Anyone can be a citizen scientist, regardless of age, nationality or academic experience. You don’t even need any formal training, just an inquisitive mind and the enthusiasm to join one of the thousands of citizen science projects to generate new knowledge and the means to understand a ...
To do this, policy frameworks need robust datasets to monitor and report on trends. Citizen science (CS) projects can make a valuable contribution by helping to build, refine, and supplement datasets. The overall aim of this study was to identify and characterize the contribution of CS...
- Explore current projects happening around the world, what they do and how to get involved. - Engage with the general process of a citizen science project, the tools used and where to find them. - Model the steps to create your own citizen science project. ...
People aim to achieve balance between work and other activities of their lives, but few are able to do this. What are the problems in trying to achieve this goal and how these problems can be overcome? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge ...
Nature Indexspoke to three researchers about how they keep their citizen science projects on track. 1. Keep it simple Peering into the night sky through a massive telescope isn’t the only way to discover new black holes. A laptop, an internet connection and a Facebook account is all RAD@...
Citizen science has emerged as a valuable resource for scientific research, providing large volumes of data for training deep learning models. However, the quality and accuracy of crowd-sourced data pose significant challenges for supervised learning tasks such as plant trait detection. This study inve...
By drawing upon the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) model, our discoveries unveiled that investigative learning experiences, self-efficacy, and a professional interest in scientific vocations are significant factors that contribute to the intention to engage in citizen science activities. Importantly...
Citizen science projects offer non-scientists an opportunity to contribute to the Great Barrier Reef’s long-term protection – you can even participate in some of them remotely. Among the more accessible citizen-science initiatives is the freeEye on the Reef app, which invites you to log inform...
Your child can search online for citizen science projects, for example at CitizenScience.gov, SciStarter, and Zooniverse. Takeaway: When you encourage your teens to pursue nature-based volunteer projects they are passionate about, you’re providing a way for them to feel happier and calmer as ...
At present, many studies have used social survey methods to explore UK water citizens’ perceptions of the water sector’s water services, but th