/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2025/03/25/teaching-kids-about-bugs-benefits-the-environment Pro-environmental behaviour increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research from the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ. March 25 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/03/25/teaching-kids-about-bugs-benefits-the-environment /newsroom/news/list/2024/09/05/awards-night-abuzz-with-praise-for-citizen-science-program A citizen science program increasing the knowledge of Australia's diverse ecosystems has been recognised at the 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. September 06 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/09/05/awards-night-abuzz-with-praise-for-citizen-science-program /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/30/scistarter-australia-is-a-new-home-for-citizen-science Citizen science platform SciStarter Australia has officially launched on the final day of Global Citizen Science month, creating a one-stop location for citizen science projects seeking volunteers in Australia. April 30 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/30/scistarter-australia-is-a-new-home-for-citizen-science /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/09/scientists-seek-your-soil-for-century-chemical-study University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ researchers are calling on South Australian citizen scientists to donate soil samples from their backyard gardens for a study examining how widely spread per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are in our home gardens. April 10 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/04/09/scientists-seek-your-soil-for-century-chemical-study /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/14/help-make-myrtle-rust-dust A citizen science campaign aims to find and track myrtle rust in Australia to reduce the impact of the invasive disease in Australia. March 15 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/03/14/help-make-myrtle-rust-dust /newsroom/news/list/2023/08/09/new-platform-to-energise-citizen-science The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ will adapt and deploy the globally proven citizen science platform SciStarter in Australia, courtesy of a $160,000 grant from the South Australian Government’s Citizen Science Fund. August 15 2023 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2023/08/09/new-platform-to-energise-citizen-science /newsroom/news/list/2021/11/25/echidnacsi-recognised-as-a-top-citizen-of-science The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) has received the Citizen Science Award for Outstanding Science at the inaugural awards for Citizen Science Projects in South Australia. November 25 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/11/25/echidnacsi-recognised-as-a-top-citizen-of-science /newsroom/news/list/2021/09/17/new-citizen-science-project-creates-a-buzz-in-the-classroom A new citizen science project, Insect Investigators, led by the South Australian Museum and involving the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, will connect school students with scientists to document their local insect biodiversity and discover insects in their area. September 17 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/09/17/new-citizen-science-project-creates-a-buzz-in-the-classroom /newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies Leading science communicators from the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ will join forces with a local echidna ecologist, to share their expertise in echidnas and insects in a free, interactive workshop on Kangaroo Island, as part of National Science Week (14-22 August). August 16 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies /newsroom/news/list/2021/03/26/school-students-discover-four-new-species-of-wasp Four primary schools in regional South Australia have been involved in the discovery and naming of new species of wasp as part of a trial of a new citizen science project led by the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ. March 26 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/03/26/school-students-discover-four-new-species-of-wasp