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Trefdag Vlaanderen Digitaal op donderdag 23 oktober 2025 in Gent. #Trefdag25

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 2d

We’re joining imec at Trefdag Digitaal Vlaanderen!
📅 23 Oct |📍 Flanders Expo, Ghent

Scivil will present #maarallee: a citizen science app where you record your voice to help AI understand everyday Flemish & dialects

ℹ️ Info event: buff.ly/sF29IoH
📧 Maarallee newsletter: buff.ly/OpolNW6

#Trefdag25

Programma

www.vlaanderen.be

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 5d

Interview🎙️

In #DeGroteVoedselkaart, a project by @sciensano.be, citizens used an app to map their food environment.📍🍔

Read more about the methodology, initial findings and future ambitions of this #CitizenScience project.

To the interview (NL only)👉 www.scivil.be/succesverhaa...

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know Scivil & #Brightlab are part of #RVO-Society?🌍

Brightlab inspires future generations through innovative STEM learning🔬📚

Scivil connects citizens & researchers via #CitizenScience

Together, we went on a teambuilding @howesthogeschool.bsky.social & @viveshogeschool.bsky.social! 🤝

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 8d

🔬Join our Citizen Panel

The scent of pine trees, colors of flowers...🌺all come from plant compounds called #terpenoids and #flavonoids

You can help decide which of these compounds will be included in an open science starter kit for future sustainability research🔍👉 research.bpact.be?e=473116&d=l...

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 13d

Scivil joined the #CRef-#VLIR meeting on #CitizenScience. With Belgian university colleagues, we explored:
🎓 How universities can support CS
🤝Opportunities for stronger cooperation
... and more!

A great meeting with lots of actionable ideas📬Stay in the loop via our newsletter: www.scivil.be/en

Reimagining cultural heritage in 3D and XR - eureka3d

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 14d

📅 Friday: Reimagining Cultural Heritage in 3D and XR

The digital technologies of #EUreka3D-XR make it easier for citizens to contribute to cultural heritage research

During this event, you’ll explore 3D digitisation and the reuse of 3D models in cultural heritage. Join:

A Hybrid Capacity Building Event in Brussels by EUreka3D-XR 26 September 2025 EUreka3D-XR is focused on transforming cultural contents such 2D or 3D into extended reality scenarios. At the same time,…

eureka3d.eu

Netwerkdag Tuinen in Verbinding

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 16d

🌱 ‘Tuinen in Verbinding’: Network Day

Garden projects and citizen science are crucial for climate adaptation, health, and much more... Join this exciting network day with talks, tours, workshops, and a CS info market

👉 buff.ly/XZrTIQF

📅 Oct 20 | Leuven

#CitizenScience #MijnTuinlab

maandag 20 oktober 2025 - Dirk Boutsgebouw VAC in Leuven

www.kuleuven.be

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 22d

We gave a first sneak peek of #maarallee 🎤 at @ManiFiesta.
An app where citizens record their voices to help AI understand everyday Flemish🤖

🚀 Official launch soon!

More info: www.scivil.be/en/project/m...

Follow us on FB: www.facebook.com/maarallee.be

inclusivedigitalsociety.eu

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 23d

Today, we’re presenting our AI-project #amai! at the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society.

👨💻 Workshop co-creating AI innovations with citizens’ ideas, by Isaak Vandermaesen

🪧 Poster session by Steve Bers

More info: 🔗

workshops

Citizen Science for Water 2025 Conference

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · 26d

🗺️ Put your Citizen Science project on the map!

We're conducting the Citizen Science Scan 2025 to map projects across Belgium.

👉 Do you have a CS project? We need your input. Fill in our 5-min survey (NL/EN/FR): bit.ly/4n2m6QS

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · Jun 4

On 18 June 2025, the #CitizenScienceFair brings together families, students, teachers, scientists, non-scientists, curious minds, and even passers-by in the gardens of the Natural Sciences Institute in Brussels.

Explore more and join us: www.scivil.be/en/event/cit...

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Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · May 23

On June 5, UCLouvain organises a seminar on #citizenscience and environmental research: www.uclouvain.be/fr/instituts... including:

- @mhaklay.bsky.social‬ , professor at UCL
- our very own @anneliesduerinckx.bsky.social‬ , coordinator of Scivil
- and two case studies from UCLouvain.

