Researchers at‘Learning Planet Institute and the- led by Université Paris Cité are partners in the European Citizen Science (ECS) project, which has just received a 4 million euro grant from the European Commission. European Commission!
The project aims to support, expand and strengthen the community European from citizen sciences by setting up a network and a series of actions. As the grant proposal underlines, “the focus is on inclusivity, which will be achieved through specific actions such as engaging libraries affiliated to the Public Libraries 2030 network to attract underrepresented audiences, as well as ad hoc support for countries/regions that lack networks, platforms and political recognition for citizen science“
CREATE THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF CITIZEN SCIENCES
The main mission of the Learning Planet Institute will be to create the European Academy of Citizen Sciences. The Institute will develop high-quality training resources, activities and events aimed at improving the skills and knowledge of citizen science practitioners, civil society, public authorities, businesses, (in)formal educational institutions and research funding and implementing organizations.
Muki Haklay, our former short-term fellow and long-time collaborator, led the design and submission of the project on our side, and will also be in charge of its execution for the Learning Planet Institute/Université Paris Cité. He will take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen the links between his current institution, University College London, and the Learning Planet Institute.
MAKING OPEN SCIENCE THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE IN EUROPE AND BEYOND
All the consortium partners involved in this project firmly believe that open and citizen science is the future of science in Europe, a notion further validated by the funding obtained. We hope that the scientific, societal and political impact of the project will enable Europe to consolidate its position as a world leader in citizen science across the research and innovation system. In addition, the project aims to extend its impact beyond Europe by collaborating with the Global Citizen Science Partnership, a network of networks that seeks to promote and advance citizen science for a sustainable world.
OPEN AND CITIZEN SCIENCE AT THE HEART OF THE LEARNING PLANET INSTITUTE SINCE ITS CREATION
Open science and citizen science have been the guiding principles of the Learning Planet Institute since its creation, and have been incorporated into all our projects. Research Collaboratory. In particular, the Institute was the French partner in the European project “Doing It Together Science (DITOs)”, which came to an end in 2019. The aim of DiTOs was to empower and engage citizens and policymakers in open scientific research and innovation. To further this commitment, the Learning Planet Institute is also one of six partners in the transdisciplinary consortium Crowd4SDG. This program is a research and innovation action supported by the European Commission's Science program, and encourages the development of citizen science projects focused on climate action.
The Learning Planet Institute is grateful for this opportunity to continue its engagement on these important topics and to shape the next steps of open and citizen science in Europe through the Commission.
