(This event will be held in English)
As a hosted project of Openlab, ScienceUs is pleased to announce its final conference, organized jointly with the CROPS project.
The conference, From Local Action to European Impact: The ScienceUs–CROPS Journey in Citizen Science Upscaling, will bring together citizen science practitioners, researchers, policymakers, project partners and stakeholders to exchange experiences and discuss how successful citizen science initiatives can be scaled up, replicated and adapted to new contexts.
A central part of the conference will showcase the experiences and achievements of the five initiatives supported by ScienceUs:
- CORE ACTS – Coastal Resilience: Action Through Citizen Science, Ireland
- The Future is Climate, Spain
- Blue-Green Tops: Adapting Building Roofs for Climate Resilience, Greece
- Acqua Sorgente, Italy
- Alleviating Energy Poverty in Vulnerable Households, Spain
Together, these initiatives demonstrate how citizen science can address real societal and environmental challenges—from coastal and climate resilience to water monitoring and energy poverty.Their journeys also offer valuable lessons about what it takes to move from a promising local initiative to a sustainable model that can be replicated and adapted in other regions.
Citizen science does not end with data collection. Its real potential emerges when evidence, community knowledge and lived experience are translated into decisions, policies and practical action. The conference will therefore explore how citizen science results and data can support inclusive policymaking, including the role of policy briefs in connecting project findings with the needs of decision-makers.
Participants will also be introduced to the ScienceUs Upscale Academy, its portfolio of resources and the citizen science knowledge developed throughout the project.
The afternoon sessions will focus on the practical challenges of scaling citizen science projects, drawing on the experience of the CROPS project in areas such as replication, sustainability and community building. A matchmaking workshop and networking opportunities will also be part of the programme.
