphere brings near-space exploration to citizens, schools & communities—enabling low-cost experiments up to 40 km above Earth 🌍

🔗 Learn more: calls.ars.electronica.art/2025/prix/wi...

#SpaceResearch #ParticipatoryScience #CitSci
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 5d
New #IMPETUSinterviews!
We talk with Ivan Dorotić from HEROINES, winner of the Grand Prize at the #EuropeanUnion #CitizenScience Awards.

How Roma women use community mapping for empowerment & #socialjustice 👉 youtu.be/nSmHCJTa7W0
IMPETUS Interview -How Roma Women in Serbia Are Mapping Their Futures
YouTube video by IMPETUS for citizen science
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 7d
#CitizenScience Reading club

🧩 New in #CitizenScience & #OpenScience:
Gau et al. present MyResearchChallenge, a system that lets citizens help frame research problems—not just collect data. A step toward more open, collaborative, and responsive science.

Read: doi.org/10.1007/s125...
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EUSEA @eusea.bsky.social · 7d
In Other Words and Other Worlds: Confronting Assumptions for Better Engagement

Our #EUSEA26 call for submissions is now open!

We’re excited to explore new approaches to our work and research, and to challenge ourselves not to settle for what feels comfortable or familiar.

👉 euseaconf.eusea.info
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European Citizen Science project @ecs.ngo · 7d
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

To unlock the full potential of citizen science, a new COST Action proposal, Tech4CitSci, is being formed to address its core technological challenges.

Find out more and join Ibercivis: ibercivis.es/shaping-the-...
Shaping the future of citizen science technology: A call for proposers for Tech4CitSci COST action - Fundación Ibercivis
La Fundación Ibercivis es una fundación privada sin ánimo de lucro cuyo objetivo principal es el desarrollo de proyectos de ciencia ciudadana
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SPOTTERON @spotteron.net · 7d
Warm greetings from Vienna at the 4th General Assembly of the #HorizonEurope MINAGRIS Project!

More information on the project and the SoilPlastic App by Minagris on the SPOTTERON #CitizenScience Platform: www.spotteron.net/apps/horizon...
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 8d
#CitizenScience Resource

Have you recently started an EU-funded research and innovation project, or are you looking to enhance your ongoing one?

The European Research Executive Agency (REA) have put together a handy guide for you.

rea.ec.europa.eu/guidance/adv...
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 9d
Deep Time is showing how #citsci can shape AI for #biodiversity recovery! 🌱

🌍 1,000+ people helped map 58,000 habitats across 4,500 km²
🛰️ Accuracy matched/outperformed #AI 88% of the time
🌿 Data helping Wildlife Trusts
💡 91% inspired to take daily #climateaction

digventures.com/projects/dee...
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 13d
📖 New in the #CitizenScience book club:

Jandrić et al. map #postdigital #citsci, exploring how #technology, #political economy & participation shape the field.

A call to rethink who counts as a citizen scientist in today’s world.

Read: doi.org/10.1007/s424...
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 14d
#CitizenScience Resource

🌍 The CitieS-Health Toolkit helps anyone engage communities, explore local environmental & health issues, and drive bottom-up change.

Empower your world with #CitizenScience tools

👉 citizensciencetoolkit.eu
#resources
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 15d
🌍 #CitizenScience Spotlight:

AURORA, winner of an Honorary Mention at the EU Prize for Citizen Science 2025, empowers over 7,000 citizens across five countries to track energy use & co-create local renewable energy solutions.

🔗 aurora-h2020.eu #citsci #climateaction #renewables
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Institut Metròpoli 🍉 @institutmetropoli.cat · 15d
🌡️ Arrenquem una nova edició de #VigilantsDeLaCalor amb les escoles Arc Iris i Coves d'en Cimany!

L’alumnat comença a investigar com ens afecta la #calor en el dia a dia de les zones urbanes 🔍

@irec-energia.bsky.social @impetus4cs.bsky.social @ambmetropolis.bsky.social
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 16d
🌍 New read - #CitizenScience & #AI:

Fraisl et al. show how combining AI’s power with citizen-driven data can help close SDG gaps. AI boosts classification & monitoring, while citizen science adds trust, local context & inclusivity.

Read: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Institut Metròpoli 🍉 @institutmetropoli.cat · 20d
Ahir, vam participar a la jornada per connectar coneixement i acció en la #TransicióEcosocial 🌍

Des de l’Institut vam compartir les #recerques que impulsem per co-produir una transició ambiental justa.

@irec-energia.bsky.social @impetus4cs.bsky.social @ambmetropolis.bsky.social
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 20d
#citizenscience resource

Join ScienceUs on Sept 23rd for their From Knowledge to Action for Biodiversity - Info Day

How can citizen science inspire action, overcome “learned helplessness,” and transform awareness into measurable impact for biodiversity?

scienceus-project.eu/scienceus-2n...
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 21d
🌊 #CitizenScience in action!

Observadores del Mar launched OdM Climate to track the impacts of climate change on the Mediterranean. With 33 dive centres & thousands of divers, citizens are helping scientists monitor our seas.

🔗 observadoresdelmar.es

#citsci #climatechange #oceanscience
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 22d
✨ Citizen science took centre stage at #ArsElectronica! From Demo Day pitches to robotic choirs & prize-winning projects.

IMPETUS showed how #science, #art & #tech can thrive together.

🔗 Read more: impetus4cs.eu/did-impetus-...

#CitizenScience
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 22d
#citizenscience resource

🌍 Engaged Research isn’t just for the humanities or #socialsciences, it’s for all disciplines and anyone aiming to make a positive impact.

The UNIC toolkit helps researchers enhance their knowledge of research methods, terms & practices.

unic.eu/en/engaged-r...

#SSH
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 23d
#Citizenscience Reading Club

In South Africa & Kenya, the Diamonds on the Soles of our Feet project shows how small acts -testing rivers, planting trees, making art, -spread like mycelium, sustaining both ecosystems & communities. 🌍✨

doi.org/10.1029/2025...
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 26d
🌱🥖 #CitizenScience Spotlight:

The HealthFerm Project is mapping Europe’s sourdough microbiomes with 670 samples & 1,050 surveys from home bakers. Linking tradition, health & sustainability, it earned an Honorary Mention at the 2025 #EUCitizenScience Prize.

🔗 healthferm.eu
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 27d
Walking and Talking #Citizenscience and #riverhealth at Ars Electronica!

Last week, our partners from @nestauk.bsky.social and our friends from Danube4ll hosted a walkshop along the banks of the Danube River in Linz

You can hear more here

lnkd.in/efvuRadj
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Rubén Vicente @rubenvicper.bsky.social · 28d
Our Citizen Science project "Oeiras Experimenta" was awarded with an Honorary Mention in the "European Union Prize for Citizen Science", well done team!
@itqbnova.bsky.social, Municipio de Oeiras and all the citizens involved.
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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 29d
Did IMPETUS have a great time at Ars Electronica? Yes/No
Definitely - Yes

Keep an eye out for our full breakdown of the Ars Electronica festival - Panic Yes/No - coming soon!

In the meantime, here are a few of our highlights:
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