In this session of ReproducibiliTea we were joined by Neil Coleman who discussed citizen science and participatory research.
Citizen Science and Participatory Research characterise a range of methods all of which share a common element: ceding control over some portion of the research process to persons outside our traditional research communities. This may be with a citizen science project that encourages school children to photograph snails on their way to school, uploading these photographs to an app for later analysis. But it may also involve a much higher level of cooperation, with collaborators getting involved with the interpretation of data or design of the study. In some fields these practices are old news, in others, it’s a new and exciting development.
In all cases they have the capacity bring down the barriers between researchers and the communities they serve - helping us to open up research to persons who may otherwise be excluded. Such practices have benefits both with respect to research and outreach, but they also come with significant challenges. In this session chated about these practices, when they are appropriate (and when they are not), their costs and benefits to both researchers and their external partners, and shared experiences coming at these topics from a variety of different academic and personal backgrounds.
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