Citizen-led expeditions can generate scientific knowledge and prospects for researchers

Eduardo Sampaio and Victor Rault

PLOS Biology, 2022, vol. 20, issue 11, 1-5

Abstract: Citizen-led explorative expeditions can foster closer connections between the public and the scientific community. Such expeditions have a considerable but mostly unrecognized track record of success and can help create important networks for advancing science.Citizen-led expeditions have a unique role in fostering close connections between the public and the scientific community. In this Perspective, the authors advocate for greater support and encouragement for citizen-led projects that can help create multi-level synergistic networks for science.

Date: 2022
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