Citizen science
Citizen science is the open participation of general public in research processes and activities.
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There are many projects in out university that require popular collaboration in order to obtain good results. Here you will find all the actions in which you could get involved.
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Besides, we offer a selection of very useful resuources for researchers and research technicians that are managing citizen science projects.
Health
Design to combat COVID-19
Through the collaboration platform that connects engineers and designers with health professionals Designt2Fight COVID19
Health
Connect with minority diseases patients and their relatives
Through the network created by SHARE4RARE project
Health
Claim or facilitate technological aid to fight COVID-19
If you are UPC scientific community member, company, collective or health professional, through the platform Tecnologia per a Salvar Vides
Environment
Identify deep sea animals
Through the live streaming transmission of the submarine camera installed in the Garraf shore by the OBSEA Obserbatory
Health
Share images of your skin
For the study aboout the effects of COVID-19 on skin that UPC will do in Cervera
Environment
Notify if you see wind on roads
Through the Carretera Nevada campaign of ANYWHERE project
Ten principles of citizen science
by the European Citizen Science Association
White paper on citizen science
by the European Comission (Socientize)
The citizen science revolution
TEDx talk from PhD Caren Cooper, teacher at North Carolina State University and citizen science expert.
The Barcelona Citizen Science Office
The first of his class creatind in Spain, where the Town Hall of Barcelona collects tens of active projects. To register a project investigators must sign the decalogue.
Observatory of Citizen Science in Spain
Platform to promote citizen science projects entities and resources, active from 2016.
Tips for a good citizen science project
extracted from PhD Rosa Arias LiveTalk, CEO and founder of Science for Change
- Contact and meet the citizens that are going to star the project before writing it.
- Apply for little calls as a pilot before going to bigger ones.
- Being onto the field and participating in local events is what generates the most engagement. Don't allow that audience percieve your project as something far from their interests. Civic equipements, congresses, schools, etc.
- Give something back (look after) to the participants to keep a high commitement: constant information about the project, access to privileged contents or events, gifts, draws, certificates, gamifications with reward systems...
EU-Citizen.Science
European Comission's project to establish a central point for citizen science at European level: projects, resources, formation, etc.
Citizen science: everybody counts
TEDx talk from Leesa Ricci, director of the Southern Utah Space Foundation.
Scistarter
Collection ofcitizen science projects and tools promoted by the National Science Foundation of the United States of America and the Arizona University.
