Under the motto "Participation, Power and Perspective: Opening Research through Citizen Science," the Citizen Science School for early-career researchers and CS practitioners is back! Five days full of learning, exchange, and debates about citizen science and its participatory approaches.
A success story: With over 150,000 contributions, citizen scientists help protecting wild rivers
Wild rivers are disappearing at an extremely fast rate globally. We spoke with Shuo Zong about the Citizen Science project "Wild River" that aims to conteract this trend.
HealthFerm – The Sourdough Microbiome
Do you live in the Canton of Jura, in Central- or Eastern Switzerland? Do you bake your own sourdough bread? Science needs you!
🐷Wild boar behind pink skin? Help us explore the behaviour of domestic pigs!
Watch short video clips of curious pigs and answer a few questions. Various surprises await the most diligent among you!
Zürich Cats: Find out about your cat's health!
Do you live in Zurich and have a cat? Then take part in the Citizen Science project "FELIDAE"! You will learn more about your cat's health and make a valuable contribution to science!
Our latest newsletter is out!
Every two months we send out the most important news compactly packed in our newsletter. Available in English or German, it contains updates about our activities and services at Citizen Science Zurich as well as inputs and guest contributions from our community. Read what's new!
Welcome
Citizen Science Zurich is a joint initiative by the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, supported by the Mercator Foundation Switzerland. We strive for an open, diverse and inclusive science, where research is done with the public and for the public. Therefore, we want to inspire and support people to engage in different forms of participatory research.
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