Nowadays, science no longer only takes place in laboratories and universities, but is also increasingly being practiced by citizens. Photographing plants, counting insects or documenting changes in the city and nature provides important information for research. In some citizen science projects, citizens can also help shape the research process by developing research questions or analyzing data together with scientists.
The joint project Trust in Citizen Science (TiCS) aims to investigate the potentials and reservations for trust that citizen science harbors at different levels: How do trust relationships change within citizen science projects? What do researchers think about citizen science projects? How does the general public react to research findings that have been jointly produced by researchers and citizens?
Funding period: 11/2023-10/2026
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Conference Presentations
2025
Dürmeier, K., Gollwitzer, M., Hendriks, F. & Altenmüller, M. (2025, Mai). A challenge to science? Scientific experts’ perceptions of participatory science. Visual Presentation at the 18th Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Dürmeier, K., Gollwitzer, M. & Altenmüller, M. (2025, September). The effect of public participation on perceived legitimacy and trustworthiness of science and politics. Beitrag wird präsentiert auf der zweijährlichen Tagung der DGPS-Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie (FGSP 2025). Bochum, Deutschland
Forstmann, A. C. & Taddicken, M. (2025, Mai). Media Narratives about Citizen Science in Germany: Public Engagement, Scientific Authority, and Political Dimensions. Visual Presentation at the 18th Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Meyer, J. (2024, Dezember). Politische Wirkungen von Citizen Science - welche Erwartungen haben Projekt-Teilnehmende? Beitrag präsentiert auf dem Forum Wissenschaftskommunikation 2024. Berlin, Deutschland.
Meyer, J. (2025, Mai). On the role of trust in citizen science project work. Visual Presentation at the 18th Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Meyer, J. & Kiprijanov, K. & Voigt-Heucke, S. & Müller, M. & Hecker, S. (2025, September). How trust mediates expectations on social and environmental impacts in citizen science project work. Paper to be presented at the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S) conference. Seattle, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika.
Momme, J. M., Hendriks, F., Altenmüller, M., Dürmeier, K. & Gollwitzer, M. (2025, September). Vertrauen in und Teilnahmeintentionen an Citizen Science – Ergebnisse einer Repräsentativbefragung. Beitrag wird präsentiert auf der gemeinsamen Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppen Gesundheitskommunikation und Wissenschaftskommunikation. München, Deutschland.
Hendriks, F. & Momme, J. (2025, May). Public Perceptions of and Trust in Citizen Science – A survey study. Visual Presentation at the 18th Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
