Influenzanet: Citizens Among 10 Countries Collaborating to Monitor Influenza in Europe

by Koppeschaar, C.E., Colizza, V., Guerrisi, C., Turbelin, C., Duggan, J., Edmunds, W.J., Kjelsø, C., Mexia, R., Moreno, Y., Meloni, S., Paolotti, D., Perrotta, D., van Straten, E., Franco, A.O. - October 3, 2017

Abstract: Background: The wide availability of the Internet and the growth of digital communication technologies have become an important tool for epidemiological studies and health surveillance. Influenzanet is a participatory surveillance system monitoring the incidence of influenza-like illness (ILI) in Europe since 2003. It is based on data provided by volunteers who self-report their symptoms…

European Stakeholder Round Table on Citizen and DIY Science and Responsible Research and Innovation

by Göbel, C., Agnello, G., Baïz, I., Berditchevskaia, A., Evers, L., García, D., Pritchard, H., Luna, S., Ramanauskaite, E. M., Serrano, F., Boheemen, P. v., Völker, T., Wyszomirski, P., Vohland, K. - August 1, 2017

Excerpt: In her introduction to the round table, Dr. Katrin Vohland, Director of the Research Programme “Public Engagement with Science” and Executive Chair of the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), reflected on the importance and challenges for CS in the current situation in Europe. Two opposing trends that can be observed: On one hand, science…