The Rise of Citizen Science: Collaborative Research in the Public Sphere

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Citizen science involves public participation in scientific research, driving a shift from niche to mainstream engagement. Initiatives like the Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) highlight significant growth and interest in this field, fostering partnerships, knowledge sharing, and impactful outcomes through conferences and resources.

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Citizen science is public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge Extreme CitizenScience

Growth and Interest in Citizen Science Growth and Interest in Citizen Science Citizen science has a long history, but in the past few years it has moved from a niche activity on the periphery of scientific engagement to a level of public and policy recognition that has launched it as a force in mainstream science, such that it is finally being taken seriously by the science community. Dedicated full time staff working on citizen science in state governments e.g. Victorian EPA, NSW OEH, Australian Museum. Australia s Chief Scientist attended the inaugural Citizen Science Conference in July 2015. Christopher Pyne funding package ($930,000) to support citizen science February 2016. Eureka Prize for citizen science was created in 2016.

Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) ACSA established in June 2014 - already existing associations in Europe and USA Incorporated Funded for 3 years by Inspiring Australia Hosted by Australian Museum Administrative position Management Committee Strategic Plan- 5 main goals Participation, Partnership, Practice, Impact and Platform Membership structure and benefits list, membership fees (Individual $70, Student $35)

Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) CitSciOz18: Australian Citizen Science Conference To be held in Adelaide from 7-9 February 2018 Themed Sharing Your Outcomes | A Conference for the Citizen Science Community Focus will be on participants as well as practitioners Working groups to advance the actions outlined in the strategic plan National Projects Conference Communications Artificial Intelligence Data and Metadata

Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) Website Produced Australian Guide to Running a BioBlitz Project Finder Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science

Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science 2016 Fireballs in the Sky, Curtin University Ngukurr Wi stadi bla Kantri Research Team, Macquarie University and Yugul Mangi Rangers Redmap Australia, University of Tasmania 2017 The ECOCEAN Whale Shark Research, Education and Conservation Project, ECOCEAN Inc. Ngukurr Wi Stadi bla Kantri (We Study the Country) Research Team, Macquarie University; Yugul Mangi Rangers; and Ngukurr School Redmap Australia, University of Tasmania

Getting Involved Getting Involved Nominate to be involved in our working groups Volunteer to help run a regional Chapter Sponsor or be involved in the biennial citizen science conference Promote citizen science opportunities through our social media and digital platform Sign up for the ACSA newsletter and discussion group (via website)

Funding for Citizen Science Funding for Citizen Science Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Inspiring Australia Citizen Science Grants 386 applications 13 successful

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Macquarie University Citizen insights to the composition and risks of household dust $490,803

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Evaluating the environmental impact of sunscreens in Port Phillip Bay $250,000

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients University of Technology Sydney Increasing participation in ocean science through data visualisation $259,565

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Earthwatch Institute ClimateWatch: Building a citizen science phenology network $425,505

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Australian National University Butterflies Australia: A national database of butterfly distributions $342,459

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Citizen Science helping improve satellite detection of water quality $450,000

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Scientists work with communities to improve urban microclimate $355,000

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Macquarie University Cross-cultural biodiversity assessment in remote Aboriginal Australia $256,060

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients University of Western Australia Using citizen scientists to test the effectiveness of biofertilizers $190,425

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Museum Board Mega Murray Darling Microbat Project $189,950

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients University of Western Australia MicroBlitz: Super-sized Citizen Science for Soil Microbiomes $320,243

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients Macquarie University Scoop a poop: citizens tackle antibiotic resistance in the wild $402,212

Citizen Science Grant Recipients Citizen Science Grant Recipients The Australian Museum "FrogID" - the Australian Museum's national citizen science project $493,193

FrogID

Frogs are under enormous stress, they are the Canaries of the Coal Mine when it comes to climate change. Our citizen science research project will help save the frog by capturing scientific data from across Australia and the world Dr Jodi Rowley 2016

Identification of frogs in their habitat by appearance is near impossible, but identification by frog calls is remarkably accurate. TITLE OF PRESENTATION

FrogID will: Enable citizens to collect frog calls on their mobile device Assist identifying frog species by audio recording Connect Australian scientific research institutes and museums with local communities, schools and habitats. TITLE OF PRESENTATION