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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · 1d

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Make a Wish: A Shared Infrastructure for Citizen Science in Europe

🧩 Interactive workshop at the OIS zam: Forum – Participatory Science Conference in Vienna, will explore this question.

🔗 More information: ois.lbg.ac.at/ois-zam-foru...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Strengthening Citizen Science in Austria and Europe

📅 On October 3, 2025, @oeadcitizenscience.bsky.social will host the @riecs-concept.bsky.social Workshop with Austrian Citizen Scientists in Vienna.

🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/10/02/r...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · 10d

📢 On 1 October 2025, Madrid will host a key event for the future of citizen science in Spain: the Citizen Science Workshop, organised by @ibercivis.bsky.social together with the European project @riecs-concept.bsky.social

🧩 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/09/29/c...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Aug 27

@riecs-concept.bsky.social x @ars.electronica.art Festival 2025: Join the Citizen Science Townhall in Linz

✨ Whether you’re a researcher, citizen, or part of a citizen science network, join the bigger conversation!

READ MORE: concept.riecs.eu/2025/08/27/r...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢 Deliverable 4.1: Engagement Methodology Protocol

📌 How can we ensure that citizens, researchers, policy-makers, educators, and technologists all have a voice in shaping the future of science?

READ MORE: concept.riecs.eu/2025/08/20/b...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Aug 13

📢 Part 3 of 3: Why CAPS2025 Was a Turning Point for @riecs-concept.bsky.social

📌 READ MORE:
🔗 The full report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

🔗 @riecs-concept.bsky.social website: concept.riecs.eu/reports/

RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Aug 6

Part 2 of 3: Building Together — @riecs-concept.bsky.social’s First Global Co-Design Exchange

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🔗 The full report on the outcomes of the symposium: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

🔗 @riecs-concept.bsky.social website: concept.riecs.eu/reports/

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢A new paper by researchers from the EMBIMOS group at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has been published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice.

📌 Read more: concept.riecs.eu/2025/07/30/a...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jul 23

📌Part 1/3: Trust, Tools, and Time – What Global Leaders Taught Us at #CAPS2025.

Citizen science infrastructure is built on stories, at the #CAPS2025 symposium by @riecs-concept.bsky.social, we heard some powerful ones.

🔗Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
🔗More: concept.riecs.eu/reports/

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jul 16

📢 Six Months Strong: How @riecs-concept.bsky.social Laying the Groundwork for a Citizen Science Infrastructure in Europe❗

✨Read more: concept.riecs.eu/2025/07/16/s...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jul 9

📢 Meet our partner: @Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB)❗
‼️Follow @Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca to explore how its community of students, researchers, and citizens is shaping a more sustainable and participatory research future❗
✨ READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 Advancing Public Engagement and Citizen Science in the European Research Area: @riecs-concept.bsky.social at the Brussels Cluster Event❗

✨Read the full text there: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢 Meet our partner: Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP) ❗

‼️ Follow CSGP’s work and explore how global collaboration can advance citizen science and contribute to a more connected, equitable research future ❗

✨ READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢 Co-Production & Civic Futures at #RSA25 ❗

👥 If you're working in co-production, civic tech, or citizen-led research, let's connect.

✨READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 30

@Karen Soacha-Godoy; @Alexandre López-Borrull; @ferminserrano.bsky.social; @jaume-piera.bsky.social; @EMBIMOS; @ibercivis.bsky.social

RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢 Reframing Citizen Observatories: The Backbone for Participatory Science ✨

🧩Read full text: concept.riecs.eu/2025/06/30/r...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 26

📢 Digital Tech & Democratic Participation – Reflections from #RSA25 ❗

📌 Stay tuned for planning, co-production, and civic engagement! Find more information: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 25

📢 Meet our partner: @VILNIUS TECH❗

‼️ Follow @VILNIUS TECH and discover how creative collaboration and participatory innovation are reshaping research infrastructure in Europe❗

✨READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 19

📢At the 53rd NORDTEK Conference Dr Monika Mačiulienė (VILNIUS TECH) offered a different perspective on climate communication.

✨Curious how citizen science can reshape our climate future? This is just the beginning.

✅Read full text: concept.riecs.eu/2025/06/19/t...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 18

@Bojan Kenig; @Dobrivoje Lale Eric

RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 Meet our partner: @Center for the Promotion of Science (CPN) ✨
‼️Follow @CPN and discover how they strengthen Southeast European citizen science through dialogue, innovation, and shared discovery ✳️

✨READ MORE: linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#riecsconcept #citizenscience

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢“Visuality 2025: Social Innovations for Sustainability Communication”, an international scientific conference hosted by VILNIUS TECH on 8–9 May. ✨

✅Find more information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/06/17/d...

#riecsconcept #citizenscience #visuality2025
@riecs-concept.bsky.social

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 11

📢 Meet our partner: @citizensciencezh.bsky.social (UZH / ETH)❗

✨Follow @citizensciencezh.bsky.social (UZH / ETH) to see how they’re helping link citizen science with global sustainability goals❗

✳️ More information: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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RIECS-Concept @riecs-concept.bsky.social · Jun 4

📢Meet our partner: @mau.se❗
‼️Discover how @mau.se connects research, design, and technology to strengthen citizen science infrastructure and contribute to inclusive innovation in Europe❗
✨More information: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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