Learning by doing – Using citizen science to map social change in Strovolos, Cyprus
The Library of the University of Cyprus, in cooperation with the Municipal Library of Strovolos and the Cyprus Institute, organised the event entitled “What’s in my neighborhood? Using citizen science to map social change in Strovolos” on the 15th of November 2022. The purpose of the event was to promote Open Science and Citizen Science […]
Active citizenship: The role of librarians in citizen science – Training activity at UCY
An event report detailing the University of Cyprus’ recent training activity on citizen science in libraries.
Train the Trainers & Inform the Informers: a report on recent propelling activities for Citizen Science in Greece
Learn about the recent Citizen Science train-the-trainer event, whihc took place in the University of Patras, Greece.
Open Knowledge Café: Social Media & Citizen Science in Gen Z’s Life
On 28th July 2022, the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (ULSIT) in Sofia, Bulgaria held an Open Knowledge Café entitled “Social Media & Citizen Science in Gen Z’s Life”, as part of the CeOS_SE Project. The focus of the Open Knowledge Café was to raise awareness about CeOS_SE project & Citizen Science Activities. […]
Plastic Spotting Citizen Science Activity – Leiden, The Netherlands
Project coordinator, LIBER, joined Leiden University and their Plastic Spotter canal clean-up activity to see how citizen science is practised week-in-week-out! This was an excellent opportunity to see how a mature citizen science activity is run and sustained, producing research outputs, and fostering engaged and climate-conscious communities. For this activity, the goal was to watch, […]
Active Citizens and Dark Skies – Citizen Science at the University of Patras
Within the framework of the CeOS_SE project, the Library and Information Center of the University of Patras, Greece, organized the activity “Per Scientia, Ad Astra: active citizens and dark skies”, in cooperation with the Papacharalambeios Public Central Library of Nafpaktos and the International Darksky Association. The event took place on the 13th of May 2022, […]
CeOS_SE Citizen Science activities continue – Turin and Belgrade
The CeOS_SE Project continues to pilot Citizen Science in South-eastern Europe by organising activities, together with public libraries, in our partner regions. The latest activities took place in Turin, Italy and Belgrade, Serbia. The University of Turin organized a two-day training event on June 7th and 8th: Citizen science, per una ricerca aperta a tutti. […]
Published thematic collection “Bees, life, people” as a result of citizen science activity
One month after the National and University Library Zagreb carried out their first CeOS_SE citizen science activity, the thematic collection “Bees, life, people” was published at the Croatian Web Archive (HAW). The thematic collection is a joint product of the City Library Ivanić-Grad, students of the High School “Ivan Švear” Ivanić Grad, librarians – subject […]
Piloting Citizen Science in Southeast Europe
In March and April the CeOS_SE project ran two Citizen Science activities in Plovid, Bulgaria and Zagreb, Croatia, to raise awareness of Open Science and Citizen Science in these regions and to pilot its practice.
