Solidarity & Science: Introducing the European Solidarity Corps
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Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Portugal
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European Solidarity Network, Belgium
Volunteering always had a big role in science (e.g. data collection and dissemination of science). Unfortunately, there is currently a lack of support and conditions for such kind of assistance. The European Solidarity Corps (ESC), a new European Union initiative, is looking to improve these current limitations. It wishes to create well-supported opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects that benefit communities and people around Europe.
The purpose of this communication is to inform the scientific community of this initiative, explaining some of its key features and the story of a successful project, hoping this way to promote the increase in the collaboration between scientific research and ESC projects. Basic notions of who can join, how to join and the kind of support given are briefly mentioned. The access of the ESC website is recommended for more information, especially for organizations interested in submitting their own projects and youngsters wishing to take part on the ESC initiatives. The pictures, projects and feedback given come from a successful collaboration between the Research Institute of Tour du Valat and a volunteer from the ESC program.
In short, the ESC allows scientific research managers to easily find a properly supported and well-suited volunteers. Additionally, it is a way for volunteers to gain real life scientific experience, the proper retribution for their efforts and to disseminate science throughout Europe. Further collaborations need to be developed and improved, being the author and the ESC open for dialogue.
Acknowledgements
This project was funded by the European Solidarity Corps program of the European Union and supported by the sending organization ProAtlântico and the host organization Research Institute of Tour du Valat.
Keywords:
European Solidarity Corps,
Scientific projects,
volunteering,
Collaboration and Science dissemination,
Tour du Valat
Conference:
XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM XX) , Braga, Portugal, 9 Sep - 12 Sep, 2019.
Presentation Type:
Poster Presentation
Topic:
Ecotourism, Environmental Education, Citizen Science and Dissemination of Science
Citation:
Ferreira
HR
(2019). Solidarity & Science: Introducing the European Solidarity Corps.
Front. Mar. Sci.
Conference Abstract:
XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM XX) .
doi: 10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.08.00015
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Received:
22 Aug 2019;
Published Online:
27 Sep 2019.
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Correspondence:
MD. Hugo R Ferreira, Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, hug_rafa@hotmail.com