Short introduction to Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing, and the new Edinburgh University network to promote uptake and quality co-production of scholarly research

1. Crowdsourcing and
Citizen Science @ ed
Dr James Stewart j.k.stewart@ed.ac.uk @jamesks
Science Technology and Innovation Studies - Digital STIS
Edinburgh University Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Interest group.

3. What is citizen science and
crowdsourcing?
Citizen Science and crowdsourcing is a
set of processes through which citizens
take part in scientific, policy or design
research by undertaking research tasks
such as problem formulation, data
collection, data analysis, evidence
production, ideas generation and
communication.

6. DigitalKoot

11. 1. Raise the profile and understanding of issues
and potential of Citizen Science and
crowdsourcing within the research community.
2. Share knowledge and practice of existing
experiences to develop the practice of Citizen
Science.
3. Secure resources to develop Citizen Science
research and related activities by fostering
collaboration and proposal development,
including training for CPD, development of
methods, tools and infrastructure, and
building relationships with
external organisations.
Aims of the CSCS Network

12. Join Us
50 members so far, from most schools
• Add your name to the
Wiki:https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/CIT/
• Join the mailing list
• cit-sci-crowdsourcing-network@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk
• Introduce yourself, and suggest a talk you could
give, or a question you would like answered.

13. Questions
What could and or should the
university, schools and colleges be
providing to help develop quality
crowdsourcing and citizen science?
How can we improve quality and
availability of co-produced research
practices tools and evidence?