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Name |
Anna Paldam Folker |
Position, unit/faculty |
Head of Research, Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Health, SDU Head of Human Health, SDU |
My experience with CS |
In an ongoing Human Health-project we experiment with CS through collaboration with TV/Syd and through direct involvement of citizens in the design and data collection process |
What is the potential for CS? |
Better legitimacy and relevance; Attunement of needs and language; Societal impact |
Do you see possibilities for further projects? |
Definitely. I integrated CS in two research applications for Novo Nordisk Fonden and TrygFonden. And more to come. |
Name |
Sara Egemose |
Position, unit/faculty |
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science |
My experience with CS |
I have worked with Citizen Science since 2007 in different project. I have cooperated with fishermen’s, made Citizen Science projects about climate adaptation in cooperation with utility companies and high school and latest the Citizen Science project “Find a lake” in cooperation with citizens, primary schools, high schools, libraries and institutions |
What is the potential for CS? |
It has a great potential in many research disciplines. Its important to engage citizens in research and use also as a communication channel both from researcher to citizen and from citizen to researcher. |
Do you see possibilities for further projects? |
Yes, definitely. I already have more project ideas in mind and several of them are already included in upcoming applications for funding. |