Join us on Friday 22 November 2024 for an enlightening hybrid presentation on the use of stream macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality. Prof Mary Kelly-Quinn will give a brief overview of the project before introducing three members of the ‘River Detectives’ group who will explain the role of these organisms in assessing stream water …
On Wednesday 25 September 2024, I-CHANGE’s Anna Molter and Juan Esteban Quintero Marin gave a talk on “From Awareness to Action: Citizen-Led Climate Initiatives in the I-CHANGE project” to the UCD citizen science community of practice. Anna and Juan explored how Dublin’s communities are turning climate knowledge into impactful action. Over the past three years, …
Are there mosquitoes in Ireland? Do you think there might be some in your garden? Would you know how to spot an invasive species? In this short video (which really gives a sense of the buzz in the room!) Annetta Zintl (UCD School of Veterinary Medicine) speaks with Patrice Harrington (UCD Sustainability) about the work …
Join SFI’s Colette Kirwan and Alison Boyle for a workshop to capture the requirements and needs from the UCD community with respect to citizen science funding on Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 11am to 1pm in the UCD James Joyce Library Link 3. This will be an in-person event only and a light lunch will …
On 24 January 2024, UCD’s Emma Teeling and Bat Conservation Ireland’s Niamh Roche delivered a captivating exploration on the Bats and Bugs project and the fascinating world of Irish bats and their vital role in pest insect consumption. Delve into the groundbreaking Identifying Irish Bats and their Prey aka Bats and Bugs initiative, spearheaded by UCD’s Professor Emma Teeling …
Read more “Bats, bugs and citizen science, Wednesday 24 January 2024”
The Mapping Green Dublin project used the CURIO tree app alongside a number of community co-creation events to empower the local community in Dublin 8 to learn about and contribute to knowledge-building about private and public trees and to develop a greening strategy for the Dublin 8 area. Mapping Green Dublin has established a process …
Read more “Mapping Green Dublin and citizen science, Thursday 16 November 2023”
Communicating research findings in Citizen Science projects is important – and ArcGIS StoryMaps is one of the tools which can be used to do this. This training session is open to UCD researchers, academics, staff, and PhDs only and takes place in the Information Skills Room at the Health Sciences Centre on Wednesday 8 November …
Read more “Creating an Online Story with ArcGIS StoryMaps, Wednesday 8 November 2023.”
This talk will tell the story of what Creating Our Future achieved and how researchers and policy makers may use the findings in their work.
This hybrid event on microplastic pollution and citizen science took place on Wednesday 20 September 2023, 2.30-3.30pm in UCD James Joyce Library Link 3 and online via Zoom. The UCD Citizen Science Community of Practice, supported by the Earth Institute and UCD Library, held itsfirst event of the new academic year in Library Link 3 …
Read more “Microplastic pollution and citizen science, Wednesday 20 September 2023”
In “The Decade of Citizen Science is here: Be part of it”, Martin Brocklehurst outlined how citizen science can provide meaningful democratic and economic input and buy-in to deliver a liveable future.
On 11 May 2023, Professor Will Dixon spoke about how public involvement and citizen science was embedded into the digital epidemiology research project Cloudy with a Chance of Pain as part of the UCD Engaged Research seminar series.
On 29 March 2023, “Citizen Science and the rural place in Ireland” hybrid event discussed two UCD citizen science projects which use digital technologies to enhance our understanding of rural places, populations, and culture – past and present.
Prof Muki Haklay, University College London, delivered an a UCD Engaged Research virtual seminar on 8 March 2023 exploring “Doing excellent research with citizen science – opportunities and challenges”.
On 27 February 2023, Professor Francesco Pilla and Professor Mary Kelly-Quinn had an engaging conversation on what citizen science can do, chaired by Dr Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain.