Learning together

IMPETUS will support and give recognition to citizen science by enabling a wider range of citizen science initiatives (CSIs) to access innovative funding. To learn more, here is a link to their website.

This free course for citizen science practitioners and researchers provides you with a basic introduction to citizen science and requires no prior knowledge of the subject.

The UK Tree Health Citizen Science Network (THCSN) was formed from a group of individuals and organizations working across a range of projects and activities that engage people with trees. To learn more, please visit their website.

The National BioBlitz Network is a group of professionals and citizen scientists working to engage people with biological recording across the UK and beyond. Click here to visit their website.

Buzz Club is a citizen science group, run by scientists at the University of Sussex, as a way to research and develop collaborations with the general public. To learn more, here is a link to their website.

Zooniverse is the world's largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. This research is made possible by volunteers — more than a million people around the world who come together to assist professional researchers. Their goal is to enable research that would not otherwise be possible, or practical, Click here to visit their...

The iNaturalistUK website includes over 4 million observations, over 20,000 species, almost 30,000 identifiers, and over 100,000 observers. Observations from Europe and globally can also be accessed via iNaturalistUK Click here to visit the website.

The NPMS has created a wonderful page which is full of links to training courses. Click here to learn more.

The National Biodiversity Network Trust's mission is to make data work for nature. It aims to increase the volume, quality, accessibility, and impact of biodiversity data, so that every record can play its part in restoring our wildlife. It does this through the National Biodiversity Network, the UK's largest partnership for nature, which connects...

Natural England was established by an Act of Parliament in 2006. They help to conserve, enhance and manage the UK natural environment for the benefit of present and future generations. Click here to visit their website.