Citizen Science, Open Innovation, Co-Creation, Crowdsourcing – science starts to open up: More and more citizens support researchers. They measure, observe, map. They work on a voluntary basis in scientific projects and enrich science with their special know-how and exciting new points of view.
On 12 November 2018 everyone has the chance to participate in various workshops, tours and other activities organised by the Citizen Science Award Projects.
On 12 November 2018, the most dedicated citizen scientists will be awarded with the Citizen Science Awards 2018 by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.
The Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research invites research projects to participate in the Citizen Science Award 2019. For the fifth time in a row, the most enthusiastich citizen scientists, who participated in one of the research projects, will be awarded with the Citizen Science Awards 2019 at a festive event. Interested? You can sign up your project online until 26 November 2018.
The fifth Austrian Citizen Science Conference will take place in the end of June 2019 in the mountains of Tyrol and will focus on the limits and transitions of citizen science. If you want to be part or want to contribute, the call for proposals for posters, workshops, slams and actions is open until 15 November 2018.
On 19 September, the Center for Citizen Science with a focus on Young Science hosted the first networking event for all Young Science and Citizen Science contact persons. The representatives of various universities and museums exchanged experiences on the cooperation between research, schools and society and discussed further cooperations.
What is Responsible Science? Read more about the alliance and why 42 institutions in Austria have already joined and follow the concept of Responsible Science here.
Summer School on Citizen Science targeted for students with a Master’s degree, PhD candidates, Post-Docs and people interested in conducting a CS research project
