We invite you to be part of this transformative movement. Whether you’re launching a project, looking for strategies to expand, or eager to engage with like-minded individuals, there’s a place for you in the CROPS community.
CROPS aspires to inform and evolve the EU Research & Innovation system so that it can adequately support the transition of citizen science from small-scale to a Europe-wide level, moving it towards a modern, open-science approach. It will identify the most suitable citizen science initiatives for upscaling to the Europe-wide level, and in doing so will develop protocols, resources and examples of best practice for the upscaling of citizen science activities, helping practitioners to fully realise the potential impact of their activities towards the Horizon Europe EU Missions. This support will be tailored to all different types of citizen science, and the different stakeholders that are involved and participation taken. CROPS will also help citizen science practitioners consider inclusivity, public trust and societal impact, whilst being fully aware of data interoperability requirements, sustainability issues and funding approaches when upscaling their activities.
Through becoming a part of the CROPS family you can:
Become a founding memberof the CROPS Transnational Communities for each EU Mission
Become a member of the CROPS Special Interest Group (SIG)and get a chance to influence the European Commission’s work on upscaling citizen science
Access CROPS resources and guidance for upscaling citizen science projects
Contribute to and be credited in the CROPS outputs, e.g., scientific papers, policy papers, MOOC, etc.
Get a chance to be featured in the CROPS outputs, e.g., the MOOC, training resources, interviews, citizen science champions work, live events such as webinars
Extend your networks andlearn from others’ experiences on upscaling citizen science