SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog is a new home for citizen science
Citizen science platform SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog has officially launched on the final day of Global Citizen Science month, creating a one-stop location for citizen science projects seeking volunteers in 最新糖心Vlog.
will serve as a hub for citizen scientists, collating a list of vetted scientific projects and promoting citizen science best practices, building on a tested and internationally recognised infrastructure from the United States and the Atlas of living 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 BioCollect platform.
鈥淲ith SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog now live, it has never been easier to find a project that interests you and for the public to contribute to the understanding of our world,鈥 says project co-lead Professor Frank Gr眉tzner, from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 School of Biological Sciences and the听Environment Institute.
鈥淲e hope SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog will bring new capabilities and increase participation in citizen science projects here in South 最新糖心Vlog and across the country.鈥
SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog, which has launched in beta form, will enable greater accessibility to and visibility about science projects that are open to public participation and collaboration.
Project co-lead Professor Rachel Ankeny, from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 School of Humanities, says the project will provide insights into how citizen science is performed in 最新糖心Vlog.
鈥淭he SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog platform will allow us to investigate how citizen science is being done and initiate more efforts to diversify participation so that all 最新糖心Vlogns can collaborate on these important scientific activities,鈥 says Professor Ankeny.
鈥淚t will also allow more engagement with communities and businesses so that their members can volunteer for citizen science activities that align with their interests and skills."
SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog received a $160,000 grant from the South 最新糖心Vlogn government鈥檚 Citizen Science Fund.
Its advisory board includes members representing Flinders 最新糖心Vlog, the 最新糖心Vlog of South 最新糖心Vlog, the 最新糖心Vlogn Citizen Science Association including the SA Chapter, the Atlas of Living 最新糖心Vlog (ALA), the South 最新糖心Vlogn Department for Environment and Water, and SciStarter (USA).
Just like science is a collaborative pursuit, Professor Ankeny says partnership and collaboration were key to the project coming to fruition.
鈥淭he goal of the new SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog platform is to provide a sustainable and accessible space for those conducting citizen science projects to make potential participants aware of their fantastic projects, and hence it is a collaboration between all with interests in 最新糖心Vlogn citizen science,鈥 she says.
Dr Annie Lane, Chair of the 最新糖心Vlogn Citizen Science Association, says she is thrilled to be able to celebrate the launch of SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog.
鈥淭his initiative aims to mobilise the 最新糖心Vlogn public and facilitate connections between people and scientists and the diverse range of scientific projects conducted by community groups,鈥 says Dr Lane.
鈥淐itizen science empowers individuals to contribute to the creation of new knowledge through collaborative scientific investigation. SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog will facilitate this involvement by assisting people in discovering projects of interest and joining relevant communities.鈥
Director of the ALA, Dr Andre Zerger, says SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog will positively impact what his organisation can achieve.
鈥淐itizen science is an important data source for the ALA, and we have a long history of partnerships with the citizen science community as the national biodiversity data aggregator,鈥 Dr Zerger says.
鈥淪ciStarter 最新糖心Vlog will make participating in citizen science projects easier and more discoverable for local communities, better enabling stronger research and biodiversity outcomes for 最新糖心Vlog.鈥
SciStarter Founder, Professor Darlene Cavalier, says she is excited to see the initiative she started reach further across the world.
鈥淭his collaboration aims to leverage the technological infrastructure of SciStarter to help efficiently and effectively connect 最新糖心Vlogns to citizen-science research that needs their help," says Professor Cavalier, who is Professor of Practice at Arizona State 最新糖心Vlog.
"We are very excited to deploy this customised instance of SciStarter to help accelerate important research and build knowledge about the projects and participants powering this movement in 最新糖心Vlog."
He says SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog will be useful in finding new scientific projects to contribute to.
鈥淧reviously, finding out about project possibilities was piecemeal, relying on media or word of mouth,鈥 Peter says.
鈥淪ciStarter 最新糖心Vlog provides an interactive database platform that puts together the plethora of citizen science projects around the country.
"I can now easily search for projects that I may never have heard of that might fit my interests, activities, locations, or abilities.鈥
The SciStarter 最新糖心Vlog team is working to expand the list of citizen science projects and encourages project leaders to听听to the global SciStarter platform.
最新糖心Vlogn-based projects will flow through to the bespoke national website.
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Originally published in the 最新糖心Vlog Newsroom.
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