Development of a common approach for the biodiversity inventory of CIVIS campuses involving professors, researchers and students, source of new collaborations and future projects
Main Beneficiaries & Social Impact
Main Beneficiaries
The project is designed for students, citizens, and policymakers. Participants can take part through workshops, field activities, co-creation sessions, and data dissemination initiatives. The activity is coordinated by 16 academic staff members and supported by 12 administrative staff members. It is addressed to a group of approximately 50 interuniversity students.
Social Impact
Students and academics benefit through new learning opportunities and the development of networks that can generate real-world impact, which also benefits citizens. The project is expected to increase social awareness and foster collaboration between academics and policymakers in order to strengthen policy influence.
Core Methodology
The main method used is participatory research involving academics and students, based on field activities and data-processing workshops, as well as community engagement aimed at developing solutions to local problems.
Events in the Project
Event Name | Date(s) | Location | Description (purpose, audience) |
21-23.11.2025 | Orșova Research Station, Bucharest | Identifying plants species, students, researchers | |
21-23.11.2025 | Orșova Research Station, Bucharest | Identifying noise levels in the UB campus, students, researchers, citizens, policy makers | |
Ongoing | University of Glasgow | Identifying and recording plants and animals, students. Staff, University Court | |
Evaluation of biodiversity Observation strategies: test-drive as part of CNC (City Nature Challenge) | 25.04.2025-28.04.2025 | University of Salzburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences | Identify plants species, students, researchers |
Biodiversity Action Week#1 | 03.11.2025– 06.11.2025 | University of Salzburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences | Standardized biodiversity survey, students, researchers, courses |
24.04.2026-27.06.2026 | University of Salzburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences | Identify biodiversity, students, researchers, courses, school class, citizens |
Take-Aways
The social impact is effectively assessed through different monitoring strategies, including participant engagement surveys, data analysis, partnership assessments, and evaluations of community engagement.
Partners
Partner Name | Type | Bio |
Academic | Professor at Aix-Marseille Université | |
Academic | Senior Science at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg | |
Academic | Professor at University of Bucharest | |
Academic | Senior Lecturer at University of Glasgow | |
Academic | Professor at Université Hassan II de Casablanca |
