Pozdravljeni,

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are writing to you on behalf of a research collaboration between LMU Munich, Leibniz Institute for Psychology, TU Braunschweig, and the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. We are conducting a Europe-wide study examining the relationship between participation in citizen science and trust in science, and we would greatly appreciate your support.

We are looking for current and former citizen science volunteers who would be willing to share their experiences and perspectives through a brief online survey (approximately 10-15 minutes to complete).

We would be grateful if you could share this survey link with citizen science projects or volunteers participating in citizen science:

Attention: Please may only volunteers open link! You can find the survey here: https://survey.ifkw.lmu.de/cs_europe/

Why this research matters: Understanding how citizen science engagement relates to public trust in science can help strengthen the design and impact of citizen science initiatives across Europe. Your volunteers' insights would be of great value to this research.

Key details:

·        Target participants: Volunteers currently or previously involved in citizen science projects

·        Language: German and English

·        All responses are confidential and will be used for research purposes only

If you have any questions about the study or would like more information before sharing with your project teams, please don't hesitate to contact us at [nathalie.misch@mfn.berlin]nathalie.misch@mfn.berlin.

Thank you very much for considering this request. 

Warm regards,

Nathalie Misch (sie/ihr)

Student Assistant

for the Trust in Citizen Science project team

Science programme Society and Nature

Trust in Citizen Science (TiCS)

nathalie.misch@mfn.berlin

museumfuernaturkunde.berlin