Citizen Science: A Collaboration Between Science and Society

Citizen science refers to research initiatives in which members of civil society participate in the scientific research process.

These collaborations between scientists and citizens, between laboratories, observers, and organizations take many forms and reflect a wide variety of disciplines, stakeholders, and topics. All share a common goal: to generate scientific knowledge through active collaboration between the scientific community and civil society.

To discuss this science and society topic, three multidisciplinary experts will answer questions from the audience live:

• Dominique Desclaux, Ph.D. in Biology, researcher in agronomy and genetics at INRAE, co-recipient of the 2022 Participatory Research Award for the “From Seed to Plate” program – INRAE Occitanie-Montpellier (DiaScope)

• Andrea P. Sosa Varrotti, Ph.D. in Social Sciences and Rural Studies, researcher in agroecology at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET, Argentina), Professor of Sociology at the University of Buenos Aires. Visiting scholar at MAK’IT – University of Montpellier

• Jean-Philippe Venot, Researcher at IRD, specialist in governance and water and irrigation policy at the Water Management, Stakeholders, and Uses (G-EAU) unit – IRD Occitanie

The Bar des sciences season is co-produced by theUM science outreach departmentsUM its partners: INRAE, INSERM, and IRD.

Admission is free, subject to availability.

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