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Open Science and Climate Change: A GenR Theme

P 2019/06/24 14:18:15 , by Gen R

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Blog, Citizen Science, climate change, climate protests, Climate Strike, energy modelling, Fridays for Future, global warming, innovation, Open Science, Paris Agreement, Scientists for Future, Themes, youth protests

Image: Brisbane School Strike, 2018. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0), School Strike – https://www.flickr.com/photos/160136040@N02/ | File https://www.flickr.com/photos/160136040@N02/46065128672/ Twitter hashtag #OSCC Time is of the essence when it comes to climate change and many look to Open Science to speed up research and innovation to respond to the challenges faced. The aim of this special …

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Making Connections: An Interview with Kerstin Göpfrich of Ring-a-Scientist

P 2019/06/14 14:19:08 , by Gen R

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atomic force microscope, career, Citizen Science, Community Science, discussion, Gen R Blog, Open Science, outreach, ring-a-scientist, schools, students, video conferencing, virtual working

Image: Ring-a-Scientist lab videoconference in progress. Courtesy Ring-a-Scientist Cite as: DOI 10.25815/vdf3-nc44 Göpfrich, Kerstin. Worthington, Simon. ‘Making Connections: An Interview with Kerstin Göpfrich of Ring-a-Scientist’, 2019. https://doi.org/10.25815/vdf3-nc44. GenR’s editor-in-chief Simon Worthington talks with co-founder Kerstin Göpfrich of Ring-a-Scientist about how the platform for connecting scientists with school students via videoconferencing was started. The Ring-a-Scientist platform …

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A Book Review — Citizen Science: Co-optation Instead of Cooperation?

P 2019/05/31 13:20:27 , by Bastian Greshake Tzovaras

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10 principles, Blog, book, book review, Citizen Science, co-creation, Community Science, ECSA, face-to-face, Gen R Blog, innovation, Open Access, Policy, ThinkCamps

Bastian Greshake Tzovaras reviews the book Citizen Science Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy from the university open access press, UCL Press. Greshake Tzovaras highlights the Ten Principles of Citizen Science and opens up questions about how to progress deeper participation and decision making by the public. Citizen science, the active participation of the …

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