Welcome to the website Citizen Science (CS)
initiatives of the Federal Scientific Institutes (FSI)

This webpage provides a single-entry point to the different Citizen Science (CS) initiatives of the Federal Scientific Institutes (FSI) with the aim of promoting and valorising CS-projects, to exchange good practices and to connect citizens with a diverse range of CS-projects spanning various disciplines.
Citizen science gives individuals the opportunity to participate in scientific endeavours, gathering valuable data that helps researchers in solving complex problems and advancing our understanding of the world around us.

Whether you're passionate about wildlife, astronomy, climate change, cultural heritage or other fields, there's a possible project that can benefit from your participation. You can become a “citizen scientist” by simply devoting some of your free time to ongoing research projects.
In most cases no specialised knowledge or experience is required – all you need is curiosity and enthusiasm. In any case, when participating to a CS-initiative, clear instructions and guidance are given by the FSI, ensuring that participants of all ages and backgrounds can contribute effectively.

Join our community of citizen scientists today and become a part of something bigger. Together, we can drive innovation, protect our planet, and shape the future of science.

What is Citizen Science?

Overall, the term “Citizen Science” refers to participation of the public in scientific research, often in collaboration with or supervised by professional scientists. It covers a broad range of activities (e.g. designing the research questions, data collection, observations, counting, interpretation of data, analysis, transcribing texts, publication and dissemination of results). Furthermore, Citizen Science is an approach of scientific work that may be used as a part of a broader scientific activity.
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