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Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · May 21

At the Citizens 4 Water Conference June 3-5 in Delft, we will present the Citizens4Water inventory. See you then? cs4water.net

cs4water.net

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · May 21

One example is the WaterWatch project in Melbourne, similar to the Flemish WaterMonsters project: www.waterlandvzw.be/watermonsters. We interviewed Siqing Yu, phd student and volunteer in the Melbourne project: www.citizens4water.org/post/waterwa...

WaterWatch in Melbourne: interview with volunteer Siqing

Siqing Yu is a PhD student at the KU Leuven (Belgium) and the University of Melbourne (Australia). As part of her PhD, she has been researching a wide range of citizen science projects. As her ethnogr...

www.citizens4water.org

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · May 21

Water management is a burning issue worldwide. Here too, citizens can play a crucial role.

That's why Scivil will soon launch www.Citizens4Water.org, a global inventory for #citizenscience projects on #watermanagement and #hydrology.

Subscribe to our newsletter: www.scivil.be/en/subscribe...

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · May 8

Scivil zoekt jobstudenten uit diverse disciplines om van 14 tot 25 juli mee te werken aan de 2e Citizen Science Scan België. Deadline om te solliciteren is 18 mei: www.scivil.be/nieuws/scivi...

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Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · May 6

Help jij onze #vacature voor een 'medewerker sociale media & engagement' mee verspreiden? 🙏 www.scivil.be/nieuws/vacat...

Combineer je een vlotte pen (in NL/EN) met een sterke teamgeest en expertise in sociale media en community building? Aarzel niet en solliciteer.
#citizenscience #job

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · May 6

Help jij onze #vacature voor een 'medewerker sociale media & engagement' mee verspreiden? 🙏 www.scivil.be/nieuws/vacat...

Combineer je een vlotte pen (in NL/EN) met een sterke teamgeest en expertise in sociale media en community building? Aarzel niet en solliciteer.
#citizenscience #job

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · May 4

The project NieuwsWijsNeuzen won a media literacy award from @mediawijs.bsky.social (Media wise). 😍🏆

Within the project, Scivil set up a checkpoint for disinformation on TikTok, in co-creation with researchers, children and journalists: www.scivil.be/en/project/n...

OIS Research Conference 2025

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · Apr 29

OIS Research Conference 2025 (May 14-16 - Vienna)

This 6th Open Innovation in Science Research Conference invites discussions on the collaboration between research and industry. New, dynamic forms of collaboration are to be presented and further developed.

www.scivil.be/en/event/ois...

The 6th Open Innovation in Science Research Conference will take place from 14 to 16 May 2025 in Vienna and invites discussions on the collaboration between research and industry. New, dynamic forms…

FRDN Network Day 2025 - Shaping the Future of Open Science in Flanders

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · Apr 28

FRDN Network Day 2025 - Shaping the Future of Open Science in Flanders

May 22, 2025, Brussels. Share knowledge and experiences on Open Science, including #CitizenScience, highlighting key milestones from the first #OpenScience Policy Plan.

www.scivil.be/en/event/frd...

On May 22, 2025, the FRDN network will gather in Brussels for Network Day 2025 to share knowledge and experiences on Open Science, including Citizen Science. This event will highlight key milestones…

OTTERS project conference - "Waves of Change"

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · Apr 27

OTTERS project conference - "Waves of Change"

May 23 - 24, 2025, Oeiras, Portugal. The conference aims to build bridges between citizen science, education, and civic engagement, bringing together key actors from all these fields.

www.scivil.be/en/event/ott...

The final conference of the OTTERS project will take place on May 23 and 24, 2025, in Oeiras, Portugal. The conference aims to build bridges between citizen science, education, and civic engagement,…

From June 3 to 5, 2025, the Citizen Science 4 Water (CS4Water) Conference will take place in Delft, Netherlands. The focus will be on the crucial role of citizen science in water management and its…

Scivil @scivil.bsky.social · Apr 25

CS4Water Conference 2025
From June 3 to 5, 2025, in Delft, Netherlands, the focus will be on the crucial role of #citizenscience in water management and its link to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
www.scivil.be/en/event/cs4...

CS4Water Conference 2025