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  Citizen Science

  The OeAD at the Austrian Citizen Science Conference

  For the 10th time, the Austrian citizen science community (with some international guests) gathered for the Austrian Citizen Science Conference, which took place from February 24 to 26, 2026, at the Montanuniversität Leoben. The first two days were devoted to workshops, lectures, and poster presentations.

  1 min read · 27. February 2026

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  Citizen Science Science communication

  The new Citizen Science & Science Communication Newsletter is here

  1 min read · 26. February 2026

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  The Tulln Garden: On the trail of butterflies

  The research project “Tracking Butterflies,” which is participating in the Citizen Science Award 2026, will be presented on May 3, 2026, at Garten Tulln.

  1 min read · 23. February 2026

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  Discovering diversity: Citizen Science Award visits the Natural History Museum

  On April 17, 2026, the research projects “Tree Quest” and “Climate Agents,” which are participating in the Citizen Science Award 2026, will be presented at “Discover Diversity” at the Natural History Museum in Vienna.

  1 min read · 23. February 2026

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  Citizen Science Award at the Long Night of Research

  On April 24, 2026, the OeAD will present two Citizen Science Award projects as part of the Long Night of Research. Visitors will gain insight into how participatory formats generate high-quality data, tap into new target groups, and strengthen social impact. The research competition offers visibility, networking, and structured support for the implementation of citizen science projects.

  1 min read · 23. February 2026

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  Citizen sensing as a catalyst for participatory risk governance

  The book “Citizen Sensing for Risk Response” by Anna Berti Suman analyzes how citizen-driven data collection can contribute to managing societal risks. The focus is on the concept of citizen sensing: citizens independently collect environmental or health data to address information gaps and make risk perceptions visible.

  1 min read · 16. February 2026

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  Citizen Science Trainings

  Online workshop series on citizen science

  mit:forschen! Gemeinsam Wissen schaffen invites participants to a free series of training workshops from March 9 to 24, 2026, offering a practical introduction to citizen science and teaching key skills for developing and implementing participatory research projects.

  1 min read · 12. February 2026

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  Citizen Science Award 2026: Die Projekte sind online!

  Von 1. April bis 31. Juli 2026 können Schulklassen, Jugendgruppen, Einzelpersonen und Familien an sieben Citizen-Science-Projekten mitarbeiten und Geld- und Sachpreise gewinnen!

  1 min read · 06. February 2026

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  Workshops zur Einschulung ins Mitforschen beim Citizen Science Award

  Der OeAD lädt Lehrpersonen zu Workshops ein, die einen praxisnahen Einstieg in Citizen-Science-Projekte bieten. Konkret lernen sie dabei die aktuellen Citizen-Science-Award-Projekte und deren Mitforsch-Aktivitäten kennen. Alle Veranstaltungen sind für Lehrpersonen als Fortbildung anrechenbar.

  1 min read · 03. February 2026

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  Sparkling Science Citizen Science

  Congratulations to Hans Karl Peterlini, new Dean at the University of Klagenfurt!

  The OeAD congratulates Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Karl Peterlini, also leader of two Sparkling Science projects, on his new position as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Education at the University of Klagenfurt, which he assumed at the beginning of 2026.

  1 min read · 28. January 2026

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  RIECS Citizen Science

  The European Citizen Science community meets in Finland

  The OeAD Centre for Citizen Science will be represented with several contributions at the European ECSA Conference.

  2 min read · 27. January 2026

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  Sparkling-Science-Spotlight "How can citizen science enrich history lessons?"

  How can citizen science enrich history lessons and give students the opportunity to experience history as an open, multi-layered, and living process?

  1 min read · 26. January 2026