Citizen science and its potential for aiding low carbon energy transitions

Luke Gooding; Rachel Pateman; Sarah West

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103702

A young South Asian woman stands at a desk holding up a medium-sized photovoltaic cell, showing it to two other people who have their backs to the camera.

Citizen science and its potential for aiding low carbon energy transitions

Journal article / By empowering communities and adopting participatory approaches, citizen science projects generate essential knowledge that informs decision-making processes.

21 August 2024 / About Participation

Using creative methods for public health messaging

SEI report / This SEI report gives an overview about a participatory public health project conducted during the pandemic in an informal settlement of Nairobi.

14 August 2024 / About Cities and Wellbeing

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Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ announces recipients of first funding round

Press release / Seven projects that will receive funding from the Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ to explore "Ecological Citizenship" have been announced.

13 August 2024 / About Innovation and Participation

A group of people, including children, walk across a wooden footbridge over a river in a grassy landscape under an overcast sky.

Q&A: How can we make volunteer biological recording more inclusive?

Feature / In this Q&A, Rachel Pateman, a Research Fellow at SEI York, discusses the importance of inclusivity in volunteer biological recording.

28 July 2024 / About Participation and Wellbeing

Empty school classroom with some windows open.

Webinar: Indoor air quality in UK schools – findings from the SAMHE project

Past event / Sarah West and the wider SAMHE team shared the project's findings on indoor air quality in UK schools. Watch the recording.

17 July 2024 / About Cities and Pollution

How data is helping elite athletes beat the smog

Media coverage / BBC News highlights SEI Africa's significant work on air quality data and its advantage to athletes training ahead of the 2024 Olympics games

11 July 2024

Extreme heat is worse for low-income communities: A visit to Klong Toey in Bangkok

Perspective / Extreme heat affects low-income communities the most; better urban planning and social support are needed to counter the health risks and economic costs.

11 July 2024 / About Adaptation and Cities

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Fostering diversity and inclusivity in citizen science: a collective exploration

Past event / SEI York's Citizen Science Group ran a panel session exploring four related narratives at the Science in Public 2024 conference in Birmingham, UK.

08 July 2024 / About Participation, Pollution, Renewables and Wellbeing

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Citizen science and youth mental health: co-creating future research

Past event / See Rhys Archer's insights from the Youth LIVES project, as shared at the European Network for Mental Health Service Evaluation (ENMESH) conference.

04 July 2024 / About Wellbeing