Welcome to ECS Academy!

Here you will find courses and resources to equip you with knowledge about citizen science. You will learn more about citizen science, whether you are new to the area or experienced there are courses for you. You will also find information about instructor-led training that you can join.

Alongside the self paced courses check our calendar to get informed on what is happening in the next days.

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Introductory courses

Introduction to Citizen Science for Journalists

10 Lessons

Updated: Nov 2021

16 Enrolled

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Introductory courses

Introduction to Citizen Science

This is a free course of approximately 1.5 hours for citizen science practitione...

9 Lessons

Updated: Jul 2025

182 Enrolled

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Introductory courses

Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference (Part 1)

8 Lessons

Updated: Nov 2021

16 Enrolled

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Doing citizen science as open science: what, why, and how

Pen-Yuan Hsing Pen-Yuan Hsing

10 Lessons

Updated: Nov 2021

23 Enrolled

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ECS Academy Network place

Clea Montanari Clea Montanari

This area of moodle is set for communication and exchange of resources between n...

6 Lessons

Updated: Jul 2024

26 Enrolled

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Introductory courses

Data Analysis 5: Data visualization in Python

Welcome to the “Visualization in Python” course. This free course, designed for ...

7 Lessons

Updated: Jul 2024

2 Enrolled

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Upcoming events

III Workshop Mapeamento Colaborativo e Cartografia Social - MPCS 2025

Saturday, 16 August, 2:00 PM » 4:00 PM

TRAINING in German: CAS Citizen Science and Public Engagement

Wednesday, 1 October, 5:04 PM » 6:34 PM

ECSA2026 Conference: Citizen Science between Centre and Periphery

Tuesday, 3 March, 5:05 PM

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Generic citizen science courses

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III Workshop Mapeamento Colaborativo e Cartografia Social - MPCS 2025

TRAINING in German: CAS Citizen Science and Public Engagement

ECSA2026 Conference: Citizen Science between Centre and Periphery

Learn together!

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