Opening up Science for All

Opening Up Science For All

Thanks for following this link! This short survey is for individuals, community groups and other organisations interested in and/or working in the space of public engagement, citizen science and/or environmental research. The survey is focused on capturing your thoughts on the potential for public engagement and citizen science in environmental research. We would like to understand how a community for environmental engagement might support your activities on this area.

We are funded by NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) to scope out a national community for public engagement in the environmental sciences bringing together organisational stakeholders and community groups. Together we will produce a collective vision that will define this community, to embed members of the public in the scientific process, informing research and key strategies moving forward.

The results of this survey will be made available via our Blog in early summer. For further information about the project follow us on Twitter @OpenUpSci or join our mailing list: https://www.lists.rdg.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openupscience

We will keep your contact details until 1st October 2018 and we will contact you if we intend to keep them longer.

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* 1. Your name or name of organisation

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* 2. Please list in what ways you OR your organisation is involved in public engagement or citizen science. This might also include types of activity.

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* 3. What do you see as the main challenges you OR your organisation faces in relation to doing better Public Engagement / Citizen Science?

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* 4. What public engagement or citizen science networks (local, regional, national or international) do you OR your organisation belong to/work with?

European Citizen Science Association (ECSA)

Citizen Science Association (CSA)

UK Environmental Observation Framework (UKEOF)

British Ecological Society Citizen Science Special Interest Group

Scotland's Environment - Citizen Science Portal

Others (please specify)

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* 5. What barriers prevent you OR your organisation from working with other organisations to better engage with the public?

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* 6. Please describe how you OR your organisation would benefit from belonging to and the support of a national community around public engagement with environmental research

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* 7. Please provide details of the support you think a national community of practice could provide:

Problem Solving

Requests for Information

Seeking Experience

Reusing assets

Coordination and Strategy: Combining activity

Building an Argument: How do others do this?

Growing Confidence: Running ideas through a like minded community

Discussing Developments

Documenting projects

Visits to similar projects

Mapping Knowledge and Identifying Gaps: Who knows what / What are we missing / Who should we connect with?

Other (please specify)

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* 8. In an ideal world what could you or your organisation contribute to a national community for public engagement with environmental research?

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* 9. Keeping in touch with 'Opening Up Science For All'

Part A: Please add name and email address of person who leads on public engagement/citizen science in your organisation if completing on the behalf of an organisation

Part B: Please add email address if you would like to receive updates from our mailing list.

Part C: Please add email address if you are happy to be contacted again about the information you have supplied.