So excited to share that our book on Ethical and Equitable Citizen Science will be out early next year! It is a distillation of all the successes and mistakes we've made over the past 18 years, and we can't wait to share it. Grateful for @uoylibrary.bsky.social funds for it to be open access

Folks in or around York next week, please join us if you can!

Stockholm Environment Institute@sei.org · last mo.

🚀 CS Co-labs is launching! Using or considering #CitizenScience methods for research? Join us to discover CS Co-labs, offering 1:1 clinics, talks, discussions and resources. Launch: 📆 Wed 29 July 11.15am - 1pm 📍 University of York campus 🍴 lunch provided Read more and register: buff.ly/ojyuY69

I absolutely love bookshops. We are lucky in York to have quite a few delightful independents (including the latest, biggest, and beautiful Topping & Co), and on Saturday Little Apple ordered me a book which has already arrived - such a fab team. www.littleapplebookshop.co.uk

Home | Little Apple Bookshop | York Independent Bookshop

Independent bookshop selling new books, signed copies, book-related gifts and many wonderful things for adults and children. The Little Apple Bookshop is situated on High Petergate in the heart of Yor...

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We're curious about the link between stuffy spaces, temperature and exam results. Are you? #SAMHE schools are invited to move their #AirQuality monitor to an exam space this May, so you, and we, can investigate. Find out more, and register your interest via this short google form👉 buff.ly/yBejQ4u

Are you curious...?

...about the link between stuffy spaces, temperature and exam results? If your school is participating in the SAMHE project and hosts Key Stage 2 SATS or GCSE exams, express your interest in helpin...

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Have you burped your classroom today? Read our latest newsletter for: ⭐️ #Ventilation tips ⭐️ ideas for British Science Week ⭐️ using #SAMHE to support your #CREST award ⭐️ an invitation to help us investigate whether #AirQuality affects exam results 📰 buff.ly/5Gy9TDS 🍎 #STEMed #BSW26 #EduSky

Sad to be missing #ECSA2026 AGAIN this year (can't even blame having small children anymore!) but looking forward to reading about it on here (and digesting Smriti Safaya's legendary notes!) #citizenscience

📢 Are you an adult living in the UK with a respiratory condition, or a guardian of a child with one? Join an online panel to help shape research on indoor air quality & health. 🗓 Monthly (1 - 2 hrs) 🎁 Vouchers provided 🔗 tinyurl.com/codesign-airhub #AirQuality #PublicHealth #RespiratoryHealth

The 2026 #NewYearPlantHunt is now underway and the first records are already pinging in! Take a look at the Results map: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php There are going to be a lot more markers pinging in as the day goes on, each one showing where a plant or list of plants has been recorded. Let's go!

NYPH Live Results

This page shows a summary of wild or naturalised plants in bloom that have been reported across Britain and Ireland.

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)@bsbibotany.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Not long now until #NewYearPlantHunt starts! Everything you need is here: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Spotter sheets, Top Tips for successful hunting, info about group hunts, guidance on taking photos for #WildFlowerID, links to the #BSBIRecordingApp for uploading your finds & info on how to get help.

Our "Pan on? Fan on." phrase as cited in this article is an example of an "If, then" message designed to help change behaviours, as they link a certain situation, in this case cooking, with a desired action (ventilating). www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Read our latest newsletter for: ⭐️ Jingle Bells - #SAMHE style! ⭐️ inspiration from The Glebe Primary School ⭐️ fun, no-prep activities for the last week of term ⭐️ tips for boosting pupils’ concentration 📰 buff.ly/wvnoAbH 🍎 #STEM #EduSky #AirQuality #HealthyAir #SciTeachUK #PrimaryScience #IAQ

What are the costs and benefits of putting a HEPA filter into your classroom? Our new tool will help you find out.

SAMHE (Schools' Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education)@samhe.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📢 Introducing CHEPA: a free, easy-to-use tool for #schools and local authorities! Calculate how a #HEPAfilter would affect your classroom #AirQuality and energy use. 🍎 ✔️ Easy-to-use ✔️ Evidence-based ✔️ Classroom-specific results Try the #CHEPAcalculator today: www.coschools.org.uk/CHEPAcalcula...

Sign up to our newsletter to hear about our project #airquality #citizenscience

SAMHE (Schools' Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education)@samhe.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Get the #SAMHE newsletter for updates, resources, inspiring stories and our scientific findings and recommendations on indoor #AirQuality in UK schools! December issue out soon - join the mailing list today! samhe.org.uk/FAQ#contact 🍎 #STEM #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #HealthyAir #SciTeachUK

Change takes time. SEI’s work with partners on Africa’s first integrated air pollution and climate assessment helped shape the Africa Clean Air Program, now acknowledged in a UN resolution. ¨ It offers a roadmap to save lives, cut emissions and boost resilience: buff.ly/2bhir9u

We had a great first #CitizenScience Q&A session yesterday on our #CommunityEnergy project - for more details or to sign up, see www.sei.org/projects/eco...

