News & Blog - RIECS-Concept

This page shares the latest updates from RIECS-Concept, including project news, event highlights, insights from project activities and reflections on developments in citizen science, keeping the community informed and engaged.

Assessing What Matters: ZSI Workshop on the Impact of Citizen Science Research Infrastructures

11 November 2026

From Vision to Roadmap: Shaping the Future of Citizen Science Infrastructure

21 October 2026

Different Perspectives, One Shared Challenge: Voices from the RIECS-Concept Summit 2026

14 October 2026

RIECS-Concept Highlights Citizen Science at the EOSC Symposium 2026 in Florence

12 October 2026

Designing the Future of Citizen Science Infrastructure: Inside the RIECS-Concept Summit 2026

7 October 2026

RIECS-Concept 3rd Newsletter is Here!

30 September 2026

Co-Creative Workshop on Citizen Science in Education Systems

19 August 2026

School Workshop: Shaping the

Future of Citizen Science

29 July 2026

RIECS-Concept at CAPS 2026: Advancing the Evaluation of Citizen Science Research Infrastructures

1 July 2026

RIECS-Concept advances the first citizen science node within the EOSC

12 June 2026

From Awareness to Action: Living Labs and Citizens’ Assemblies in Climate Adaptation

29 May 2026

Co-designing the Future of Citizen Science: Insights from the RIECS-Concept Workshop

22 April 2026

Designing Trust: Why Visual Identity Matters for Citizen Science Infrastructure

15 April 2026

It’s Great to See Our Partners Highlighting the Value of Citizen Science During Citizen Science Month

8 April 2026

From Coordination to Vision: RIECS-Concept Consortium Meeting in Oulu

25 March 2026

Co-Creating the Future of Citizen Science: Inside the RIECS-Concept Open Source Workshop

17 March 2026

Designing Impact: Turning Citizen Science into a European Infrastructure Strategy

11 March 2026

Building a Federated Future for Citizen Science in Europe: Governance and sustainability at the heart of ECSA2026

3 March 2026

Exploring the Role of Open Science Hardware in Europe’s Citizen Science Infrastructure

25 February 2026

Shaping the Future of Citizen Science: Join the RIECS-Concept Online Workshops

18 February 2026

RIECS-Concept Supports High-Level Policy Event on the Institutionalisation and Long-Term Sustainability of Citizen Science

16 February 2026

Building a European Backbone for Citizen Science: Why Fragmentation Is Holding Us Back

13 February 2026

The Second RIECS-Concept

Newsletter Is Here!

11 February 2026

Building Trustworthy Citizen Science Infrastructures: Call for Contributions to RSA 2026

11 February 2026

New Article “Why Citizen Science Is Now Essential for Official Statistics”

14 January 2026

Towards a Shared Infrastructure for Citizen Science: Insights from the Zurich “Make a Wish” Workshop

17 December 2025

People and Policy, Together: Citizen Science Takes the Stage at UNEA-7

16 December 2025

Season’s Greetings and Warm Wishes for the Holiday Season from a RIECS-Concept

12 December 2025

Citizen Engagement in Climate Policymaking: Insights Feeding into the RIECS-Concept Vision

10 December 2025

Co-Creating the Future of Citizen Science at the CS Barcelona Congress

3 December 2025

Citizen Scientists Shape the Future of Collaborative Research

26 November 2025

Building a Shared Vision for RIECS-Concept: Consortium Workshops in Milan

19 November 2025

Workshop 7 – RIECS-Concept: Technological Challenges for a European Citizen Science Infrastructure

14 November 2025

Shaping Tomorrow’s Citizen Science Research Infrastructure in Germany: A Co-Design Experience

12 November 2025

Listening, Learning, and Shaping: Co-Designing a Pan-European Research Infrastructure for Citizen Science in Health

5 November 2025

Open Science Today and Tomorrow: Charting the Future of Openness, Trust, and Collaboration

29 October 2025

The First RIECS-Concept

Newsletter Is Here!

22 October 2025

Make a Wish: Building a Shared Infrastructure for Citizen Science in Europe

8 October 2025

RIECS-Concept Workshop: Giving a Voice to Austrian Citizen Scientists

2 October 2025

Citizen Science Workshop in Spain: Shaping the Future of RIECS-Concept

29 September 2025

RIECS x Ars Electronica Festival 2025: Join the Citizen Science Townhall in Linz

27 August 2025

Building the Future of Citizen Science: An Engagement Methodology Protocol

20 August 2025

Part 3 of 3: Why CAPS2025 Was a Turning Point for RIECS-Concept

13 August 2025

Part 2 of 3: Building Together — RIECS-Concept’s First Global Co-Design Exchange

6 August 2025

A New Paper by Researchers from the EMBIMOS Group at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has been published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice.

30 July 2025

Part 1 of 3:

Trust, Tools, and Time — What Global

Leaders Taught Us at CAPS2025

23 July 2025

Six Months Strong: How RIECS-Concept is Laying the Groundwork for a Citizen Science Infrastructure in Europe

16 July 2025

Meet Our Partner:

University of Milano-Bicocca

9 July 2025

Advancing Public Engagement and

Citizen Science in the European Research

Area: RIECS-Concept at the Brussels Cluster Event

7 July 2025

Co-Production & Civic Futures at #RSA25

3 July 2025

Meet Our Partner: Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP)

3 July 2025

Introducing the External

Advisory Board of RIECS-Concept

1 July 2025

The Backbone of Participatory Science: Reframing Citizen Observatories as Research Infrastructure

June 30 2025

Digital Tech & Democratic

Participation – Reflections from #RSA25

26 June 2025

Meet Our Partner: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH)

25 June 2025

The 53rd NORDTEK Conference: “Green and Digital University Transformation”

19 June 2025

Meet Our Partner: Centre for the Promotion of Science (CPN)

18 June 2025

Designing The Future of Citizen Science: RIECS-Concept at “Visuality 2025”

17 June 2025

Meet Our Partner:

Citizen Science Zurich (UZH/ETH)

11 June 2025

Meet Our Partner:

Malmö University (MAU)

4 June 2025

Meet Our Partner: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

28 May 2025

CSIC Brings Citizen Science Infrastructure Expertise to CAPS 2025 in Portland

27–30 May 2025

Meet Our Partner: Ars Electronica

21 May 2025

April in Action: How RIECS-Concept Celebrates Citizen Science Month Across Europe

16 May 2025

Meet Our Partner:

Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI)

14 May 2025

Join Us at CAPS 2025 for a Symposium: Shaping Tomorrow’s Citizen Science Research Infrastructure: A Co-Design Experience

8 May 2025

Meet Our Partner: Agentur für Bildung

und Internationalisierung – Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD-GmbH)

7 May 2025

Meet Our Partner:

Spanish National Research Council

30 April 2025

Theory Meets Practice: Citizen Science Conference Brings Together Researchers and Communities in Vilnius

29 April 2025

Meet Our Scientific Coordinator:

European Citizen Science Association

(ECSA)

23 April 2025

Meet Our Coordinator:

Fundación Ibercivis

17 April 2025

How Can Citizen Science Contribute

to Global Sustainability Efforts?

15 April 2025

Citizen Science Month

8 April 2025

We Are Excited to Announce the RIECS-Concept

& ECS Collaboration Event

1 April 2025

Official Kick-off

of RIECS-Concept in Brussels

12 February 2025

This project has received funding from the European Union’s research and innovation programme Horizon Europe under the grant agreement No. 101188210