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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New training resources are live! The CROPS Training Series: Responsible Scaling in #CitizenScience offers practical guidance, tools & curated resources for practitioners, researchers & policymakers scaling citizen science initiatives. Explore: www.crops-cs.eu/resources/tr... @ecsa.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

There are 3 key factors that can upscale the impact of your citizen science project on the EU Missions? ⚙ Technologies 🔀Methodologies 👥Existing Communities Are you curating all three of them? www.crops-cs.eu @ecsa.ngo @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🌍In a polycrisis context, every decision has planetary impacts Through #CitizenScience, we are driving the systemic change required by the 5 #EUMissions to build a resilient future by 2030 👉 www.crops-cs.eu @iiasa.ac.at @ecsa.ngo @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Growth isn’t always about getting bigger: let's redefine the concept of ‘Scaling’ with #cropsCS Hearing the word "scaling" can be scary. What does it mean? 👉 www.crops-cs.eu @ecsa.ngo #citizenscience

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Want to help scale #CitizenScience? 📢 Join CROPS & @ImpetusCS to refine new protocols for the CS community! 🤝 Network with European peers 🛠️ Shape practical tools 📝 Get acknowledged in deliverables 🗓️ 25 June 2026 | 14:00 CET 🔗 Sign up: lnkd.in/eBsNacbg @ecsa.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Are you committed to restore our Ocean and Waters? 🌊 Join CROPS Matchmaking Session (Ocean & Waters) 18th June 18:30–20:00 (CEST) Register for free: tinyurl.com/3b9z8a4p @ecsa.ngo #CitizenScience

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

If you want free resources for your CS Projects, are looking for inspiring stories, want to join our transnational communities, or are just curious about citizen science and its potential follow us and go on www.crops-cs.eu #CitizenScience #OpenScience #HorizonEU @iiasa.ac.at @ecsa.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Scaling a #CitizenScience project? Use the CROPS Assessment Framework (CAF) to align with EU policy and ensure lasting impact. Don't just collect data, make it count. 🔗 Link: www.crops-cs.eu/caf @ecsa.ngo @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Ready to take your #CitizenScience project to new heights? The CROPS Assessment Framework (CAF) is your roadmap to: evaluate impact , evolve strategies, scale up, transition to the European Research Area 🔗 crops-cs.eu/caf @ecsa.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

🧐How do we define #CitizenScience? Dilek Fraisl et al latest work, aknowledging our project CROPS, moves beyond universal definitions to a "characteristics" toolkit for the #OpenScience community. Read the full paper: tinyurl.com/bdhw9z2n @ecsa.ngo @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu #cropsCS

An infographic titled "Figure 3. ECSA Characteristics structured in five key areas." The graphic displays five colored boxes arranged in a circle, each representing a category of citizen science characteristics: 1. Core Concepts (e.g., ethics, roles, and research framing); 2. Disciplinary Aspects (e.g., methodological practices in arts, humanities, and medical sciences); 3. Leadership & participation (e.g., degree of engagement, volunteerism, and decision making); 4. Financial Aspects (e.g., funding and incentives); and 5. Data & Knowledge (e.g., data quality, ownership, and collection tools). Full citation for Fraisl et al. (2026) is included at the bottom.

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Register now for #cropsCS ext online workshop "Citizen Science Futures (Ocean & Waters)" 👉https://tinyurl.com/cswc7dx4 #CitizenScience #Ocean @ecsa.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Are you attending #ECSA2026 ? Then come and meet us! #CROPScs partners will be giving a series of talks, panels, and workshop. 🧵Check the list and join those who best suits your interests @ecsa.ngo #CitizenScience #ECSA2026

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Want to upscale your #CitizenScience project? 🚀 Join the CROPS Transnational Communities! We’re connecting people across the EU to tackle the 5 Missions: 🌊 Oceans 🎗️ Cancer 🌱 #ClimateChange 🪴 #SoilDeal 🏙️ #SmartCities Join now: tinyurl.com/5yyyn926

Do you want to support the growth of citizen science fostering connections, providing and accessing resources, sharing best practices? Then join CROPS transnational communities

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Learn how #cropsCS aims to support the growth of #CitizenScience in Europe through its transnational communities. 👉Join us: www.crops-cs.eu #HorizonEurope #HorizonEU #EUMission @ecsa.ngo @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

How do we scale #CitizenScience to tackle global challenges? 📝 Based on #ECSA2024, we share a roadmap for upscaling projects to support #HorizonEU Missions ✅ Best practices ✅ Success stories ✅ Roadmap for impact Read here: tinyurl.com/489am7s3 @ecsa.ngo @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

