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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

New paper by @sartemi.bsky.social @jakleenaldalala.bsky.social and Valentina Change: Gendered #citizenScience infrastructures: participation, recognition, and ecological labour in UK biodiversity monitoring www.linkedin.com/notification... #CommunityScience #ParticipatoryResearch

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The UCL citizen science academy, with its citizen social science work get mentioned in the #citiznScience policy event...

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

At @ecs.ngo @riecs-concept.bsky.social and @impetus4cs.bsky.social policy event, three policy asks for FP10. Funding, mainstreaming, and infrastructure. #citizenScience #participatoryResearch

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

At @ucl.ac.uk , you've got access to ProQuest Pro www.proquest.com/advanced and you can access their collection of newspapers and you can run papers on that. Example below of different topics - is that what you're after?

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Thanks to the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) conference, I was in Brussels today, and contributed to Brussels' City Nature Challenge, and tomorrow will contribute to the Ile de France one. With some IDs to help the London team, I'll do a three-city CNC... @inaturalist.bsky.social

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Opee position: Editor-in-Chief, Community Science View position description www.agu.org/publications... Applications for Editor-in-Chief, Community Science forms.monday.com/forms/f7e6b4... #CitizenScience #CommunityScience #ParticipatoryResearch

Cover page of a journal Community Science

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#ECSA2026 ending with a keynote from Eliza Reid on her lived experience, with her 10 rules that are also useful for researchers in #citizenScience.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

#ECSA2026 roundtable on #citizenScience and #participatoryResearch vision for 2036. Discussion got quickly to epistemology and worldviews

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Andrea Sforzi bring a suggestion for national biodiversity sampling week, timed for the international day of biodiversity in may. Opportunity to engage people in bioblitzes and other ways. A #citizenScience project that can be scaled.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Results from two years of data collection #citizenScience with identifications and participation in different tiers.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

NHM London's Nature Overheard included an escalator engagement, with different tiers and different numbers of participants. Used zooniverse with flyTunes to classify data #citizenScience #communityScience

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Roger Norum #citizenScience awkward moments are spaces for thinking together. Ask awkward question and reach out to people that you don't know. Thora Herrmann sharing the importance of bridging centre and periphery #ECSA2026

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The opening of the #ECSA2026 conference in Oulu, Finland, with 650 participants. Very big #citizenScience and #participatoryScience conference. There is also sauna, of course....

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

ECR workshop #ECSA2026 exploring language barriers, working with friends, working with bilingual volunteers who are willing to help coordinate, but in any case important to speak in local language #citizenScience

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

#ECSA2026 preconference workshop for Early Career Researchers in #CitizenScience learning about citsci in eDNA studies. Maximilian Schrade see citsci in planning, sampling and community assessment.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The trajectoires of engagement website trajectories.sciencespo.fr provides extensive ways of exploring the development and material aspects of participatory research #citizenscience #communityscience

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Eurobarometer 557 (2024) is also showing that - not as high as the UK one europa.eu/eurobaromete...

Bar chart showing public willingess to participate in a scientific project, with 14% choosing Yes regularly or Yes occasionally

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The new Public Attitudes to Science (PAS) report provides yet another evidence that the issue with #CitizenScience is not that "we will run out of volunteers" but that there is a big undermet willingness to participants. The problem, in short, is the scientists pas.ipsos.com/chapter-6_re...

Chart showing public willingness to be involved in science. The option volunteering in a citizen science project show 51% interested a great deal

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Quentin pointing about the use of the data, and not taking up citizen science Dara. CS not always focus on the most policy relevant data. There are challenges of privacy of people and what the data will used for.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Also demonstrated how more information about biodiversity can be extracted from existing observations, such as which plants an insect is associated with.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Quentin Groom, citizen scientists are doing work in order to achieve something - giving something back. Example from Montserrat bioblitz, used iNat as a data collection platform. Explaining licencing is difficult and you need to build trust regarding use of data. Bioblitz increases use of the app.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Changing nature is a collaboration between @mfnberlin.bsky.social and MNHN with different focus - anthropocene in Berlin and environment in Paris. There are challenges of challenges in data management and standardisation.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Alicia shares the history of mosaïc, created in 2020 with digital capabilities to develop and support participatory projects. For example SpiPoll, which allows monitoring of pollinators and supports showing the data that was collected, and improved process management.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Final roundtable on technology and #citizenScience for biodiversity, with Johannes Klein of @inaturalist.bsky.social and Alicia Mansilla-sanchez of Mosaic of MNHN. Johannes notes how iNat as a platform, community, and connecting people to nature through photos.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Sylvie also linked Intuit and Saami youth. This is something that hopefully will have more in Ecsa2026.ngo conference. Framing her research as participatory action research...

