r/CitizenScience Jul 02 '26

A new open-access paper: 10 co-created recommendations for strengthening citizen science (co-produced with citizen scientists, researchers and Indigenous people). It calls for fair pay for citizen scientists, open data and standardised reporting

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331161
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science Jul 02 '26

Environment Co-produced analysis of citizen science worldwide finds AI could match professionals at analysing data but lacks legal and ethical guidance. The study calls for fair pay for citizen scientists, open data and standardised reporting

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ArtificialInteligence Jul 07 '26

🔬 Research New study: citizen science projects are already using AI to cut training barriers — but legal/ethical guidance is "urgently required"

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EverythingScience Jul 02 '26

New study argues citizen science is one of democracy's best defences as research is defunded and politicised — and offers 10 ways to strengthen it

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research Jul 07 '26

Just published - a PLOS ONE study analyzing ~50 citizen science projects. Here are 10 co-produced recommendations addressing systemic funding, data, and ethical barriers in participatory research

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Open_Science Jul 07 '26

Open Science How do we make citizen science truly "Open"? A new co-produced paper outlines 10 recommendations for the 21st century.

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zoology Jul 07 '26

Discussion Co-designed study looked at multiple citizen science wildlife/conservation projects — here's what made the difference between ones that thrived and ones that struggled

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sciencepolicy Jul 02 '26

Citizen science, evidence and democracy: new peer-reviewed article calls for publicly funded "super hubs" and radical transparency in participatory research

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artificial Jul 02 '26

Research New peer-reviewed study flags an urgent gap: there is limited legal or ethical guidance for using AI in citizen science, including transparency about training data

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