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Citizen scientists: school students conducting, contributing to and communicating ecological research – experiences of a school–university partnership

Hsing, P.-Y.; Coghill, L.; Ryder, J.; Austin, M.; Dooley, S.; Ellison, A.; Fenwick, C.; Garland, M.; Humphrey, P.; Proudlock, H.; Robson, A.; Steer, C.; Turnbull, L.; Kent, V.T.; Bradley, S.; Hill, R.A.; Ascroft, R.; Stephens, P.A.

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Authors

P.-Y. Hsing

J. Ryder

M. Austin

S. Dooley

A. Ellison

C. Fenwick

M. Garland

P. Humphrey

H. Proudlock

A. Robson

C. Steer

L. Turnbull

V.T. Kent

R. Ascroft



Abstract

Started in north-east England in 2015, MammalWeb aims to improve our knowledge of British mammals through the use of motion-sensing camera traps. Fundamental to the project is the involvement of local communities and individuals who act as citizen scientists. They contribute to the collection and analysis of the camera trap photographic data. Here, we jointly describe our experiences as a partnership between Belmont Community School and Durham University. School students became citizen scientists and ecological ambassadors who took part in research and designed outreach materials for their local community. We discuss what we learned and the resulting mutual benefits.

Citation

Hsing, P., Coghill, L., Ryder, J., Austin, M., Dooley, S., Ellison, A., …Stephens, P. (2020). Citizen scientists: school students conducting, contributing to and communicating ecological research – experiences of a school–university partnership. School science review, 101(376), 67-74

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 16, 2020
Online Publication Date Apr 17, 2020
Publication Date Mar 31, 2020
Deposit Date Mar 18, 2020
Publicly Available Date Apr 22, 2020
Journal School Science Review
Print ISSN 0036-6811
Publisher Association for Science Education
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 101
Issue 376
Pages 67-74
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1274433
Publisher URL https://www-ase-org-uk.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/resources/school-science-review/issue-376/citizen-scientists-school-students-conducting-contributing

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