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Supporting the upscaling of citizen science to address global challenges
Sprinks et al. 2025

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Dilek Fraisl @dilekfraisl.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Our new paper on #urban #sustainability argues that while cities are central to achieving #SustainableDevelopment, they struggle with incomplete or non-disaggregated data. #CitizenScience could support 70% of urban indicators, yet it’s used in only 4% of cases: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Did you know that #CitizenScience could contribute to 70% of global sustainability indicators? Currently it is used only in 4% of cases, learn hoow to change that 👇

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

#cropsCS and @ScienceUs_Eu reveal new approaches to scaling #citizenscience, empowering communities, researchers, and policymakers to jointly tackle the EU Missions Learn how they can support your citizen science project: www.crops-cs.eu @ecsa.ngo @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

Europe accelerates citizen science. How crops and scienceus projects are scaling up community-driven research across the continent

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Is #CitizenScience the future of official statistics? New research by Fraisl et al. shows CS could support 60% of #SDG indicators usually captured by surveys. It’s time to move from "secondary source" to "essential tool" for global data. Read: www.crops-cs.eu @ecsa.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Check out #CROPScs free resources for #CitizenScience! Have a look at our Scalability Assessment Framework and Criteria developed by Ideas4Change: tinyurl.com/mu57at49 @ecsa.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🤔 How do you explain what you do while working on #EUProjects without using technical terms? We challenged CROPS' partners to do it without using jargon. In the third episode of our challenge we feature Arianna Liconti from OutBe, how did she go: youtu.be/yFd4UTaMp1Q @ecsa.ngo #citizenscience

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No-jargon challenge. EP3. Arianna Liconti from OutBe.

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Is it possible to explain EU project's work without technical terms? We asked our project's partners to do so for CROPS' "No-jargon challenge". In this episode, we feature James Sprinks from Earthwatch Europe Watch now: youtu.be/ukGQYk2G-x4 #citizenscience @ecsa.ngo

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No-jargon challenge. EP2. James Sprinks from Earthwatch Europe

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

📧 Discover how #CitizenScience can grow across Europe: join our community. CROPS #newsletter keeps you up to date with the latest tools, resources, and success stories about Citizen Science initiatives and growth. Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/bdb5rbme #cropsCS #EU

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Wader Quest @waderquest.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

📣 If you haven’t sent your WCWW list from last weekend, there’s still time! Please include your name + anyone who was with you, so we can add everyone to the roll of honour. 🏅 Be #inspired by #waders or #shorebirds #wildlifeconservation #charity #CommunityImpact #citizenscience #WCWW2025

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

If you are joining #ECSA2026 conference as a member/presenter registrations arz open until the 10th of November! #citizenscience

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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 28/10/2025

This year, in addition to our general benefits, ECSA is making an 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 to individuals and organisations from 𝐄𝐔 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! By working together through citizen science, we can push boundaries and move closer to the horizon. Find out more: www.ecsa.ngo/widening/

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Which way is your #CitizenScience project going to grow? Learn more about #upscaling potential and diverse paths your project can follow to increase its impact: tinyurl.com/mu57at49

Scale Up: institutional changes achieved through the upscaled
projects, which can become an integral part of a policy or approach

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

#ECSA2026 conference registration for members and presenter opening now (October 27th) 👇🏻 #CitizenScience

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

The CROPS vision is that the next generation of #citizenscience activities fully realises its potential at a transnational level, with shared objectives targeted towards #EU Mission goals Learn more and join our project: www.crops-cs.eu #cropsCS

CROPS: curating, replicating, orchestrating, propagating citizen science

with shared objectives targeted towards the EU Mission goals

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OeAD Citizen Science @oeadcitizenscience.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Im Projekt @cropscs.bsky.social ist ein neuer Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) zu #CitizenScience entwickelt worden, der sich an Lehrkräfte richtet, die ihre Schüler/innen aktiv in Forschung einbinden möchten. Das erste Modul startet am 13.10., die Teilnahme ist offen. oead.at/de/studieren...

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Neuer Online-Kurs: Citizen Science im Schulunterricht

Es gibt einen neuen Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) zu Citizen Science, der sich an Lehrkräfte richtet, die ihre Schülerinnen und Schüler aktiv in Forschungsprojekte einbinden möchten.

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

#CitizenScience is growing: are you in? We're building tools, guidance & communities to help projects grow from local to EU-wide, fostering a modern, open-science ecosystem Join us: tinyurl.com/26ehw75h

CROPS' family is growing, join us on www.crops-cs.eu

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

📷Want to make a real impact in your classroom, giving your students the tools to address global societal challenges? Subscribe to the free online course: From classroom to impact: Addressing societal challenges with #CitizenScience: tinyurl.com/9b7679fw

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Addressing societal challenges with Citizen Science

Imagine your students monitoring ocean pollution, tracking local wildlife, testing air quality, analysing cancer data, or examining soil health nearby — all while contributing to real research.