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Helen Roy shows research on wellbeing benefits of citizen science. Based on the paper The benefits of citizen science and nature‐noticing activities for well‐being, nature connectedness and pro‐nature conservation behaviours - 2023 - People and Nature share.google/1fE5HnvI7Q5G...

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A visual representation of community scenario through use of maps.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Sylvie Blangy sharing her expérience in participatory research in Nanavut with Inuit Caribou herders, addressing mining impacts. Community members decided on research priorities, and especially on youth futures #indigenousKnowledge

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Helen Roy of the UK Biological Records Centre is sharing #citizenScience for monitoring invasive species, including dealing with yellow legged hornets management.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Alice Couëtil presented a study of citizen science for biodiversity projects in France and in the overseas territories, with set of recommendations.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Raphaëlle Gasc of the union nationale des CPIE "citizen science increase connection of people to their place and the nature around them". Alexandra Villaroel Parda "the history of participatory science in the museum is over a hundred years, and there is a wide range of projects across many areas"

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Introductory workshop on citizen science by Gitte Kragh from Arhus University as part of the PATTEN project. Registration: aarhusuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SciComm #CitizenScience #CommunityScience

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The PReCISE summer school is progressing at @uclouvain.bsky.social, and Gitte Kragh helping students to consider the experience of participants in #CitizenScience projects. Part of @circleu.bsky.social cross university collaboration www.circle-u.eu/open-campus/... #ParticipatoryResearch

Classroom, a few students are sitting and a female lecturer behind a podium

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Getting my copy of #theAICon at the end of #caps25. Talked about a version of it in the conference. How come scientists suspect data quality from #citizenScience but happily run into using data and results from #AI? It's the CS-AI paradox...

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

This year, I've increased my cities count in #CityNatureChallenge to two - this year I'm contributing in Paris (and it was a lovely day to go and learn about nature around me) #CitizenScience #CNC25 linktr.ee/cncparisIDF

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The @oecdinnovation.bsky.social report on #CitizenScience is out today: Embedding citizen science into research policy www.oecd.org/en/publicati... #ResearchPolicy #ParticipatoryResearch

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Emerging issues in #ethics, #trust and #responsibleAI at the interface between #AI and #citizenScience #CCC workshop

Picture of board with six points about trust, ethics and responsibile AI

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Are you considering applying to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025 with #ParticipatoryResearch #CitizenScience or #CoProduction ? @ecsa.ngo with #MCAA will run a series of workshops with mentoring for applying for this call. Register here docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q5_... #Phdchat

Text: public participation in research a workshop series for MSCA postdoctoral fellowship applicants

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Who will host the @ecsa.ngo conference in 2028? The call for proposals is open to 25th April Can be a fantastic opportunity to bring new #CitizenScience projects and learning to your community, creating more #PublicEngagement and #ParticipatoryScience. www.ecsa.ngo/2024/04/26/c...

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

The second part of the @circleu.bsky.social training day at @upcite.bsky.social on #CitizenScience is dedicated to FAIR data management. Learning from @mnhn.fr and Science à la pelle on their practices. Based on @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social work led by @gefiont.bsky.social #OpenData #OpenScience

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Aude Isambert is sharing with us the Ecorc'air www.ipgp.fr/la-recherche... using magnetic analysis of tree bark to assess level of pollution. A paper about it in Community Science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @circleu.bsky.social #SciencesParticipatives #CitiznScience

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Presentation of the HARRISA www.africamuseum.be/fr/get_invol... by Caroline Michellier. Linking @circleu.bsky.social universities through learning on #CitizenScience #OpenScience

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We're starting the @circleu.bsky.social funded training day on citizen science, with participants from @upcite.bsky.social and other places. #openscience #sciencesparticipatives

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Citizen Science, Artificial Intellgence #AI, Sustainable Development Goals #SDG - how are the three linked? A new paper, led by @dilekfraisl.bsky.social and colleagues from @iiasa.ac.at is exploring how they can work together #CitizenScience #ParticipatoryResearch www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

"The Utilization of Maps in Geographic Citizen Science: A Preliminary Analysis of Usability and User Experience Issues and Opportunities"? A new paper by Artemis Skarlatidou, Marcos Moreau and me in the Annals of @geographers.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #CitizenScience

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Jo covering how special collections moved to integrate public history in UCL East memory workshop www.ucl.ac.uk/creative-cul... it is a form of Humanities #citizenScience and helps in reflecting on the practices of collecting and managing information.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Izzy Bishop is running a session on integrating citizen science in research application #participatoryResearch

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Marcos and Fabien from the ExCiteS at @uclgeography.bsky.social present Kapta, the tool that allows using WhatsApp as a mapping and #citizenScience. Found new ways to engage people in data collection and sharing.

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Muki Haklay @mhaklay.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Sarah from UCL public engagement team describes the role of #publicEngagement in research, and explains the benefits. UCL also got the co-production collective which focuses on health. The public engagement team support informing, consulting, and collaborating.

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