Successful citizen science tools to monitor animal populations require innovation and communication: SealSpotter as a case study

PS Puskic, R Holmberg, RR McIntosh - Frontiers in Conservation …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In rapidly changing ocean systems, there is a dual need to engage and educate community
members and carry out rapid data acquisition. There is a body of evidence to support …

CRISPR is easy: Exposure to Last Week Tonight enhances knowledge about gene editing

AA Eichmeier, MA Xenos - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Experts have called for public engagement with the governance of controversial scientific
research and discoveries, including CRISPR, the technology that enables gene editing …

The impact of the reform of rural collective property rights system on villagers' public participation: An empirical study based on CRRS 2020 data

R Li, D Gao - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
The reform of rural collective property rights system is of great significance for protecting the
collective asset rights and interests of villagers, activating rural resource elements, and …

[HTML][HTML] Does Terminology Matter? Effects of the Citizen Science Label on Participation in a Wildlife Conservation Online Platform

P McLeod, J Schuldt, H Song… - Citizen …, 2025 - theoryandpractice …
Despite concerns that sociocultural connotations of the term citizen science may discourage
engagement with such projects among certain groups, little empirical evidence is available …

[HTML][HTML] Using Citizen Science to Document Biodiversity on a University Campus: A Year-Long Case Study

PM Baker, B Samuels, TJA Hain - Conservation, 2024 - mdpi.com
Citizen science is a rapidly growing field, particularly among young scientists. In this case
study, we review a year-long citizen science initiative hosted at Western University, Canada …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the Performance of Citizen Science in a Food Hypersensitivity Research Pilot

I Thornhill, E Corbett, J Barnett - Citizen …, 2024 - theoryandpractice …
Food hypersensitivity (FHS) is a significant health issue that has extensive impacts on
quality of life and mental health, causing stress, anxiety, and depression. One of the most …

Enhancing civic engagement with science: a comparative approach across European regions

M Mocanu, AD Bibiri, VD Rusu, A Moroșanu, IG Bejan - Scientometrics, 2025 - Springer
Public understanding of science and his involvement in different aspects of research
activities impact contemporary life more than ever. This study compares civic engagement …

Skating on Thinning Ice: Backyard Citizen Science for Climate Change Awareness

E Sperling, GM Bowen - Postdigital Science and Education, 2025 - Springer
For 10+ years, a citizen science project—TempWatch—has conducted research on climate
change using data submitted by the public. Participants, often blue-collar professionals …

Understanding patterns of engagement in the citizen humanities: The civil records of Suriname

M Prats López, T Van Oort, W Ganzevoort… - Historical Methods: A …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to identify engagement profiles in the citizen humanities and assess whether
these profiles match those found in prior studies on crowd-based projects in the natural …

[HTML][HTML] What's in it for citizen scientists? An Analysis of Participant Inclusivity in Citizen Science Projects in Advanced Physics Research

E Unterfrauner, CM Fabian, G Hemming… - Open Research …, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Citizen science projects optimise the democratisation of the production of scientific
knowledge. In these initiatives, research processes do not rely solely on scientists' but on …