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Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026 - 2027 Online, Many Calls Launching Early Spring in 2026

The 2026-2027 Horizon Europe Work Programme has recently been adopted by the European Commission and is the last Work Programme of the 2021 - 2027 period. Although many calls will open for submission only early next year, several opportunities of are available and we have listed those under our Conference & Funding section, . The 2026-2027 Work Programme is "designed to drive research and

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Sending Messages to All Participants, Enabling Pop-Ups: How the Extended "Project Messages" Feature Supports Participation, Communication, and Dissemination in Citizen Science Apps

On the SPOTTERON Platform, project teams and researchers can reach out to all participants via an integrated communication tool, called "Project Messages". The tool enables projects to disseminate news and updates, inform all participants, send links to everyone to new blog posts or pages, and tell stories. Communication is an important part of every Citizen Science and Public Engagement project. With

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Project Activity System for Citizen Science Apps

In many Citizen Science projects, there are geographical location-related events or activities to interact with as a participant. Such activities can, for example, be simply a workshop taking place or something more permanent like an exhibition, a nature trail, or a project-related area that needs highlighting. With the integrated system called "Project Activities" on the SPOTTERON Citizen Science

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SPOTTERON FOUR PREVIEW - A new generation of Citizen Science Apps is on the horizon

The SPOTTERON platform is always extending and together with , new features and functionalities are constantly developed. With a new set of major core extensions and the overhaul of important system-related functionalities, the new platform version, SPOTTERON FOUR, brings new innovative tools and options for all Citizen Science projects.As a preview compilation, here is a short overview of the core

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Does Data Validation improve with the community's help in Citizen Science Apps?

The new on the SPOTTERON Platform allows Citizen Scientists to be more deeply involved in the scientific process. The feature update in the by allows users not only to submit observations but also to assess the accuracy and support the observations of others.The data validation process asks users to review others' observations and agree or disagree

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