CSWG outputs

 Read about the UKEOF Citizen Science Working Group.

• Symposium on 'Farmers, citizen science & environmental monitoring' (13 Jan 2023)
  Online event attended by over 200 people - Video recording available
• Impacts of COVID-19 on environmental citizen science: Lessons learned and recommendations for the future
  An analysis by UKEOF partners that explores how the response to Covid-19 has affected environmental citizen science in the UK
• Workshop 'Using Social Media as a Data Source for Environmental Science' (9 Dec 2020)
  Speakers' presentations
• What is the future of citizen science? What is UKEOF's role?
  UKEOF Citizen Science Working Group workshop report
• Data management planning for citizen science
  This guidance note provides specific, practical advice to citizen science practitioners about the development of data management plans to support the value of datasets from citizen science projects
• Workshop report: Maximising the benefits from citizen science for monitoring the environment
  Report from the UKEOF citizen science workshop held in January 2018 (Birmingham)
• Citizen Science Report
  UKEOF commissioned NERC's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (working with the Natural History Museum) to carry out a project looking at the role of volunteers in environmental monitoring, resulting in a report: Understanding Citizen Science and Environmental Monitoring
• Motivations for citizen science
  UKEOF commissioned the University of Reading, in partnership with the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York, and the University of West England to undertake a study to investigate people's motivations for citizen science. Outputs included a report, summary leaflets, a video and more
• Costs & benefits of citizen science
  UKEOF commissioned WRc plc in partnership with CEH and FERA to undertake a study towards a methodology for evaluating opportunities, costs and benefits of citizen science, resulting in a report and cost-benefit analysis tool. Outputs included a report, summary leaflet and a spreadsheet-based cost-benefit analysis tool