To provide citizens with the knowledge to start their own monitoring project, PULSAQUA launched the platform The Science Citizens. On this platform, you will find free materials like a free e-book and a podcast. In addition, it offers courses designed to help deal with specific challenges and questions about their own monitoring initiative.
In July 2022, PULSAQUA officially launched The Science Citizens. PULSAQUA founder Sandra de Vries came up with an idea to enable individual citizens to start their own monitoring project. Based on the experience of developing and overseeing many Citizen Science projects on all kinds of topics, PULSAQUA created multiple products and services that help people with the creation of their own monitoring initiative.
At the Science Citizens, everyone can learn about the basics of citizen Science. We give you an introduction into Citizen Science and monitoring through a free (!) e-book, specifically written to help people in their first steps towards a monitoring initiative. The Science Citizens also has a podcast, where you can listen to multiple experts discuss all things Citizen Science-related!
In addition the these free materials, the Science Citizens also offers tailored courses, which is designed to help people to deal with their specific challenges and questions about their own monitoring initiative. So when you want to start your own monitoring initiative, the Science Citizens has something for you!
In the past, the Science Citizens organized a monthly tour through Rotterdam, where we tested water quality, learned about the importance of water quality in the city, and answered participants’ questions.