Our member Alexandra Middleton has been appointed as the Citizen Science Ambassador for the European Citizen Science project (ECS) in Finland!

The European Citizen Science project is focused on openness and diversity, inclusion and internationality, and aims at empowering the European citizen science community. These efforts will result in a number of key scientific, societal and policy impacts, which will strongly contribute to securing Europe’s global position as a leader in citizen science throughout the entire research and innovation system, and further strengthen the global citizen science community. https://twitter.com/EUCitSciPr…/status/1706211041623806125

She was also one of the nominees for Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar regions together with some outstanding Polar researchers, artists and explorers https://shackleton.com/en-fi/blogs/articles/2023-shackleton-medal-for-the-protection-of-the-polar-regions-the-longlist?fbclid=IwAR0Dt8NqFHYWWvBKvtTyh2zG5FlueAMx45e_LKVVeS16ryhQeiMSMYF3F7U

Congratulations, Alexandra!