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The OPUSH Delft team participated in the Citizen Science Day 2024 in the 6th of April 2024 in Vienna, Austria with a workshop on Energy Transition in the context of ECSA conference 2024 (European Citizen Science Association). The workshop made use of thermal camera’s that track the infrared spectrum and which participants could use to track any deficiencies of energy usage in the building around them. The building in question was the Natuurhistorisched Museum of Vienna, built in the late 19th century. A monument in itself, the building offered the opportunity to confirm that participants can track on their own specific energy issues in monument buildings, that fits into the Energy Transition for Monument Houses Citizen Science pilot that OPUSH Delft is developing. Following that concept, equipment can be distributed to citizens to track on their own the energy efficiency of their home, identify heat leaks, and visualize on their own terms new problems such as excessive energy usage from light fixtures. Beyond the workshop concept and methodology in itself, the participants were also keen to explain and discuss their observations and experience through this activity, but also connections to challenges of energy transition from their environment. In addition, the issue of technological and digital competence that could be an obstacle in an equipment-based CS pilot, was well-received by the participants.
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From July 3-5, 2024, representatives from TU Wien Bibliothek and TU Delft attended the LIBER 2024 Annual Conference in Limassol, Cyprus. This major event brought together academic library professionals across Europe to explore the transformative roles of libraries in urban sustainability and citizen science.
A key highlight of the conference was the joint presentation on "Connecting Cities and Universities: Libraries' Role in Citizen Science Pilots of Urban Sustainability." This session showcased how libraries can act as crucial connectors between universities and urban communities, driving citizen science projects aimed at sustainability. Through case studies from Vienna and Delft, the presentation demonstrated how libraries facilitate collaborations between researchers and the public.
Additionally, TU Wien and TU Delft's team presented a poster on advocacy for Citizen Science, which won the LIBER 2024 Poster Award. The poster emphasized the role of libraries in championing community-driven research and fostering partnerships between science and society.
Ahead of the conference, the two institutions also co-hosted a pre-conference workshop titled "Citizen Science: Partnerships for Science and Society," which focused on strategies to strengthen collaborations between libraries, researchers, and citizens.
The event underscored the vital role of libraries in promoting citizen science and advancing urban sustainability initiatives.
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From June 17 to 20, 2024, the TU Wien Bibliothek participated in the International Library Staff Week under the Erasmus+ staff mobility program hosted by the University Library of Southern Denmark. This event gathered library professionals from across Europe to discuss sustainability, open science and libraries as citizen science hubs.
A key focus was on citizen science. Sessions included presentations by Thomas Kaarsted, Deputy Library Director and Anne Kathrine Overgaard, Faculty of Health Science, exploring how libraries can engage in citizen science and collaborate with faculties and public entities. Practical workshops led by Thomas Kaarsted provided participants with strategies to initiate citizen science projects in their libraries and arguments for advocacy on starting a citizen science hub at your institution.
Sustainability was another recurring theme, with case studies on sustainable communication, social sustainability and environmental projects. These sessions highlighted the library's role in promoting sustainability and environmental awareness.
The event also offered networking and cultural exchange opportunities, fostering connections among participants and sharing best practices across institutions.
https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/forskningsformidling/citizenscience
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The Urban Heat Stories workshops in the framework of the Citizen Science Award 2024 by the Austrian Agency of Education and Internationalisation concluded this week. Three different schools, making around 100 pupils participated as co-researchers in the workshop series.
Together with the research team of TU Wien Bibliothek and future.lab they gathered valuable data on the social aspects of urban heat. In semi-structured interviews the co-researchers discussed the impact that the urban heat islands effect has on their daily activities.
As part of the workshops heat walks were carried out to measure the actual temperatures and air quality together with the environmental NGO luftdaten.at. After a first presentation of preliminary results in the Data Visualisation Space (Davis) at the TU Wien Bibliothek the results are now being prepared for publication.
Further information: https://youngscience.at/de/awards-und-guetesiegel/citizen-science-award
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We are very happy to announce that the TU Wien Bibliothek and future.lab Research Center will receive the Citizen Science Award 2024 by the Austrian Agency of Education and Internationalisation. With this award we will be able to include more co-researchers in our pilot and the participating students will have the chance to win some price money. Working with schools has already been a focus for the "Gumpi" pilot that was carried out last summer and we are happy to return to the classrooms for more engaging discussions.
For more information visit:
https://www.citizen-science.at/en/projects/urban-heat-stories
- "Heat Chronicles" first results analysed by primary schools students in Sant Vicenç dels Horts.
- "Heat Chronicles" OPUSH pilot showcased during the first Citizen Science training at the University of Barcelona
- LIBER and SciStarter Webinar on the role of libraries for valorisation and dissemination of Citizen Science results
- "Urban Heat Stories“ – Workshops with Pensioneers in Vienna