methodology Archives

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Geo-environmental citizen science toolkit: co-created and curriculum-aligned resources to use citizen science for geography fieldwork

Project / Working to co-create a toolkit with UK-based teachers to deliver practical and investigative projects that integrate citizen science into their lessons.

2025 - 2026 / About Participation

A forest of deciduous trees frames a rough path. In the distance are two walkers with their backs to the camera. One is dressed in a red coat, the other in blue.

Quantifying the unseen benefits: an innovative economic valuation of the social and cultural values of trees, woods, and forests at risk

Journal article / Economic valuations of trees must take account of their social and cultural values if they are to accurately reflect the financial benefits of treescapes.

31 October 2024 / About Forests

close up of a man's hands using a large knife to cut a red onion on a wooden chopping board.

Opportunities for microbiology citizen science: lessons learnt from three pilot projects

Journal article / Authors offered eight key recommendations for co-designing, implementing and evaluating effective microbiology citizen science research.

7 May 2025 / About Wellbeing

Three people (two women and one man) sit around a table while in discussion. Another man is crouching at the head of the table, listening to and facilitating the discussion.

Ecological citizenship and the co-design of inclusive and resilient pathways for sustainable transitions

Journal article / Explores how ecological citizenship is communicated, understood and implemented by stakeholders, and considers how to promote wider use of the practice.

2 May 2025 / About Adaptation, Participation, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

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Choosing fit-for-purpose biodiversity impact indicators for agriculture in the Brazilian Cerrado ecoregion

Journal article / Biodiversity metrics are complementary: research questions and indicator choice must be paired appropriately to draw the most useful conclusions.

28 April 2025 / About Food and agriculture, Land use and Supply chains

Close up of a thin, dark green, metallic beetle on a leaf. The leaf has extensive damage from the beetle feeding on it.

Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives

Journal article / Researchers have developed a surveillance map for emerald ash borer beetles in Great Britain, with potential applications for both governments and stakeholders.

24 March 2025 / About Forests

young asian woman using digital tablet in a greenhouse with plants all around

Towards European food systems transition monitoring framework and indicators

Other publication / This report explores the development of a framework and indicators for monitoring sustainability transitions in European food systems.

24 January 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals

Hand holding open glass bottle in outdoor water body.

Huge citizen science project will tackle “cocktail of chemical and microbial contaminants” in region’s waterways

Press release / SEI will help lead research to monitor and tackle pollution in Yorkshire's rivers and lakes, announced this press release from the University of York.

12 December 2024 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Water resources and Wellbeing

Moving from features to functions: bridging disciplinary understandings of urban environments to support healthy people and ecosystems

Journal article / For human health and environmental quality, planning for "invisible" environmental functions is just as important as including "visible" environmental features.

8 November 2024 / About Cities and Wellbeing