citizen science /newsroom/ en Teaching kids about bugs benefits the environment /newsroom/news/list/2025/03/25/teaching-kids-about-bugs-benefits-the-environment Pro-environmental behaviour increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. March 25 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/03/25/teaching-kids-about-bugs-benefits-the-environment Awards night abuzz with praise for citizen science program /newsroom/news/list/2024/09/05/awards-night-abuzz-with-praise-for-citizen-science-program A citizen science program increasing the knowledge of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s diverse ecosystems has been recognised at the 2024 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum Eureka Prizes. September 06 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/09/05/awards-night-abuzz-with-praise-for-citizen-science-program SciStarter ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is a new home for citizen science /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/30/scistarter-australia-is-a-new-home-for-citizen-science Citizen science platform SciStarter ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has officially launched on the final day of Global Citizen Science month, creating a one-stop location for citizen science projects seeking volunteers in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥. April 30 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/30/scistarter-australia-is-a-new-home-for-citizen-science Scientists seek your soil for century-chemical study /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/09/scientists-seek-your-soil-for-century-chemical-study ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers are calling on South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n citizen scientists to donate soil samples from their backyard gardens for a study examining how widely spread per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are in our home gardens. April 10 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/09/scientists-seek-your-soil-for-century-chemical-study Help make myrtle rust dust /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/14/help-make-myrtle-rust-dust A citizen science campaign aims to find and track myrtle rust in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ to reduce the impact of the invasive disease in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥. March 15 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/14/help-make-myrtle-rust-dust New platform to energise citizen science /newsroom/news/list/2023/08/09/new-platform-to-energise-citizen-science The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will adapt and deploy the globally proven citizen science platform SciStarter in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, courtesy of a $160,000 grant from the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Government’s Citizen Science Fund. August 15 2023 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2023/08/09/new-platform-to-energise-citizen-science EchidnaCSI recognised as a top Citizen of Science /newsroom/news/list/2021/11/25/echidnacsi-recognised-as-a-top-citizen-of-science The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) has received the Citizen Science Award for Outstanding Science at the inaugural awards for Citizen Science Projects in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥. November 25 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/11/25/echidnacsi-recognised-as-a-top-citizen-of-science New citizen science project creates a buzz in the classroom /newsroom/news/list/2021/09/17/new-citizen-science-project-creates-a-buzz-in-the-classroom A new citizen science project, Insect Investigators, led by the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum and involving the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, will connect school students with scientists to document their local insect biodiversity and discover insects in their area. September 17 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/09/17/new-citizen-science-project-creates-a-buzz-in-the-classroom Echidnas, poop and creepy crawlies /newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies Leading science communicators from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will join forces with a local echidna ecologist, to share their expertise in echidnas and insects in a free, interactive workshop on Kangaroo Island, as part of National Science Week (14-22 August). August 16 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies School students discover four new species of wasp /newsroom/news/list/2021/03/26/school-students-discover-four-new-species-of-wasp Four primary schools in regional South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ have been involved in the discovery and naming of new species of wasp as part of a trial of a new citizen science project led by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. March 26 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/03/26/school-students-discover-four-new-species-of-wasp