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Author Archives: Vickie Curtis

The appeal of online citizen science

Posted on Monday, 2 July 2018 by Vickie Curtis
Dr Vickie Curtis, University of Glasgow

Dr Vickie Curtis, University of Glasgow

Can projects increase the inclusivity of scientific research?

Citizen science is a collective term for projects that engage both professional scientists and non-specialists in the process of gathering, evaluating or computing scientific data.

The number and scope of citizen science projects has increased dramatically over the past two decades – much of this is a direct result of developments in information and communication technology (ICT) and the Internet.

Some citizen science projects are now conducted entirely via the Internet and participants help to analyse large sets of data that have been provided by scientists.

How and why people participate in such projects are the subjects of my new book Online Citizen Science and the Widening of Academia.

Some projects have attracted thousands of registered participants, leading some to claim that they open up scientific research and ‘democratise’ science. But how inclusive are they in reality?

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Posted in Evaluation, Publications | Tagged citizen science, Collaborative research, democratisation of knowledge, Digital engagement, Online learning, postgraduate research, Public engagement with research, science communication, scientific citizenship

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