Dear Oulu Colleagues,

This is a brief reminder to you all to please join us at Tellus Backstage next Tuesday 24 January from 9am – 11:30am for CitizANTS Symposium: An Introduction to Citizen Science at Oulu. 

The event is open to all who are curious about citizen science. No prior knowledge or experience needed! We will discuss what citizen science is, what role it plays in Science (and at Oulu), and showcase some interesting work currently being carried out by Oulu colleagues involving citizen science. 

There will be a catered lunch served from 11:30-12:30. There are limited seats so please register in advance – by latest end of day today, Thursday 19 Jan – by clicking here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/F00E01E9F0DFB550.

This symposium is the first in a packed programme of Citizen Science activities that Biodiverse Anthropocenes is bringing to Oulu in the Spring Semester.

We hope very much that you will join – even if you are just curious about what citizen science is and how you might use it to your advantage in your own research. 

Warmly,

Roger Norum

Thora Herrmann

Anna Krzywoszynska

Anna Heumann-Kaya

Schedule of Symposium

9:00-9:15             Welcome and Opening: The ANTS Spring 2023 on Citizen  Science and “What is CS doing to and for Science?”

Thora Herrmann, Professor of Socio-Environmental  Sustainability

Anna Krzywoszynka, Associate Professor of Transdisciplinary Human-Environment Relations

9:15-9:30  Overview of Citizen Science in Biodiverse Anthropocenes (ANTS)

Marko Mutanen and Roger Norum, Biodiverse Anthropocenes Co-directors

9:30-11:00 Multiple perspectives on Citizen Science (three lectures)

”What is ‘Science’ in Citizen Science? A Perspective from Philosophy of Science”

Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen
Professor of Philosophy 

Co-director, Centre for Philosophical Studies of History

“Citizen science with young people and other animals: Who counts and how?”

Pauliina Rautio

Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Education

Adjunct Professor of Education, University of Helsinki 

"Citizen science in botanical research and nature conservation: a few examples from personal experience"

Mykyta Peregrym

Visiting Researcher, Ecology and Genetics

11:00-11:30        Plenary discussions and final words

11:30-12:30        Catered lunch