Citizen science relies on people like you. Here are five projects where science lives beyond the lab.
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From wombat and mozzie surveillance to deciphering climate history and spotting star explosions, citizen scientists are instrumental in contributing knowledge.
Citizen science offers people something simple but powerful: a reason to step outside, pay attention, and reconnect with the living world around them.
Citizens have contributed to science in Australia for many decades – and the field is now undergoing rapid growth
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Research Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
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Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Dean Students, College of Health, Adelaide University
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Aboriginal Knowledge Holder
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor in Astrophysics, Monash University
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Marine Science, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer, Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University
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Team Leader - Applications and Biosecurity - Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO
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Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe University
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Pollination Ecology, University of Southern Queensland; Curtin University
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Research Fellow, Forest Research Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast