This hybrid conference brought together researchers working on studies that have involved the public. SEI York’s Rachel Pateman presented a paper on the history of the Centre’s citizen science research and discuss their current work in the field.
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The University of York’s School for Business and Society hosted a one-day conference to bring together researchers working on studies that have involved the public. This included studies with Community, Patient and/or Public Involvement elements, co-produced studies, those that have worked alongside People With Lived Experience (PWLE), and Citizen Science.
Dr Rachel Pateman discussed SEI York’s citizen science work which began over 15 years ago with the Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) project. Since then, the citizen science team has grown and is now undertaking projects around the world, including work in Kenya, Mexico and Thailand. The team not only produces research through citizen science, but also critically reflect upon and evaluate their practices to advance the methodology itself.
SEI Affiliated Researcher
Project / A citizen science project monitoring indoor air, created with and for UK schools.
Journal article / This study used ongoing reflection diaries to evaluate research approaches and presented recommendations for future transdisciplinary work.
Project / Understanding health and wellbeing impacts of mobility and co-designing mobility infrastructure improvements.
