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And here are four more of our best moments of 2025! 🎉

#CitizenScience

Hip hip hooray! 🎉

Scivil is celebrating its 7th anniversary by looking back at some of last year’s best moments

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#CitizenScience

We at Scivil are excited about:

Surveys, launches, all the opportunities to connect with the #CitizenScience community, and... our (gradual) transition from a knowledge centre to both a knowledge and research centre!

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What are your hopes and dreams for #CitizenScience in 2026? 🔭💙
In this post, we’re sharing ours!

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📢 CALL: Apply for the Citizen Science Summer School 2026

Are you a Master’s student, PhD candidate, postdoc, or practitioner interested in #CitizenScience? 🏫

The University of Zurich hosts its 5th edition of their CS Summer School! (June 7-12)

🔍 Details:

Get inspired by 10 citizen science stories!

Over the past year, we interviewed 10 amazing projects and initiatives that show #CitizenScience in action! 🤝

➡️ Find all stories here: www.scivil.be/en/stories

Almost 7,000 people. That’s how many we connected with in 2025!

In 2026, we aim to inspire even more people to explore Citizen Science. 🩵

➡️ Want to stay updated on what’s next?
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#CitizenScience #Burgerwetenschap

Want to pitch your project on #hydrology or #WaterManagement to an international audience? 🌍💧

You have until Thursday, 15 Jan (EOD) to apply! 👇

🌐This webinar marks the launch of Citizens4Water, the global inventory of #CitizenScience initiatives for hydrology and water management!

🌊 WORKSHOP: Marine Citizen Science Data Network

Are you working with Marine Citizen Science data? Join this workshop organised by the EU-funded project CS-MACH1

📅 3–4 Feb 2026
💻 Online spots still available
👉 Registration (free) by Jan 27: buff.ly/tmvtriI

📢 CALL: Fund your #CitizenScience project in Responsible Security

REINFORCING’s 7th Open Call invites projects that implement practices of Responsible Security. Selected projects receive up to €20K

⏰ Deadline to apply is 4 March: buff.ly/SrKXy5V
ℹ️ More info & info session (19 Jan): buff.ly/2miCIXu

UCD Citizen Science logo in white and Irish Weather Service Met Eireann logo in aqua green, with an images of an open ledger book and weather index card. A portrait of female researcher Dr. Rhonda McGovern is displayed along with the UCD Research and Library logos consisting of the UCD crest and text.

UCD #CitizenScience event🌀
Met Éireann is calling on the public to help rescue millions of historic weather observations currently held in handwritten paper records.
Dr. Rhonda McGovern will run a free hands-on workshop on 27 Jan in James Joyce Library Link 3.
Register: forms.gle/cXs26gVj68pN...

Webinar:

🌊Discover the launch of Citizens4Water, the global platform for #CitizenScience projects on hydrology & water management: buff.ly/oCtM20w

🎤Do you have your own project on this topic? Present it in a 2-min pitch: buff.ly/vUBEQdw

Make connections during the CS-NL Network Day 2026! 🌟

Meet citizen science colleagues, do workshops and get updates on the national NL network during this inspiring event in the Netherlands!

📅 29 Jan 2026 |🕰️ 09:30–17:30 |🏫 Bibliotheek Neude, Utrecht

🚀 Registrations now open: buff.ly/ZOP2DGt

📣 Workshop: Getting Started with Citizen Science

Would you like to apply #CitizenScience to your project or research? 💡

Join us on 19 February in Leuven for a hands-on workshop and turn your initial idea into a project plan!

👉 Info & registration: buff.ly/wfUlXa0

Registration ECSA2026 Registration and fees All participants (convenors, authors, chairs, discussants, organisers, keynotes, plenary speakers, guests, volunteers and attending committee members) must register via…

ECSA 2026 Conference
Early Bird registration now open📝🐦

Scivil is excited to join @ecsa.ngo from 3–6 March 2026 in the snowy and inspiring Oulu, Finland

✅ Early Bird until 27 Jan
👉 Register here: buff.ly/oXRJQyU

Will we see you there? 👀 Drop a comment below 👇

Want to know more about the latest EU funding opportunities for public engagement?

