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Short Abstract

ScienceUs project proposed to create a network of citizen science projects focusing on climate change adaptation. A scaling up is proposed to 5 dedicated projects, implying to develop data management strategy based on the Open Science standards including the data ethic.

Abstract

The ScienceUs project aims to scale up participatory science initiatives through a dedicated “Upscale Academy” that provides training opportunities and hosts internal networking events. Within this methodology, ethical data management is considered at every stage of the scaling-up process.

We believe that participatory science projects can be strengthened by adopting research data management practices inspired by the Open Science framework. This means that Open Science principles, especially following the FAIR principles for project data, should be embedded to ensure ethics, integrity, and reliability of the information produced—particularly the data that will be shared and reused.

However, this is only the first step. The approach must also emphasize scaling up in terms of stakeholder engagement, especially by fostering storytelling grounded in research evidence.

We will illustrate this approach through a sensitization program carried out with five projects selected for the Flourish phase of ScienceUs : CoRe-ACTS, The Future is Climate, Blue-Green Tops, Acqua Sorgente, and Alleviating Energy Poverty.

Finally, we will present a perspective on scientific scaling-up and offer recommendations to enable the effective reuse of project-generated data within research.