🌳 The Plane Tree Check is a #CitizenScience project where citizens collect plane tree bark to measure particulate matter.
🍃You can find more info and all the📍collection points here: www.plataancheck.be/en/
@rikolto.be
Who initiates #CitizenScience projects in Belgium?
Our Citizen Science Scan 2025 shows a steady trend: 👉 Government organisations, non-profits and academic institutions remain the driving forces behind most initiatives
Want to dive deeper?
📘Go to the complete scan: buff.ly/ddFwzBr
#CitSciMonth
It’s Spring & #CitizenScience Month! Time to head into the forest🌳
In this interview, VUB PhD researcher Pieter Rodts shares how he studies the interaction between human & animal in the Sonian Forest, and how citizens can help by observing the flowers🌼
➡️ NL: buff.ly/yE1IoqU
@environment.brussels
It’s #CitizenScienceMonth! 👩🔬🔬
Our Citizen Science Scan 2025 identifies the major domains of #CitizenScience in Belgium. In this post, we spotlight one inspiring project from each domain.
📘 Want to know more?
Read the full scan here: buff.ly/686WuQO
@zooniverse.bsky.social
#CitSciMonth
Scivil is part of RVO‑Society, which turned 25 last year! 🎂
We’re celebrating with ‘Innovation for Tomorrow’, an inspiring event centred on innovation, connection and forward-looking thinking, in which #CitizenSience also has a clear place.
👉 Want to join? buff.ly/UbautUM
(in NL only)
Join the #CitizenScience project #Plataancheck! 🌳
Do you live in Belgium? Do you have plane trees in your area?
Simply collect some pieces of plane bark and send them in. Your samples help researchers measure air quality across Belgium 🍃
➡️ www.plataancheck.be/en/
April is... Citizen Science Month! 🔬
And what better way to start than by launching our new Citizen Science Scan 2025?
📊 Discover the latest trends, insights and numbers from the #CitizenScience landscape in Belgium: buff.ly/ddFwzBr
➡️ Join our launch webinar today: buff.ly/bnD3uos
#CitSciMonth
New Citizen Science project: #Moment🚶♀️
Safety is more than statistics. It's a feeling shaped by context, light, time of day and social surroundings. Researchers from VUB developed an app where citizens can track how safe they feel in Brussels
📲 Info: buff.ly/46iq9nH
📽️: Moment.Brussels
Last year, our colleague Karen was at the Falling Walls Science Summit 👉 Your #CitizenScience project could be next!
🟥Falling Walls Global Call for Science Breakthroughs 2026 is open and has a #ScienceEngagement category: buff.ly/CmqUS4S
Contact us: Karen can share her experience!
📷Juliane Sonttag
New #CitizenScience project measures particulate matter in Belgium 🌳
💨 Particulate matter is one of the biggest causes of disease linked to environmental pollution. Ctizens can help measure particulate matter by collecting plane tree bark and sending samples for analysis️! ➡️ www.plataancheck.be/en/
The diverse and strong landscape of #CitizenScience in Flanders offers many opportunities 🙌
In this gathering, we’re bringing together everyone who wants to build strong, sustainable collaborations and shape the future of citizen science in Flanders.
Info & register: buff.ly/XftgoVK
💡Discover and contribute to the new Citizen Science Competency Framework.
Join one of the sessions hosted by ECS Academy and PATTERN Horizon Europe, where you learn about the structure of the framework and contribute to its final refinement.
#CitizenScience
🚀 Launch webinar
On 2 April, we will launch the 2nd edition of our Citizen Science Scan
In this report, we lay out the latest trends, key figures and recommendations related to #CitizenScience in Belgium
👉 Register for the webinar or request your printed copy: buff.ly/HuIGGpu
Last week, the team of Scivil was at the @ecsa.ngo conference in Oulu, Finland ❄️
🎥 Curious what it was like?
Watch our short recap video!
#CitizenScience #ECSA2026
It's ‘Week of the Volunteer’, and today we’re shining a light on #CitizenScientist Elisabeth Baeten 🙋♀️🔭
Elisabeth is a top contributor and moderator of Radio Meteor Zoo, a Zooniverse project where volunteers identify meteors 🌌
➡️ The project: buff.ly/OykZ1GI
@zooniverse.bsky.social
It's ‘Week of the Volunteer’, and today we’re shining a light on citizen scientist Dirk Van de Walle 👨🔬
Dirk participated in a citizen panel, organised by Scivil and the European deCYPher project, about sustainable ways to produce flavonoids and terpenoids 🔬
➡️ Interview (NL): buff.ly/76taBTG
Scivil, the Flemish centre for Citizen Science, is at the #ECSA2026 Conference!
Come say hi to us, we'd love to connect 👋
Citizen scientists are volunteers, and that means there are a few legal aspects to consider ✍️️
Want to know more?
Discover the full legal framework for volunteering in Flanders, by Vlaams Steunpunt Vrijwilligerswerk (NL): buff.ly/ptQwy1R 📜
#CitizenScience
It's ‘Week of the Volunteer’, and today we’re shining a light on #CitizenScientist Rita Afonso! 👩🏫
Together with other citizen scientists, Rita developed City Confessions 🧩, a board game that raises awareness about street harassment ➡️ buff.ly/qTl0gBC
Week of the Volunteer starts today! 🤝
A perfect moment to celebrate #CitizenScientists, whose engagement makes many research projects possible! 👩🔬
To kick off the week, check out the free lunch webinars (NL) from Vlaams Steunpunt Vrijwilligerswerk & Hitch on volunteer engagement: buff.ly/MEjiXik
📢 Call:
Special Issue: Citizen Science in Developmental Psychology Research
This issue seeks #papers exploring citizen science approaches across the lifespan, inc. participatory design, data collection, analysis & research-practice partnerships
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
🔎 Info: buff.ly/BmPUZa7
Going to the @ecsa.ngo conference?
Come meet us during the Belgian-Dutch gathering, organised by Scivil & CS-NL. This informal meet-up is open to everyone!
📅 Mon. 2 March 2026, during the official Icebreaker Drinks 🥂
👉 Register to stay updated on practical details: buff.ly/nIxpmyh
💻 Webinar Shout-out
Learn more about #VISAVIS, a European project that tackles the threat of visual disinformation by using #CitizenScience
📅 Wed. 18 February 2026 | 14:00–15:15 CET | Online | Free | English
➡️ Register: buff.ly/gNZc1DP
📢 EVENT
How can #CitizenScience be used in decision-making for climate change adaptation?
Join ScienceUs in Brussels on 12 March 2026 for a day of inspiring talks, interactive formats, and peer exchange
📝 Register by 15 Feb
ℹ️ More info: buff.ly/znpgMV2
Hip hip hooray! 🎉
Scivil is celebrating its 7th anniversary by looking back at some of last year’s best moments
Want to stay up to date on our work and new citizen science opportunities in 2026?
️➡️ Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter: buff.ly/4Q7LoXQ
#CitizenScience
We at Scivil are excited about:
Surveys, launches, all the opportunities to connect with the #CitizenScience community, and... our (gradual) transition from a knowledge centre to both a knowledge and research centre!
(part 2/2)
What are your hopes and dreams for #CitizenScience in 2026? 🔭💙
In this post, we’re sharing ours!
Be the first to know what we’re working on in 2026.
👉 Subscribe to our newsletter: buff.ly/4Q7LoXQ
(Part 1/2)
📢 CALL: Apply for the Citizen Science Summer School 2026
Are you a Master’s student, PhD candidate, postdoc, or practitioner interested in #CitizenScience? 🏫
The University of Zurich hosts its 5th edition of their CS Summer School! (June 7-12)
🔍 Details:
Get inspired by 10 citizen science stories!
Over the past year, we interviewed 10 amazing projects and initiatives that show #CitizenScience in action! 🤝
➡️ Find all stories here: www.scivil.be/en/stories
