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We will co-create and find new funding schemes to boost the impact and value of citizen sciences and sustain them in time. Funded by HorizonEurope.

https://impetus4cs.eu/
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Thank you to everyone who submitted an application or helped us share the #IMPETUS4CS call.

We are thrilled to announce that we had 675 #citizenscience project submissions!

But what comes next? Check out our latest news post to find out more.

impetus4cs.eu/a-huge-thank...
Breaking down walls with #CitizenScience! 🌍

We loved attending the @fallingwallslabdk.bsky.social Engage Pitches — so much inspiring #PublicEngagement & #SciComm from around the world, including the City Layers and the Caomhnú project from the #IMPETUS accelerator.
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#CitizenScience resource

Disseminating and exploiting results – A starter kit for EU-funded R&I projects.

A practical guide to help #HorizonEurope projects boost the impact of their work through effective #dissemination and #exploitation activities.

👉 op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#CitizenScience Spotlight: Map4Rec — Children Mapping Greener Futures

In Twente 🇳🇱, Map4Rec is a for place-based citizen science, where young refugees explore and improve their urban environments 🌳🏙️.

calls.ars.electronica.art/2025/prix/wi...

#inclusion #greenspace
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Reposted by IMPETUS4CS
🌡️ Com viuen la calor els infants a casa seva?

El projecte Vigilants de la Calor revela:
🏠 50% sense aire condicionat
🌬️ 15% sense ventilador
🌳 45% volen millores a l’espai públic

Impulsat per Institut i @irec-energia.bsky.social.

🔗 Llegeix la notícia: www.institutmetropoli.cat/ca/noticias/...
Els infants esdevenen científics per mesurar la calor a casa seva - Institut Metròpoli
El projecte Vigilants de la Calor revela com viuen la calor els infants de l’àrea metropolitana a casa seva i proposa accions
www.institutmetropoli.cat
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#citizenscience reading club

How do #democracy & #technology shape each other?

Goñi’s new paper bridges Deliberative Democracy & STS—urging dialogue over quick “tech” or “participation” fixes. 💬⚙️

doi.org/10.1057/s415...

#particpatoryscience
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#citizenscience Resources

How does #GDPR shape Citizen Science in #health & #environment? The SensJus workshop at Brocher explored data-sharing dilemmas & creative solutions.

bit.ly/3ZL2r4G
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#citizenscience Spotlight

Acting4DHH empowers Deaf & hard-of-hearing citizens to map communication barriers and inaccessible city spaces, raising awareness and promoting true inclusion through citizen science.

web2learn.eu/portfolio/ac...

#Inclusion #Accessibility #DeafCommunity
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by IMPETUS4CS
Lanzamos el Observatorio de Narrativas Climáticas de #Euskadi, con las 3 diputaciones #Araba #Bizkaia #Gipuzkoa, ayuntamientos de #Bilbao, #Donostia, #vitoriagasteiz y Gobierno Vasco a través de #Ihobe
🟡Proyecto creado por Blablalab.eu/Hexagonal @impetus4cs.bsky.social

Más información: goo.su/zHHn
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
👶 New #IMPETUSInterviews!

We talk with Marie-Therese Schultes from Care PartIES, a citizen science project putting parents at the centre of neonatal care as co-researchers.

Honourable Mention, 2025 EU Prize for #CitizenScience.

🔗 impetus4cs.eu/impetus-inte...

#neonatalcare #healthcare #citsci
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#Citizenscience Reading Club

Developing citizen science ecosystem: critical factors for #quadruplehelix stakeholders' engagement.

doi.org/10.1108/JEC-...
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢 @pulsesincrease.bsky.social , winners of the 2024 EU Prize for #CitizenScience, invites abstracts for the Participatory & Citizen Science Genomics Workshop at #PAG33, San Diego, 9 Jan 2026. Submit by 10 Nov 2025! 🌱🧬

More info: PAG.citizenscience@gmail.com

#Genomics #Biodiversity #Agroecology
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
💡 #CitizenScience Resource!

TIME4CS has launched a Reflection Tool to help institutions embed citizen science into their culture — from defining practical “Grounding Actions” to creating real roadmaps for change.

www.time4cs.eu/news/a-refle...