Ecological Citizen(s)

The Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ uses the digital economy to catalyse sustainable change and tackle the ecological and climate crisis.

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Adaptation is so important! It can also feel positive, because you are taking active steps to change, rather than fighting a rising tide (literally in many cases). weadapt.org is full of inspiration.

Daniel Swain@weatherwest.bsky.social · last yr.

Historically, I think we've focused so much on mitigation that in many circles we've lost sight of the even more imminent need for adaptation--and that's now actively putting lives and economies at risk. So we can, and must, do both!

Involved in #CommunityEnergy? New #CitizenScience project needs your help to find out how community energy schemes are run through online workshops bringing together #EnergyGroups and researchers. First meeting next week as part of #CEF2025 Find out more 👇👇 www.sei.org/projects/eco...

Ecological Citizen(s)

The Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ uses the digital economy to catalyse sustainable change and tackle the ecological and climate crisis.

sei.org

🌬️ Discover why indoor air matters! Join SEI and partners on June 23 at 1:00 PM for a powerful #LCAW2025 webinar on indoor air quality and its implications for net zero and public health. Register 👉 buff.ly/EJyKwbN #ClimateWeek #CleanAirDay

Based in the UK and involved in community energy? Join the CE-CS project from SEI York & the Ecological Citizens initiative. We are inviting UK-based #CommunityEnergy groups to explore how projects are run and governed. Online, low time commitment (5 hrs/6 months). Sign up: lnkd.in/d4_JzScp

We spend the majority of our lives indoors - at home, school, or work. The quality of air we breathe in these environments is often overlooked, but it plays a crucial role in our health and well-being. Hear from the INGENIOUS project scientists... www.londonclimateactionweek.org/event/pan-on...

Events - London Climate Action Week

Discover climate summits, forums, workshops, and more during London Climate Action Week — a city-wide celebration of climate action and awareness.

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New paper out with colleagues on citizen science approaches for microbiology. A bit different, but membranes get a mention for anyone who was briefly worried 🤣 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... Also, publish in society journals!

Opportunities for microbiology citizen science: lessons learnt from three pilot projects

Citizen science (CS) is the partnering of professional scientists and members of the public to answer real-world scientific questions. There has been huge growth in CS over the past two decades, but u...

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Attending #UKHSA2025 next week? Look out for @hertscc.bsky.social's poster on our joint work evaluating the use of #AirFilters in primary schools and @sarahwestsei.bsky.social contributing to a panel on ‘Air pollution and healthcare: equipping professionals for action’. www.sei.org/events/ukhsa...

UKHSA 2025 conference: air pollution and healthcare

Sarah West will share insights from her work investigating indoor air quality in homes and schools as part of this UK Health Security Agency Conference panel.

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It's a tricky time for Higher Education in the UK at the moment, but look at this uplifting thread!

University of York Library@uoylibrary.bsky.social · last yr.

This week we ran our #LibInspo competition. Five students, from across all three faculties, pitching ideas to improve the student experience in the library. We work with the winner to try and make their idea a reality, and they get £500 for themselves. And it was BRILLIANT. Read on: 🧵

📢 Are you a #healthcare professional? Discover the latest research and resources on #AirPollution. @sarahwestsei.bsky.social will share insights from on indoor #AirQuality in homes and schools as part of a panel at #UKHSA25. 📆 25 -26 March 📍 Manchester, UK www.sei.org/events/ukhsa... #SAMHE

UKHSA 2025 conference: panel on air pollution and healthcare

Sarah West will share insights from her work investigating indoor air quality in homes and schools as part of this UK Health Security Agency Conference panel.

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Reminder that you only have a few hours left if you want to apply to become our first ever Administration Officer! Details & job pack here: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... Deadline to apply: midnight tonight!

Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)@bsbibotany.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're hiring! Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers? Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March

It is rather mad to think that Disco 2000 was written about a year 25 years ago

“The net zero sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, analysis has found, providing high-wage jobs across the country while cutting climate-heating emissions and increasing energy security.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says

Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security

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For the 2025 #IMPETUS accelerator, we are seeking #citizenscience projects that focus on #circularcommunities ♻️ #Resource Management 🏘️ #Infrastructure & #Housing ⚠️ #Disaster Resilience If your project would benefit from some additional support, learn more impetus4cs.eu/opencall/ #citsci #funding

Here's today's #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism story: Wisdom, the oldest-known albatross, just had another chick! I believe I posted about her laying an egg, it has now hatched! 🧪🦑🌎 news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known bird at 74, has a new chick

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, made headlines recently for laying an egg with a new partner, her first egg in four years. The egg has now hatched, and Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (Phoebast...

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It's lovely and windy today, which means lots of clean green electricity. Or does it? See all those purple dots in Scotland? Those are wind farms that we're turning off as of 8am… 🤔

Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded & what’s next Once upon a time leaders believed that science was essential to nation’s security, to better health, to more jobs, to a higher standard of living & to cultural progress 🧪 #academicSky @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s next

The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s policy changes has shocked researchers.

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