The Citizen Science Clinic ran from 21 June to 6 July and has now ended.

What kind of impact do I want to get from my citizen science project? And how can I guarantee that it leads to a "genuine scientific outcome" and achieves the desired societal impact, whether in terms of “answering a research question" or "informing conservation actions, empowering citizens, impacting decisions or environmental policy?" How can I ensure and monitor this impact? 

Participants in this workroom were given the chance to learn from citizen science experts from around the world and work on real case studies. Through a series of structured exercises and interactions with other participants, they reflected on strategies to guarantee impact in their citizen science project. 

The sessions included a mix of formats, keynotes, inspirational cases, hands-on workshops to address the implementation of impact assessment frameworks, good practices, and financial sustainability strategies 

(re)Watch the plenary sessions on our Youtube channel or on our resource page

This workroom was organised and sponsored by the EU-Citizen.Science project. This project, funded by the European Commission has an ambitious mission: to become the reference point for citizen science through cross-network knowledge sharing for citizen science participants, practitioners, researchers, policymakers and society across Europe.

Outcomes for participants

• Increased awareness of the potential impacts of a citizen science project
• Learn how to consider and refine your citizen science projects by approaching them from a scientific, societal and policy impact perspective
• Sharing knowledge and experience, network opportunities, meeting peers with similar motivations/challenges/projects
• Getting inspired by stories from successful and sustainable projects