#ResearchCulture #OpenAccess #SciencePolicy
October 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🛡️ #Citizenscience Spotlight

At Maldita.es, #AItools and citizen collaboration come together to detect, analyse and debunk mis/disinformation. This community-driven approach helps people navigate digital content with confidence and protects the public good.

calls.ars.electronica.art/2025/prix/wi...
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The latest #ECSLighthouse newsletter is out! Catch up on all things #CitizenScience 👇

🔗 Read it here: us20.campaign-archive.com?u=43994d556f...
#CitSci @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
How can a rural community lead its own sustainable transition?

We spoke with Deirdre de Bhailís of the Dingle Hub Living Lab, where farmers, families & businesses are co-creating a low-carbon future.

impetus4cs.eu/dingle-penin...
#IMPETUSInterviews #ClimateAction

#Sustainability #citizenscience
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Say hello to Mireia Ros, our newest IMPETUS team member! 👋

From Science for Change, Mireia works at the intersection of citizen science, health & migration — helping us drive impact in our final #IMPETUSAccelerator cohort! 🚀

#citizenscience
October 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
💧 Who’s saving our river data?

New paper by Mazzoglio et al. (2025) explores volunteers in the SIREN #CitizenScience project, digitising Italy’s historic streamflow records.

Retirees & hobbyists lead the way—showing science can be meaningful, social & fun.

Read doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#Hydrology
October 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Reposted by IMPETUS4CS
Comienza la Convención por un #PactodeEstado frente a la Emergencia Climática y os compartimos:
🟡Dosier con antecedentes e hitos claves: goo.su/UtFJ5V
🟡Diferencias y consensos de #L8E: goo.su/nqyE7X
🟢Envía tu narrativa: goo.su/ucRUg

@miteco.gob.es @hexagonallab.bsky.social @impetus4cs.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
#citizenscience resources

Today is #EWasteDay 💡

In 2022, each EU resident generated 11.2 kg of e-waste.
@therestartproject.org is helping change that — teaching people to repair electronics & bringing repair skills into schools.

🔧 Learn more: therestartproject.org/restart-at-s...
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🚲 #CitizenScience Spotlight:

The SHIFT project teams up with parents + transport planners to make school cycling routes safer!

Using sensors + bike cams, parents track “stress hotspots” on real rides — turning data into action for safer streets. 🌍✨

www.sfi.ie/challenges/s...

#CyclingSafety
October 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🎙️ #IMPETUSInterview, we talk with Markku Luoto from Baltic Sea 3D Wrecksite Ontology 🌊

Using volunteer expertise, tech & collaboration, they’re creating digital twins of shipwrecks, preserving #marineheritage for future generations. ⚓️

👉 impetus4cs.eu/baltic-sea-3...

#citizenscience
IMPETUS Interviews... Baltic Sea 3D Wrecksite Ontology - Impetus4cs - Impetus For Citizen Science Project
impetus4cs.eu
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🧑‍🏫💡 Teachers as researchers!

New paper by Atal et al. (2025) shows how Profs-Chercheurs turns educators into citizen scientists—collaboratively producing, peer-reviewing & sharing practice-based evidence to improve teaching.

Read 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1366...

#CitizenScience #Education #OpenScience
October 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🧰 #CitizenScience Resource

Explore the @biodiversa.eu Citizen Science Toolkit — designed for researchers in #biodiversity and #EnvironmentalSciences looking to involve citizens in their work.

Discover best practices, benefits & resources 👇

🔗 10.5281/zenodo.3979343
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Reposted by IMPETUS4CS
El Panel Ciudadano Climático de España reúne a 100 personas que comparten sus narrativas (anónimas).

#100VocesBBL, cada una con sus contextos y particularidades. #BlaBlaLAB compartirá un mapa con todas.

🟢Inscríbete y comparte: goo.su/yUikYpS

@impetus4cs.bsky.social @hexagonallab.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🚀 #CitizenScience Spotlight

SERVET: Citizen Science in the Stratosphere brings near-space exploration to citizens, schools & communities—enabling low-cost experiments up to 40 km above Earth 🌍

🔗 Learn more: calls.ars.electronica.art/2025/prix/wi...

#SpaceResearch #ParticipatoryScience #CitSci
October 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM