ECSA - European Citizen Science Association

ECSA and ECS are leaving X The decision stems from significant ethical and practical concerns involving the management of the platform. Our social media Follow us on Bluesky: @ecsa.ngo and @ecs.ngo Facebook: @ECSAcommunity and @EUCitSciProject  Instagram: @ecsa_community and @eucitsciproject Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ecGP4CJa Since Elon Musk acquired the platform, X has shifted focus, prioritising profit over fundamental values like safety and inclusivity. Many previously basic free features have been locked behind a paywall, reducing accessibility. These changes undermine the values ECSA and ECS stand for, and we believe it is no longer a space that aligns with our mission or serves our community effectively. Our decision also echoes the concerns and decisions of many organisations and individuals who are now taking the same path as us. The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers.   We’ll keep our X accounts active over the coming weeks, and progressively stop publishing on it until the end of January 2025. After this point the accounts will be frozen, but not deleted: this is to preserve an archive of our previous news, stories, and activities and avoid the misuse of ECSA- and ECS-named accounts absent our presence.

We’re inviting poster abstract submissions for ACCTING’s Final Conference, “Empowering Change: Building a Fair and Inclusive Green Deal”, on 29 April 2025 in Brussels! Why participate? 🔊 Gain visibility for your project/initiative 🤝 Connect with policymakers, CSOs, researchers & key stakeholders ♻️ Contribute to discussions on inequality, sustainability and more Spaces are limited, submit your abstract now! 📅 Deadline: 5 March 2025 🔗 Find out more, submit and register on our website: https://lnkd.in/eem_vEq8

TECHNOPOLE SCHOOL IN CITIZEN SCIENCE 20 participants from 12 countries, 10 researchers, 5 citizen science facilitators for a special week dedicated to create 5 #citizenscience projects. More here: https://lnkd.in/dEau73RV Among the 5 research lines, we are exploring the oral health awareness in Italy. First step: getting info on the topic. Please dedicate 2 minutes to the following survey (in italiano): https://lnkd.in/dUJY69gE Info in italiano: La nostra bocca non è fatta solo di denti: gengive, guance e lingua sono parti delicate che meritano attenzione per restare in salute. Ignorarle potrebbe farti perdere i segnali di malattie importanti. Fai questo rapido questionario per aiutarci a capire quanto le persone sanno davvero sulla salute orale — e contribuisci a migliorare le strategie di prevenzione del futuro.  Questo questionario fa parte di un'attività di citizen science svolta nell'ambito della Rome Technopole School in Citizen Science. #citizenscience #dentistry #oralhealth Citizen Science Italia

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞? Join the ECSA Citizen Science & Open Science working group on 𝟏𝟗 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓, for an exciting webinar exploring the role of 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, from 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬. During the session, 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, speakers Dilek Fraisl, Étienne Serbe-Kamp, and Karen Verstraelen will dive into how AI can 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐜𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 📝 Save your spot and be part of the conversation! https://lnkd.in/ddjC2DTG #CitizenScience #AI #OpenScience #DataEthics #Innovation

Join the AI Literacy, Health & Well-Being event of the Solaris EU Project in Brussels!

We are happy to introduce you to the RISE's own page and website! RISE is an Erasmus+ project empowering social economy organisations to effectively engage in research and collaboration with academic institutions.

🚨 Call for papers – Citizen Science in Public Health 🚨 We came across an exciting opportunity for researchers working at the intersection of public health and citizen science! Frontiers in Public Health has opened a call for papers on "Empowering Public Health through Citizen Science: A Focus on Enhanced Participation." This is a great chance to contribute research on how citizen engagement can drive meaningful public health advancements. More info & submission details: https://lnkd.in/eryfbJ2r If this aligns with your work—or you know someone whose research fits—spread the word! 📢 #PublicHealth #CitizenScience #CallForPapers #ResearchOpportunity #CS4Health ECSA - European Citizen Science Association Rhoda Schuling Johan de Jong

Join us Tuesday, February 4th, for another citizen science collaboration session. Ilona Kish (Public Libraries 2030) will be joining us to share tips and strategies to achieve success, support and sustainability in your citizen science projects and organisations. 👇 Register for free and join the ECS collaboration group 👇

Join the iMERMAID EU Webinar for Open Call 2 to learn how local and regional authorities can apply for funding to implement innovative solutions for combating contaminants in the Mediterranean. https://lnkd.in/eZMf8epu

📍🇳🇱  Join us in Amsterdam on 4 February 2025 at 17:00 CET for an event co-organized by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA): Unlocking Green Deal Data Spaces. 🌐 As the EU drives its ambitious agenda for common European data spaces, including the Green Deal Data Space, we face the dual challenge of bridging the digital and green transitions. This event brings together leading academic and policy experts to explore innovative governance approaches and tackle barriers hindering progress. 🌱 Highlights include discussions around the #JRC report, “Unlocking Green Deal Data: Innovative Approaches for Data Governance and Sharing in Europe”, which introduces the concept of Systemic Data Justice. This framework prioritizes equity, accountability, and representation to ensure sustainable and impactful data governance. 🫂 Our colleague and partner, Anna Berti Suman from A SUD Onlus, will share her expertise on citizen-generated data for compliance assurance across the EU. She will also highlight the ongoing work of #ENFORCE_eu, which is driving impactful innovation in the sector. 📍Spui 25-27, 1012 WX, Amsterdam 📅 Tuesday, February 4 2025 🕒 From 17:00 (CET) 💻 Hybrid : https://lnkd.in/dSgJ9Mw9 CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency G.A.C. Group (GAC) France Svetlana Klessova Chrysi Laspidou ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) ECSA - European Citizen Science Association CIHEAM Bari ENRICH GLOBAL Digital for Planet #EnvironmentalCompliance #CitizenScience #SustainableGovernance #GreenDeal #DataGovernance #Sustainability #Innovation