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The Science of Citizen Science

The involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, growing inequalities within and between societies, and the sustainability turn. This is one of the main outcome o

Scaling up Citizen Science

The recent technology advancements have significantly contributed to facilitating access to information to individuals, increasing the opportunities they have to participate in both policy and scientific research.

2020 Nobel Prize in Physics acknowledges the need to study black holes

On the 6th of October, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded with Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their work to understand black holes.

Newsletter #3 - October 2020

Read our 3rd REINFORCE newsletter, featuring the upcoming activities and events where REINFORCE will be displayed and the latest news related to the project.

A new European Research Area strengthening Citizens' Engagement

On the 30th of September 2020, the European Commission adopted a Communication on a new European Research Area for Research and Innovation, stating that the European Research Area, launched in 2000 to address the fragmentation of the EU’s research and innovation system, will face

Significant progress shown during the Project Consortium Meeting

On Wednesday, September 2, the REINFORCE consortium held its General Assembly, gathering researchers and professionals from seven countries to showcase the progress that has been made over the last few months within the project.

Newsletter #2 - July 2020

Read our 2nd REINFORCE newsletter, featuring recent updates about the project

Exploring the potential of frontier citizen science for inclusion and diversity

REINFORCE has the ambition to include in the overall effort and scientific community sense-disabled people (especially visually-impaired), senior citizens, but also artists and larger percentages of women.

REINFORCE Citizens’ Survey helping to design targeted citizen science projects and engaging support activities

In order for scientists to design the most appropriate opportunities for citizens to contribute in science, a participatory design in citizen engagement is needed

[PR] New-designed REINFORCE web platform to stimulate community engagement

The REINFORCE project has launched its new fully-developed website, offering a user-friendly browsing experience for the project’s target groups, including potential citizens scientists, the scientific and research community, policy makers, social innovators and entrepreneurs, and the broad public beyond the project community.

Newsletter #1 - May 2020

Read our 1st REINFORCE newsletter, featuring a brief introduction to the project

Breaking up the ivory tower of science

REINFORCE will be monitoring the impact of the project, identifying enablers and barriers for the development of new knowledge and innovations by citizen scientists.