#citizen science

Citizen Science (CS) is a participatory research approach that engages citizens, local communities, researchers, businesses, and public institutions in knowledge production and the co-creation of solutions to address complex societal challenges, including climate change. Within this context, the Horizon-Widera ScienceUs project, grounded in the Quadruple Helix model, sought to identify the key challenges that CS initiatives for climate adaptation must address to enhance their effectiveness across different scales.

A collaboration between a diabetic patient and the FBK eHealth research group stemmed from the "La bottega della Scienza" project, which gathers scientific research proposals advanced by citizens and involves schools.

CNR hosted the first Italian conference on citizen science, dedicated to research projects that directly involve non-professionals