ExCiteS is a research group based in UCL. It brings together scholars from diverse fields to promote analyse and improve every aspect of citizen science.

London
Joined January 2012
Did you know that agro-pastoralist communities in Ethiopia’s Lowe Omo Valley are using the #planet #NICFI basemaps inside a mobile app to identify water bodies and grazing areas before traveling long distances?🐮💧🌾 Links to the articles by @UCL_ExCiteS below.
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UCL and @CamdenCouncil have committed to tackling air pollution through the Camden Clean Air Partnership. The partnership, chaired by Professor Muki Haklay (@UCL_ExCiteS), co-created Camden's air quality policy. Find out more: bit.ly/2WOvSN2 #CleanAirDay
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Today at 4pm, BTS is the final @HeidiProject event! Coordinated by @UCL_ExCiteS group, they aim to improve the ability of Higher Education Institutions to support community-driven knowledge enhancement and action and promote their role in social change. eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-heidi…
There's still time to sign up to our exciting event starting tomorrow! eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-heidi… Hear from speakers from @scistarter @hackzurich @spaceapps - what are some of the challenges and opportunities of digitalisation of so much social activity? We'd love to see you there.
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#EVENT - Join us online 📅 30 & 31 May The @HeidiProject is celebrating inspiring digital action in higher education institutions! 🖊️Register now to hear and discuss about great initiatives and upcoming challenges - more info here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-heidi…
We're so happy that Digital Skills learning - among higher education staff & students, voluntary & community organisations - is growing! This can make a real change to society. Would you like to find out more about this? Come to our Final Event next week eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-heidi…
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We'd love to see you at our Final Event next week - Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st May, 16:00 BST both days. Hear from some amazing speakers about #CitizenScience, #Makeathons and #Hackathons. A mixture of talks and discussion - you can present, too! eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-heidi…
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On 31st May, part of our Final Event (see next tweet!), we're inviting anyone who's run a #CitizenScience event, a #Makeathon or a #Hackathon to tell us all about it. Would you like to participate? The form will indicate how you'll tell your story docs.google.com/forms/d/1aI-…
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We are at the #OpenScience conference in #Stockholm. 🇸🇪 ➡️Conference stream: oppenvetenskap.se/streaming/ @sweden2023eu @kungbib @Vetenskapsradet @naturhistoriska @vetenskapoallm #EU2023SE
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Great presentation by @MobileMaggie and Alan Irwin of the #citizenscience #MLE at today's #openscience conference in Stockholm. The MLE report touches issues that we also found in our #citizensocialscience project @CoActeu @stefanieschuerz @bkieslinger coactproject.eu/resources/po…
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Our Final Event is coming up! Come and hear about #DigitalAction - #CitizenScience, #Makeathons and #Hackathons, and how higher education institutions and community groups can work together to shape better societies eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-heidi… 30th and 31st May, two 2-hour sessions!
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Please come to our Final Event on 30th and 31st May! We have a fantastic list of speakers - and if you've been involved in Digital Action we'd love to hear from you too eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-heidi…
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS 📢 Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples & Environmental Justice Full-papers Submission Deadline: All manuscripts should be submitted by October 13, 2023. SCAN QR CODE FOR MORE INFO ‼️
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#EVENT - 📆 April 4th 💪 Register now for a whole day event dedicated to the use of digital methods and tools for co-creation of solutions to societal issues, organised by the @HeidiProject 🔗 tally.so/r/nr5O25 #openscience #citizenscience @univ_paris_cite
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Read our new report, "Digital Action Now - University students and staff to the service of community needs during the pandemic" here heidiproject.eu/wp-content/u… #CitizenScience #MakerMovement #Hackathons #HEIs #DigitalAction
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