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In this section we share future opportunities for taking part in citizen science for those of you who wish to continue learning about this topic and keeping active after this course. 

Online Learning 

• The EU-Citizen Science project has launched a new learning platform with lots of learning materials.
• You can find other citizen science resources related to the current COVID19 pandemic here.
• The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has created an open course on COVID-19 designed to help learners better understand the epidemic and how to prevent its spread: COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus. It is free to enrol on FutureLearn. This course is relevant to those working in or around health, or anyone interested in how we should respond to the outbreak. The course is presented in English, with translations provided in Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Arabic and Swahili.

WeObserve Communities of Practice

• Interoperability
• Co-Design and Engagement
• Impact and Value
• Sustainable Development Goals

Knowledge Base Resources

• On the WeObserve Knowledge Base you will find presentations and project reports. Here, you can also access the WeObserve Toolkit. This Toolkit includes all the Tools in Focus covered in this course plus more.
• WeObserve has  published a Cookbook with tips to help citizen science projects make decisions at every step. The Cookbook will be made available on the WeObserve website.
• GROW Observatory Knowledge Base, including: 

1. Regenerative Food Growing Practices
2. Setting up your own food growing experiment

Other Citizen Science projects and organisations

• WeObserve Communities of Practice: https://www.weobserve.eu/cops/
• Sign up for the EU-Citizen Science newsletter. This project coordinates, engages and creates citizen science projects across Europe.
• Sign up for the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) for the latest information and opportunities to be involved in citizen science.
• Whether you are an experienced practitioner or new to citizen science, measuring the impact of your project can be daunting at first. For materials and ideas, visit the Measuring Impact of Citizen Science (MICS) project website.

Funding Opportunities for communities and citizens:

Below we list a series of links to funding opportunities from the European Union to support future development, learning and projects for individuals and communities:

• Erasmus+
• Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE)
• Adult learning programme
• Europe for citizens
• Networks of Towns Open Call
• Civil Society projects
• Cost Actions 

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