Roche, Joseph and Ni Shuilleabhain, Aoibhinn and Mooney, Peter and Barber, Gillian L. and Bell, Laura and Ryan, Cliodhna (2021) Citizen Science in Ireland. Frontiers in Communication, 6. ISSN 2297-900X

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Ireland has a rich history of public engagement with science and the growing number of national citizen science initiatives is in keeping with developments seen in other European countries. This paper explores several aspects of citizen science in Ireland, in order to assess its development and to better understand potential opportunities for the field. An introduction to the roots of citizen science in Ireland’s past, from the first methodical observations of natural phenomena carried out at monastic settlements up to present day projects monitoring environmental change and biodiversity, is presented along with an overview of the current national citizen science projects running in the country. This cataloging of contemporary citizen science will be compared to the awareness of citizen science in the Irish education system at primary, post-primary, and university level. These measures of progress will be considered in the changing context of international citizen science funding and available support, such as the European Citizen Science Association and the EU-Citizen. Science platform. Citizen science in Ireland is at a critical point. If citizen science is embraced as a truly social and participatory innovation, Ireland has the chance to not only dramatically improve its citizen science output, but to also become a model of best practice for countries at similar stages of citizen science development.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: AUTHOR=Roche Joseph, Ni Shuilleabhain Aoibhinn, Mooney Peter, Barber Gillian L., Bell Laura, Ryan Cliodhna TITLE=Citizen Science in Ireland JOURNAL=Frontiers in Communication VOLUME=6 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.629065 DOI=10.3389/fcomm.2021.629065 ISSN=2297-900X
Keywords:	citizen science, Ireland, education, citizen scientist, public engagement; science communication; science and society; informal learning;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
Item ID:	17502
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.629065
Depositing User:	Peter Mooney
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2023 08:06
Journal or Publication Title:	Frontiers in Communication
Publisher:	Frontiers in Communication
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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