Israel Center for Citizen Science
Strange birds of a feather: Israeli common myna, between invasiveness and belonging
A new research article has recently been published based on an ethnographic study by researcher Eran Schwarzfuchs from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel…
Israel Moth Week 2025 Summary
Summary of Israel Moth Week 2025, held this year for the first time from 24 to 31 October 2025.
Summary of the Third Meeting of the Project Leaders Forum
The meeting, held on 11.9.25 at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, focused on the collection, management, and use of data, with an emphasis on the…
Summary of National Moth Week 2025
A summary of National Moth Week 2025, which took place worldwide, including in Israel, on July 19–27.
The Wildlife Challenge 2025 Summary
The Schoolyard Wildlife Challenge, launched for the first time in March 2025, engaged over 1,000 students from 16 schools across Israel in a discovery and learning…
Recap: First Meeting of the Citizen Science Project Leaders Forum
On May 11, 2025, the first meeting of the Project Leaders Forum was held by the Israeli Center for Citizen Science. To promote citizen science in…
Launch Event Summary – The Israeli Center for Citizen Science
On February 20, 2025, we celebrated the launch of the Israeli Center for Citizen Science with a well-attended conference at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History…
Citizen Science in Action: An Ethnographic Glimpse into the Israeli Center for Citizen Science
For about a year, the day-to-day work of the Center’s staff was studied through observations, interviews, and analysis of documents and digital platforms. The study examined…
Citizen Science in Action: Validity, Engagement, and FAIRness in the Israel Center for Citizen Science
This research was conducted as part of a master’s thesis by Eran Schwartzfuchs, supervised by Professor Michal Kravel-Tovi in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at…