Citizen Science

10 Lessons From A Year Of Citizen Science (My talk from the Citizen Cyberscience Summit)

2014-11-08T14:38:48+00:00By James_Borrell|

Last week I was privileged to be invited to speak at the Third Citizen Cyberscience Summit in London.

Citizen Cyberscience Summit 2014 (#CCS14)

2014-02-19T09:53:29+00:00By James_Borrell|

I'm lucky enough to be speaking on the first day, which is quite daunting considering that many of those in attendance are the people that inspired my interest in citizen science in the first place!

Citizen Science Challenge #9: Geology

2013-10-13T17:21:50+01:00By James_Borrell|

Geology rocks. With that out of the way, onwards to explore the surprising variety of citizen geo-science projects that you can get involved in.

How to… Have a citizen science microadventure

2016-11-10T09:46:45+00:00By James_Borrell|

Science and adventure go hand in hand. In the same way that you don't need to fly to the other side of the world, climb mountains or row oceans to have an adventure. You don't need to lead an expedition to the depths of the unexplored amazon to do science.

Citizen Science Challenge #8: Oceans

2013-08-07T09:34:37+01:00By James_Borrell|

You can help monitor phytoplankton in the worlds oceans by building a simple Secchi Disk and joining the Secchi Project.

Citizen Science Challenge #7: Big Butterfly Count

2013-07-28T19:45:29+01:00By James_Borrell|

I'll be the first to admit that it can be tough to persuade people to assess the health of trees or fish around in ponds for amphibians, but butterflies really sell themselves.

Photography as a Conservation Tool

2014-11-08T14:15:00+00:00By James_Borrell|

An intro to the International League of Conservation Photographers. You might not have heard of them, but you've probably seen some of their images.

Citizen Science #5: Wildflower Count

2013-06-23T22:07:47+01:00By James_Borrell|

Now entering its fourth year, the annual Plantlife wildflowers count survey is carried out by volunteers across the country.

Crowdfunding Conservation: 10 Inspiring Projects

2014-11-08T13:41:29+00:00By James_Borrell|

Can crowdfunding usher in a new era of citizen powered conservation?

Citizen Science #4: Reptiles and Amphibians

2013-04-09T09:18:14+01:00By James_Borrell|

Spring finally seems to be on it's way and with it will come some of the UK's most exotic and exciting species.

Citizen Science #3: Seeking Species

2013-02-24T17:58:58+00:00By James_Borrell|

Once upon a time heroic gentleman explorers set off for strange new exotic lands on the insatiable hunt for new species.

PADDDtracker

2014-01-16T21:22:28+00:00By James_Borrell|

Tracking Protected area Downgrading, Downsizing and Degazettement.

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