13:00 – 13:10 Welcome speech and Opening of the Workshop, Franziska Wehner, HFD
13:10 – 13:30 Citizen Science: Why Universities Should Be Interested in Citizen Science and How to Support It, Muki Haklay, Citizen Science Team Leader, Learning Planet Institute / Professor of Geographic Information Science, UCL
This session will cover raising citizen science awareness and implementation as part of the wider field of open science by policy makers and research communities, highlighting key initiatives such as European and UNESCO efforts, as well as expectations from new skills frameworks such as ResearchComp. It will also look at how universities can effectively support Citizen Science, focusing on transition strategies and examples of support provided by university libraries and other institutional resources.
13:30 -13:45 Conducting research with communities. The potential and challenges of community-based research, Michaela Moser, STPUAS
13:45 – 14:15 From curiosity to engagement: strategies for engaging citizens in research , Sarah De Coninck, Researcher in Psychology, UCLL
Engaging citizens in research presents unique challenges. The Ent-re-innovators project has created an overview of engagement strategies to provide tools to circumvent these challenges. In three Delphi rounds, Citizen Science experts created this eight-category framework, specifically (1) project design and planning, (2) communication, (3) understanding context, (4) networking and outreach , (5) transdisciplinary teamwork, (6) training, counseling and education, (7) stakeholder and citizen incentives and motivation, and (8) ethical considerations. This workshop will provide an introduction to this framework and an opportunity to test a pilot version of a game to 'map' your or your team's engagement skills.
14:15 – 14:35 Open Science Discussions – Radu Vasiu & Liviu Marsavina, Polytechnic University of Timisoara
14:35 - 14:45 Introducing the Presentation Session – Franziska Wehner, HFD
14:45 – 15:25 Presentation Session – Carla Gamelas Reis, IPS; Aaron Schröcke, HFD
15:25–15:30 The final session of the Workshop – Franziska Wehner, HFD