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RIECS-Concept starts the initiative to conceptualise Research Infrastructure for Citizen Science.

The European Union's HORIZON EUROPE Research and Innovation programme funded the project under grant agreement No. 101188210.
📢 Citizen Scientists Shape the Future of Research❗

✳️ On 3 October, twelve dedicated citizen scientists from across Austria joined the @oeadcitizenscience.bsky.social workshop in Vienna to co-design the future of citizen science infrastructure in Europe.

🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/26/c...
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📌 The @riecs-concept.bsky.social consortium was meeting in Milan on 24–25 September 2025 for two days of workshops hosted by the University of Milano-Bicocca.

🔗Find more information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/19/b...
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
📢 Join us at the Barcelona Citizen Science Conference for Workshop 7: @riecs-concept.bsky.social: Technological Challenges for a European Citizen Science Infrastructure❗

🗓️ 18 November 2025 | 12:45–13:45 CET
📍 Sala Ramón y Cajal, PRBB, Barcelona

🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/14/w...
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 Join us in our workshop at PartWiss 25 (Leipzig, 12–14 Nov 2025): Shaping Tomorrow’s Citizen Science Research Infrastructure in Germany: A Co-Design Experience❗️

🔗 Conference Programme: www.partizipation-wissenschaft.de/konferenz_20...

🔗 More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/12/s...
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
📢 CS4Health 2025 Conference in Zurich

On 7 November (10:00-10:45 CET), the @riecs-concept.bsky.social project will host the Solution Room “Listening, Learning, and Shaping” – a session where participants will co-design the future of citizen science in health

🔗More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/11/05/l...
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📢 On 22 October 2025, researchers, librarians, and policymakers met at Vilnius University Library’s SCIC (Vilnius, Lithuania) for the international conference “Open Science Today and Tomorrow”

📌 Moderated by Dr Monika Mačiulienė (@riecs-concept.bsky.social)

🔗More: concept.riecs.eu/2025/10/29/o...
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📢 The first @riecs-concept.bsky.social Newsletter❗

✨At six months, @riecs-concept.bsky.social looks back with pride and ahead with purpose - building the foundation for a lasting European Research Infrastructure for Excellent Citizen Science✨

🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/10/22/t...
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
📢 Make a Wish: A Shared Infrastructure for Citizen Science in Europe

🧩 Interactive workshop at the OIS zam: Forum – Participatory Science Conference in Vienna, will explore this question.

🔗 More information: ois.lbg.ac.at/ois-zam-foru...
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
📢 Strengthening Citizen Science in Austria and Europe

📅 On October 3, 2025, @oeadcitizenscience.bsky.social will host the @riecs-concept.bsky.social Workshop with Austrian Citizen Scientists in Vienna.

🔗 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/10/02/r...
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📢 On 1 October 2025, Madrid will host a key event for the future of citizen science in Spain: the Citizen Science Workshop, organised by @ibercivis.bsky.social together with the European project @riecs-concept.bsky.social

🧩 More information: concept.riecs.eu/2025/09/29/c...
September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@riecs-concept.bsky.social x @ars.electronica.art Festival 2025: Join the Citizen Science Townhall in Linz

​​✨ Whether you’re a researcher, citizen, or part of a citizen science network, join the bigger conversation!

READ MORE: concept.riecs.eu/2025/08/27/r...
August 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
📢 Deliverable 4.1: Engagement Methodology Protocol

📌 How can we ensure that citizens, researchers, policy-makers, educators, and technologists all have a voice in shaping the future of science?

READ MORE: concept.riecs.eu/2025/08/20/b...
August 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM
📢 Part 3 of 3: Why CAPS2025 Was a Turning Point for @riecs-concept.bsky.social

📌 READ MORE:
🔗 The full report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

🔗 @riecs-concept.bsky.social website: concept.riecs.eu/reports/
August 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Part 2 of 3: Building Together — @riecs-concept.bsky.social’s First Global Co-Design Exchange

✨READ MORE:

🔗 The full report on the outcomes of the symposium: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

🔗 @riecs-concept.bsky.social website: concept.riecs.eu/reports/
August 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
📢A new paper by researchers from the EMBIMOS group at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has been published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice.

📌 Read more: concept.riecs.eu/2025/07/30/a...
July 30, 2025 at 6:14 AM
📌Part 1/3: Trust, Tools, and Time – What Global Leaders Taught Us at #CAPS2025.

Citizen science infrastructure is built on stories, at the #CAPS2025 symposium by @riecs-concept.bsky.social, we heard some powerful ones.

🔗Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
🔗More: concept.riecs.eu/reports/
July 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
📢 Six Months Strong: How @riecs-concept.bsky.social Laying the Groundwork for a Citizen Science Infrastructure in Europe❗

✨Read more: concept.riecs.eu/2025/07/16/s...
July 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
📢 Meet our partner: @Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB)❗
‼️Follow @Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca to explore how its community of students, researchers, and citizens is shaping a more sustainable and participatory research future❗
✨ READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
July 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
📢 Advancing Public Engagement and Citizen Science in the European Research Area: @riecs-concept.bsky.social at the Brussels Cluster Event❗

✨Read the full text there: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
July 7, 2025 at 7:08 AM
📢 Meet our partner: Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP) ❗

‼️ Follow CSGP’s work and explore how global collaboration can advance citizen science and contribute to a more connected, equitable research future ❗

✨ READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
July 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
📢 Co-Production & Civic Futures at #RSA25

👥 If you're working in co-production, civic tech, or citizen-led research, let's connect.

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July 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM
📢 Reframing Citizen Observatories: The Backbone for Participatory Science ✨

🧩Read full text: concept.riecs.eu/2025/06/30/r...
June 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📢 Digital Tech & Democratic Participation – Reflections from #RSA25

📌 Stay tuned for planning, co-production, and civic engagement! Find more information: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
June 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📢 Meet our partner: @VILNIUS TECH❗

‼️ Follow @VILNIUS TECH and discover how creative collaboration and participatory innovation are reshaping research infrastructure in Europe❗

✨READ MORE: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
June 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
📢At the 53rd NORDTEK Conference Dr Monika Mačiulienė (VILNIUS TECH) offered a different perspective on climate communication.

✨Curious how citizen science can reshape our climate future? This is just the beginning.

✅Read full text: concept.riecs.eu/2025/06/19/t...
June 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM