r/CitizenScience

1.2K archived posts · Jul 2010 – Sep 2026

Participatory Science

r/CitizenScience

Participatory science engages the public in advancing scientific knowledge by formulating research questions, collecting data, and interpreting results. Other terms include citizen science, community science, volunteer monitoring, or public participation in scientific research. [source https://www.epa.gov/participatory-science]

Created Jul 19, 2010

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Citizen science (also known as crowd science, crowd-sourced science, civic science, volunteer monitoring or networked science) is scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur or nonprofessional scientists. Citizen science is sometimes included in terms such as "public participation in scientific research", participatory monitoring and participatory action research.
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This is a great place to post information about new scientific crowd-sourcing efforts, calls for local volunteers, and other opportunities to engage.

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