News: citizen science
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.
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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.
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SciStarter ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ 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¥.
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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.
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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¥.
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.
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¥.
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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.
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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).
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.
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