@engagedroadmap.bsky.social roadshow at @[email protected] Real conversations on moving research from “for people” to “with people”. Strong engagement, clear appetite for change #Publicengagement #OpenResearch #LetsGoEngaged

Giving back to Calgary: an article was published today about my satellite research of the city!

It is important to me to use my knowledge as a geoscientist and environmental data scientist to help make our new home better and greener. Thanks to LiveWire Calgary for the interest in this topic!

https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/03/17/new-satellite-study-shows-calgarys-uneven-urban-greenery/

#DataScience #EnvironmentalScience #RemoteSensing #Calgary #PublicEngagement #GIS #Sustainability #RStats #MDEM #yycPlanning #UrbanPlanning #ClimateResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #UrbanEcology #GreenInfrastructure #SmartCities #CalgaryUrbanism #GreennessOfCalgary

Today’s launch of the ENGAGED Roadmap @[email protected] marks an important step forward for public involvement in open research in Ireland. At its best, research is shaped by the society it seeks to serve. #LetsGoEngaged #publicengagement #openresearch

🗨️Communicating Deliberation: Strategies for Different Information Landscapes

The impact and legitimacy of deliberative assemblies depend partly on whether the public knows about them at all. Communicating these processes requires a clear strategy and dedicated staff.

🔍In this webinar, communication professionals share their experiences.

Speakers:
▪️Lucile Duclaux, Project Lead in Communications, CESE, France

▪️Rosalind Grisnigt Communications Lead, Netherlands' Citizens' Assembly on Climate

👉Register: https://shorturl.at/26DTS
📅March 27th, Friday 2pm (CET)

Introduction and Moderation:

Dr. Angela Jain, Senior Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung
@Yves Dejaeghere, Executive Director, FIDE - Europe

The event is organised in the framework of the Network on Citizen Participation and Deliberation with Democracy and Social Cohesion.

#DeliberativeDemocracy #CitizenParticipation #CitizensAssemblies #DemocraticInnovation #PublicEngagement #StrategicCommunication

Tomorrow’s launch of the ENGAGED Roadmap @[email protected] marks an important step forward for public involvement in open research in Ireland. At its best, research is shaped by the society it seeks to serve. #LetsGoEngaged #publicengagement #openresearch

Scientists’ engagement on social media to share science and fight misinformation is crucial. Gen Z & α often get their info there, making this work essential despite the effort.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00472-5

#ScienceCommunication #SocialMedia #Misinformation #PublicEngagement #STEM

The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social media.

📣 This February for the LERU Public Engagement scholarly blog, Melanie Brand from Citizen Science Zurich at the University of Zurich looks at Research-based Teaching with Citizen Science.

Read more on our blog! #publicengagement #citizenscience #openscience

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🔗 https://lerupesb.hypotheses.org/693

Research-based Teaching with Citizen Science: Chances and Challenges for Future Skills in Higher Education

Participatory and transdisciplinary research approaches are still rare in university curricula. Integrating research-based teaching with Citizen Science at the BA and MA level introduces a wide range of learning opportunities – for educators and for students alike. But it also comes with its own set of challenges. This post is part of a larger series… Continue reading Research-based Teaching with Citizen Science: Chances and Challenges for Future Skills in Higher Education

LERU Public Engagement Scholarly Blog

Wie beeinflusst öffentliche Kommunikation den Verlauf und Erfolg eines Beteiligungsprojekts?

In Teil 3 unserer Interviewreihe zum Bürger:innenrat "KI und Freiheit" sprechen wir mit Oliver Häußler (Zentrum für Medienkompetenz, @unituebingen ).
Er war als Vertreter der Hochschulkommunikation an der Projektkommunikation beteiligt und brachte dort seine Expertise aus #PublicEngagement und #Wissenschaftskommunikation ein.

➡️ Zum Interview: https://rhet.ai/2026/02/25/wie-beteiligung-wissen-formt-und-kompetenzen-verbindet-eine-interviewreihe-mit-mitwirkenden-des-buergerinnenrats-ki-und-freiheit-heute-mit-oliver-haeussler/

Wie Beteiligung Wissen formt und Kompetenzen verbindet – Eine Interviewreihe mit Mitwirkenden des Bürger:innenrats "KI und Freiheit". Heute mit: Oliver Häußler - RHET AI - Zentrum für rhetorische Wissenschaftskommunikationsforschung

Research has greater impact when people are involved from the beginning. ENGAGED puts that into practice every day. #LetsGoENGAGED #publicengagement #openresearch

Our university has an #PublicEngagement seed fund for our scientific staff.

Recently, nine projects were awarded funding 🥳
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/practices-support/public-engagement/seed-funding/fourth-call-winners

Picture: one of the winning projects from Behavioral and Social Sciences: Play for Change – Understanding and stimulating citizens to promote systemic change through an interactive board game

NB A new application round is coming up.

#OpenScience #OpenResearch #boardgames #sustainability #change