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Revision as of 01:04, 21 November 2024

Public “Campfires and Science” and 'Science for All' events from 2017-2021 Description: “Campfires and Science” started in early 2017 with a focus on citizen science in biodiversity Between June 2018 and October 2021, the charity Science for All organised twelve free events including eight free “Campfires and Science” family friendly events in Victoria, including events in critically-endangered Leadbeater’s Possum habitat. In addition we ran a number of free lab-based events.
STARDIT ID: 0202411210012
Dates

State completed
Start 2017-02-08
End 2021-05-16
Form updated 2024-11-21

Report authors
Jack Nunn (link)
0000-0003-0316-3254
info@scienceforall.world
Main report author
Location
Victoria, Australia
Aims
improve citizen science in biodiversity
improve awareness of natural heritage and ways of getting involved in evidence-informed management
Keywords
citizen science
biodiversity
"campfires and science"
Category
research

Inputs

organisation

Science for All (link)



Task: Hosted co-creation process
Compensation: volunteer
organisation

Royal Society of Victoria (link)



Task: Auspicing organisation, provided public liability insurance
Compensation: volunteer
funding


grant from the State Government of Victoria
funding


Public donations

Outputs and impacts

knowledge translation
State: Completed
Science for All had 10 students on placement, who were supported and trained in organising events, public involvement and commnunications

Impact: 10 placements went on to full time employment and requested references
event

Twelve free events including eight free “Campfires and Science” family friendly events in Victoria (link)



Impact: trained over 150 volunteers in biodiversity surveying techniques. In combination with other grant streams we have co-created novel detection methods and trained over 25 people in the process, including using lab equipment, which is essential to the environmental DNA technique.
knowledge translation

trained 3 people to run ‘Campfires and Science’ events


knowledge translation

explored, developed and evaluated different ways of detecting species with eDNA that could be completed by citizen scientists.



Impact: novel method developed and successfully tested
knowledge translation

The project developed people’s skills and knowledge



Impact: Student placements had skills developed and were supported to enter employment


A number of students and recent graduates involved in the project reported that involvement with ‘Science for All’ directly contributed to them gaining employment. ‘Science for All’ has been asked to provide over 10 professional references for volunteers during this project and a number have now entered full-time employment.
learning item

Novel methods of detection of species using eDNA developed for ‘citizen scientists' (link)



Learning: using eDNA in soil samples to detect arboreal species


Novel methods of detection developed for ‘citizen scientists’ – the ability to share knowledge and research – and to bring people with skills and time together both online, face to face both in the forest and the lab has meant that unique and invaluable connections have been made. These have meant that the focus of the research has been developing useful, accessible (affordable and simple!) techniques that can be used by many people around the world for years to come.