👇 Join this online event by EUSEA: Understanding the New European Commission Funding Landscape

📅 Tue. Dec. 16 | 🕐 12:30–14:00 CET

🎧Podcast Bits & Atomen: Scivil presents #Maarallee (NL)

In the latest episode of Bits & Atomen, @anneliesduerinckx.bsky.social (Scivil) presents Maarallee, our new Citizen Science project

🤖 Maarallee’s mission is to help AI understand Flemish. Want to know why & how?👉 Listen here: buff.ly/iQWI9cp

Online Workshop: How to Be a Part of 2.50 Million Acts of Science with SciStarter | NISE Network Online workshop with representatives from SciStarter, who will share more information about their 2.50 Million Acts of Science initiative and the resources available to use in your community.

Join us January 13th for the first NISE Network Online Workshop of 2026: How to Be a Part of 2.50 Million Acts of Science with SciStarter!
#CitizenScienceMonth #citizenscience #SciStarter #actsofscience #nisenetwork #nisenet #museums #Planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum

@carolinadoran.bsky.social @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo

🎁 Competitive Edge: Understanding the New European Commission Funding Landscape

📅 Date: December 16
⏰ Time: 12:30–14:00 CET
🔗 Online

Find out more here:
eusea.info/news/competi...

#publicengagement #scicomm #sciencecommunication #funding #EUprojects

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀: 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 & 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

If you work at topics relevant to citizen science for evidence-based policy and decision-making promote the call or consider submitting an abstract.

Find out more: participatorysciences.org/2025/10/15/c...

💧💻 Webinar: Turning Water Quality Data into Action

Join this webinar by Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences and discover how citizen science data on water quality can lead to real change in your community!

📅 December 4, 2025 | 7 PM CET

👉 Register: buff.ly/Hu0YbBH

🎙️ Interview

Belgium’s first Citizen Science Fair showcased 30+ projects in the garden of @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social🦖

It brought together policymakers, researchers & citizens! 👐

Learn more about this event in our interview with Carolina Doran (@ecs_ngo) & Steve Bers (Scivil) 👉 buff.ly/R4PjeG9

📢 Call for Contributions
Festival “Transforming Public Action” by OpenLab.brussels (📅 April 22–23, 2026)

Got a #CitizenScience project, game, artwork, or research that can inspire and transform public policy and action?

➡️ Submit your proposal by Dec 12: buff.ly/ANfEZTU
💬 NL & FR

📢 Event: BeCoDigital

#BeCoDigital explored how digital technologies and AI can enhance citizen co-creation in a government context

In this closing event, KULeuven, UNamur & UAntwerp share the results of the project

🔗Register: buff.ly/JAbhMmE

🗓️ Tue 9 Dec |🕒13h30–16h |📍Brussels

At Dag van de Wetenschap (Day of Science), we saw how #CitizenScience sparks curiosity & excitement in visitors of all ages. This is what citizen science is all about! 🍃🌠🔬

Thank you to everyone who passed by, and to @dagvandewetenschap.bsky.social for an amazing day! 🩵

#DvdW2025

📚Online workshop: Citizen Science in Education
📅1 Dec | 14:00–15:30 CET

@oeadcitizenscience.bsky.social wants your input:

❓Which tools and services can help integrate citizen science into education?

Interested? Email 📧 elisabeth.schauermann@oead.at
Workshop is part of @riecs-concept.bsky.social

27 Nov & 4 Dec 2025: Citizen Science Workshops (online) Aarhus University logo

🎓@au.dk is organising 2 workshops on #CitizenScience
🌐Online, English, open to all

1️⃣Introducing citizen science: Fundamental principles & interactive cases (🗓️27/11/25)

2️⃣Participant recruitment & community engagement (🗓️4/12/25)

🔗Info: buff.ly/6MOpNIn

The workshops are part of PATTERN (EU-funded)

Step into the world of citizen science!🚶🌇🍂

Explore a free, interactive citizen science trail in Louvain-la-Neuve, created by UCLouvain and Scivil

Discover:
🪧Posters showcasing UCLouvain’s projects
🧩Fun hands-on activities

👉Info (FR): buff.ly/YQ7b3HO

️ℹ️17-21 November, between 9 AM and 5 PM, FR

Are you an archaeologist, (art) historian or heritage professional? 💼📜

Curious about #CitizenScience but not sure where to start?

📣Join our #workshop with FARO and turn your ideas into concrete citizen science projects in the heritage sector

Info: buff.ly/zCqYP5h

🗓️ 9 Dec. 2025 |📍 Brussels | 💬NL