The university has a broad expertise in setting up and implementing Citizen Science projects. Some interesting past and current projects from our researchers.
Isala
200 women can help scientists to document the female microbiome
Zero Plastic Rivers
Identification of plastic pollution in the river Scheldt
Airbezen@School
Follow-up project to AIRbezen, this time enthusiastic students measure the air quality using strawberry plants
Knappe K(n)oppen
Students monitor trees and study in detail how day length, winter and sping temperature can effect the appearance of leafs
AIRbezen
AIRbezen investigates strawberry plants and in so doing maps the air quality of a city or province
'Curieuze Neuzen' Flanders
The biggest civil research into air quality in Flanders
Straatvinken
Straatvinken (street chaffinches) is an annual moment of counting to measure the health of traffic in streets
Ferme Pekes
Make your own fermented carrots to investigate the microbiology of the juice
Planten op pad
Plants on trail measures the effect of microclimate and human disturbance on the distribution of plants in mountains