3rd CITIZEN SCIENCE DAY (2025)

“Discover, collaborate, explore: From practice to people”

Citizen Science Day 2025 will take place in Nova Gorica this year. On Wednesday, November 12, we will meet at the France Bevk Public Library Nova Gorica

The event will showcase inspiring slovenian and foreign citizen science projects that serve as examples of successful citizen involvement in research processes. Participants will learn about the handbook Citizen Science in 5 Steps, which offers practical guidelines for planning and implementing such projects. We will also present the work and plans of the Citizen Science Network—a community of more than 60 partners with over 60 active projects that successfully connects researchers, organizations, and individuals throughout Slovenia. In the afternoon, there will also be stands in the library where participants can learn more about the projects and find out how they can get involved themselves.

This year’s event is themed “Discover, Participate, Explore: From Practice to People”, so we have prepared three interactive workshops for the end of the event, aimed at participants of all generations – from the youngest to the oldest.

You are cordially invited to join us and discover the rich potential of citizen science and co-create the future of research in Slovenia.

Participation in the event is free of charge, but prior registration is required.

Programme: (broshure – also in english)

9:30 – 10:00 Registration and morning coffee

10:00 – 10:10 Welcome speech: Irena Škvarč (France Bevk Library of Goriška, Director)

10:10 – 11:40 Keynote speeches:

10:10 – 10:40 Giorgia Mocilnik Citizen Science in Italy* – presentation

10:40 – 11:10 Dr. Tomislav Ivanjko (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Information and Communication Sciences) Bridging Theory and Practice in Croatian Citizen Science: Libraries as Hubs between Science and Society* – presentation

11:10 – 11:40 Dr. Barbara Heinisch (BOKU University, Institute for Zoology) Citizen science in Austria – From a network and platform to projects and impact* – presentation

11:40 – 12:00 Break (20 min)

12:00 – 12:10 Mitja V. Iskrić (Central Technical Library of the University of Ljubljana – CTK): Analysis of the functioning of the Citizen Science Network in 2025 – VIDEO – presentation

12:10 – 12:20 Presentation of the handbook: Citizen Science in 5 Steps: Planning and Designing Projects – VIDEO

12:20 – 12:30 Plans of the Citizen Science Network for 2026

12:30 – 12:40 Live meeting of the Citizen Science Network – discussion

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (1 hour)

14:00 – 15:30 Projects

Dr. Paolo Diviacco: Technologies and infrastructures behind Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Based Monitoring of the Environment. The Experience from The National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – presentation
Dr. Chiara Scaini: Can Communities Help Mitigate Risks? Collecting Building Data Through Citizen Science – presentation
Dr. Valentina Tirelli: avvistAPP: How Mobile Phones Can be Used to Study Marine Biodiversity – presentation
Andreja Vovk Iskrić: Citizen Science in Libraries – presentation
Dr. Zarja Muršič: A Collaborative Joruney from Fiction to Facts – presentation
Niko Cvjetković: It’s turning green…Seed Library at Rijeka City Library – presentation
Robert Ožura: Kamra – presentation
Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin: From Manuscript to Word – presentation
Dr. Jerneja Ferlež: From the Library into the City 2.0 – Changing Urban Spaces – presentation

15:30 – 15:50 Afternoon coffee

15:50– 17:25 Projects

Dr. Ana Slavec, Dr Živa Fišer: Citizen Science Projects at the University of Primorska – presentation
Dr. Erika Jež: MIKROPLA CS/Art – presentation
Hana Hanžek-Turnšek, Tinkara Kovič, Neja Samar Brenčič and Sara Škaler: United for the Sea – presentation
Miha Obid Ravbar: Writings of Memory – presentation
Dr. Tinca Lukan: PoVeJMo – presentation
Dr. Vesna Ferk Savec, Taja Klemen: Integrating Citizen Science into the Education of Future Science Teachers – presentation

17:25 – 17:30 Thank you talks

17:30 – 19:00 Workshops

17:30 – 19:00 Observing Earth from space (workshop for children aged 15 and older)

17:30 – 19:00 Autumn garden and magical plants (workshop for children aged 5 to 10)

17:30 – 19:00 You too can do a citizen science project! (workshop for adults)

* presentation in English

The 3rd Citizen Science Day is organized by the Citizen Science Network in collaboration with the France Bevk Library in Nova Gorica and the Central Technical Library of the University of Ljubljana. The event is part of Science Month 2025, which is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation.