Our community of practice is intended for UCD staff, researchers and students doing or interested in doing citizen science for research, teaching or public engagement.
Through our community of practice, discover how citizen science can:
- Advance knowledge, research and innovation
- Benefit staff, students, research, as well as the citizens involved
- Be a powerful tool for engaging people in research and addressing important research and societal challenges
Citizen science is endorsed through UCD’s public engagement policy and by Horizon Europe.
The goals of our community of practice are to:
- share knowledge and ideas
- attend discussions and talks
- collaborate on issues
- help develop resources for all members to use
- hear from practitioners & experts
- make requests and suggestions on topics
- identify challenges
- access a library of resources, tools, and case studies
What is Citizen Science and why get involved?
We offer a variety of opportunities for UCD staff, researchers and students to get involved, including:
- Joining or contributing to our events programmes, workshops and training sessions
- Contributing case studies
- Joining our mailing list
- Using the UCD Library citizen science LibGuide
Latest News
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Irish Weather Rescue : Met Éireann’s Data Rescue Citizen Science Project
read more: Irish Weather Rescue : Met Éireann’s Data Rescue Citizen Science ProjectHeld on Tuesday, 27th January 2026 in the James Joyce Library, UCD. Met Éireann is asking citizens to help ditigise historical Irish rainfall data from our old weather records. The UCD Citizen Science Community of Practice welcomed Dr. Rhonda McGovern,…
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Citizen Science in Academia – Conference December 2025
read more: Citizen Science in Academia – Conference December 2025The conference ‘Citizen Science in Academia’ was held in Dublin’s Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) on St Stephen’s Green in Dublin on Monday 08 December 2025. This conference is part of the Leveraging Education to Advance Research in…
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Marine Science for Everyone : Monitoring Coasts, Protecting Oceans – Friday 14th November 2025 in Library Link 3, The James Joyce Library
read more: Marine Science for Everyone : Monitoring Coasts, Protecting Oceans – Friday 14th November 2025 in Library Link 3, The James Joyce LibraryFriday 14th November 2025 at 10:30 to 12:30 in Library Link 3 of the James Joyce Library. Dorota Kolbuk from the School of Biology and Environmental Science presented examples of how citizen science can support marine and coastal…