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Want to bring real-world impact into your classroom? Join the new online course “From Classroom to Impact: Addressing Societal Challenges with #CitizenScience”, designed to support teachers like you 📅 Registration open until 13 Oct 2025 tinyurl.com/9b7679fw #EdTech #STEM

online course "from classroom to impact", learn more on www.crops-cs.eu

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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

If you're in London this week, why not check out #IMPETUS4CS at #LDW! Data Walkshop: Trustworthy data and data that builds trust A ‘walkshop’ for community officers, researchers, or those in public services who communicate about data in creative ways. londondataweek.org/ldw25-events...

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Save the Date! Registration opens June 16 for the Second Global Conference on #CitizenScience for Health, happening Nov 6–7, 2025 in Zurich! 🧬🌍 If you work in citizen science & health, this is your global forum. 📌 Don’t miss it : www.cs4health2025.uzh.ch/en.html #CS4Health

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

#Citizenscience Spotlight 🌱 @cropscs.bsky.social is scaling up citizen science across Europe—building inclusive communities, aligning with EU Mission goals, and boosting the impact of research through Horizon Europe. crops-cs.eu #CitizenScience #HorizonEU #CROPS #SciComm

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

We are #cropsCS, a #EU project working to help #CitizenScience growth across Europe We want to appraise current practices, build guidance for upscaling, and support communities across borders 🎯 But first — we need your insights. Fill out the survey: tinyurl.com/r895826e

Support Citizen Science growth taking our survey
www.crops-cs.eu

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Every month can be #CitizenScienceMonth! With so many ongoig projects, engaged people, and sparkling ideas you can keep doing #CitizenScience every month of the year Learn more on: www.crops-cs.eu

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

On #WorldEarthDay let's discover what #CitizenScience can do for our planet Get inspired: tinyurl.com/28m8uu8n #CitizenScienceMonth

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World Earth Day
22 april
Let's discover citizen science contribution to the wellbeing of our planet

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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 07/04/2025

Let's celebrate the #WorldHealthDay! 🌱 #CitizenScience supports healthier communities. 🗓️ Don’t miss the upcoming #CS4Health conference where we’ll explore how community data shapes public health. #HealthForAll more here: www.who.int/campaigns/wo...

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

#CitizenScience news! - Citizen Science Italia, events and working groups - @PREP4BLUE: resources for #marine conservation projects - #cropsCS: fill our Citizen Science survey tinyurl.com/r895826e @ecsa.ngo @ecs.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Have you heard the #news? We just launched a survey to explore #CitizenScience project's communication, networking building, funding strategies and more: tinyurl.com/yc8yns7r This is your chance to support citizen science growth in Europe and beyond. Thank you for your help! @ecsa.ngo

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Do you want to be part of this #CitizenScience working group? Then register using the link below 👇

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We are #cropsCS, a EU project aiming to support the upscaling of #CitizenScience and we need support from our community! Help us answering this survery and sharing it: forms.gle/ffvdbUgeV5m6... The results will help us creating #communication and upscaling guidelines that will be for all

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Growing citizen science- CROPS Qs

CROPS is a project funded by the European Union (GA 101131696) aspiring to support the transition of citizen science from small-scale to a Europe-wide level, moving it towards a modern, open-science ...

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

OutBe is an innovative startup that offers sustainability services for companies. They are in charge of CROPS propagation activities. #CitizenScience #SciComm

Meet CROPS team
OutBe
Arianna Liconti
Propagation Lead

Meet CROPS team
OutBe
Diana Giaisa Rinaldi
Workshop designer

Meet CROPS team
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Federico Biguzzi
Project Officer for Citizen Science research

Meet CROPS team
OutBe
Nicola Vuolo
Social media manager and head of communication

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

It's almost spring! 🌱 You can help scientists tracking the #SpringMigration of birds, butterflies and other #wildlife though #CitizenScience! Find out how 👇

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

On #internationalwomensday remember that #CitizenScience should be a place for equality to grow and spread. Go on crops-cs.eu for inspirational examples among our partners and Citizen Science Champions. Let's make equality and Citizen Science grow together @ecsa.ngo @impetus4cs.bsky.social

International Women's Day
CROPS- growing citizen science

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crops CS @cropscs.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

#Climate Research interactive network map! Explore the connections among projects 👇

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