☎️ Call for endorsement The updated CS SDG declaration Our World – Our Goals: Citizen Science for the Sustainable Development Goals declaration is now open for endorsement. citizenscience.eu/declarations... You can help advocate for a more inclusive approach to sustainable development.

One more episode of our ECS #podcast is out! In this episode we talked to different librarians, researchers and policy makers present at the final ECS event in Ljubljana's public library. You can listen YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvhr...) or on our podcast hub citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod...

The third episode of the ECS podcast is out and you can listen to it citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod... or in YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwWt.... In this episode we talk about what is needed for citizen science to be trusted by the right people who can help it reach its full potential.

As ECS is coming to an end this month we want to keep celebrating our achievements through our series of final events which started with the citizen science fair in Oulu, Finland. Take a look at this blogpost citizenscience.eu/blog/2026/04...

A celebration of the ECS archipelago: Citizen Science Festival in Oulu, Finland

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Here is the second episode of the ECS #podcast Is participation in citizen science a choice? a responsibility? a privilege? why people bother participating in #cs? Listen to the episode in the podcast hub citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod... or on ECSA's YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmTw...

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? Citizen science is designed to be inclusive. But what does that mean in practice? 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 the first episode of the ECS #podcast “𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?” 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗯 citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod... or in ECSA's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGtq...

In the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 of the European Citizen Science (ECS) #podcast, we explore inclusion in citizen science: what is working, what remains challenging and what we are not always saying out loud. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 “𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?” 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗯: citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod...

The #ECS journey continues: On 11 June, we are visiting Slovenia for a special in-person event dedicated to the public libraries. 📚 Join us from 09:00 - 16:30 in 𝗟𝗷𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆. 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

✨ 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 ✨ 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Have your say on the skills that define citizen science researchers and practitioners 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘁𝘄𝗼, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 Deadline: 18 May

𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Join our dive in session on the Citizen Science Competency framework on the 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟭-𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬 (𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧). ✨ Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 🔗 The data will soon be available here: web2learn.eu/airlimnos_da... #AirQuality #STEM #CitizenScience #Sustainability

𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 This week, we are releasing the April issue of our digital magazine, featuring stories from the ECS final event series, including both recent and upcoming events, 𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗼, and the latest news from our community.

#CitizenScienceMonth #LongTermSustainability 𝐄𝐂𝐒 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 offers free courses on ethics, integrity, and sustainable citizen science. Join, learn, and share your #ActsofScience!

📸 The memories from #ECSA2026 in Oulu are now live! Relive the moments, reconnect with faces, and share your favourites — all the photos from our conference are now on our Flickr album. 👉 www.flickr.com/photos/19483...

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ECSA 2026 Conference Oulu | 3-6 March Let's celebrate citizen science together at the 6th European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) conference in Northern Finland. The theme of the 2026 confe...

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𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻, part of the ECSA team and coordinator of the ECS project, was featured in the Portuguese citizen science network newsletter. ✨Full interview, in Portuguese here: www.cienciacidada.pt/resource/11

𝗔 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ECS is joining forces with iMERMAID for a session that puts citizen science practitioners and municipal authorities around the same table. 🗓️ 7 April 🕚 11:00–12:30 CET 📍 Online

As we are moving to the close of March 2026, we are looking back on an incredible month for citizen science. We launched the 𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 in Oulu opening the month with the 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 at the Valkea shopping mall. View more here: www.flickr.com/photos/19483...

𝗔 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁 Join a session to know more, to contribute to finalising this first version of a citizen science competency framework. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 & 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧. Find out more and register here: reinforcing.eu/news/making-...

Back in February, the 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 brought together 100+ participants to explore the institutionalisation and long-term sustainability of citizen science. 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvA5...

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𝗔 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁 Join a session to know more, to contribute to finalising this first version of a citizen science competency framework. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 Today, 6 March 2026, the #ECSA2026 conference concludes with the Citizen Science Festival at Valkea shopping mall. Everything you need to know: www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-scie...

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? In the ECS private-sector pilots, STAB VIDA and other DxHub partners explored how existing citizen science activities within the DxHub project could be expanded and strengthened.

#ECSADaily Spotlight – 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬! Check the detailed programme here: https://www.ecsa2026.ngo/programme/#timetable We look forward to a week of rigorous dialogue, shared learning, and collective vision-building!

With the 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 just a few days away, it is time to map out your visit to our first "island" in Oulu. To help you navigate the festival, we have gathered all the practical information at the link below: www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-scie... Join us for this shared celebration!

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗖𝗦 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁: 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Our new report, led by project partner Stickydot, is now online. Read the full report here: zenodo.org/records/1832... #CitizenScience #PublicEngagement #Inclusion #OpenScience

𝗖𝗦 & 𝗥&𝗗? In the ECS private-sector pilots, we worked with STAB VIDA, a Portugal-based biotechnology SME with a strong R&D focus on developing portable and affordable analytical technologies, to explore how citizen science can support research, validation and learning in real-world contexts.

𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 The journey through the #ECSA2026 conference week will find its public highlight at the Citizen Science Festival on 6 March. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽: www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-scie...

𝟮 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 ECS Policy Event: Institutionalization and Long-Term Sustainability of Citizen Science 📌 Thursday, 19 February 2026 | 10:30–12:00 CET | Online Join the conversation, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/475814...