University of Turku (UTU)

Founded in 1920, the University of Turku (UTU) is located in southwest Finland in the city of the same name. With close to 20,000 students, it is the second largest university in the country after the University of Helsinki. It offers study and research opportunities in seven faculties and seven independent units, with subject strengths in humanities, economics, medicine and social sciences. The university has a presence in several areas of Finland, from Lappland to the Finnish Archipelago Sea, although its main operations are in Turku, Pori and Rauma. The main campus at Turku is complete with a cathedral, railway station, restaurants, libraries, bars, cafés, shops and more. Due to existence of other higher education institutes in the city, the total student population in Turku is around 40,000. The University Hill is at the heart of the campus.  The campus at Pori houses the Faculty of Humanities and offers programmes in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies. It also features the School of Economics where postgraduates can complete master’s programmes. At the Rauma campus, students focus on teaching and learning through the Department of Teacher Education, where the focus is on primary and pre-primary education.

Elements	Evidence for this
1.1 Are there research projects using CS methodology? (Yes/ No) If yes, provide description of any tracked past and present projects employing CS, Crowdsourcing, Participatory-Action-Research or a Co-productive approach. For definition of citizen science, see ECSA characteristics of citizen science	Yes (see CS project listing)
1.2 Do researchers and students belong to a CS network? (Yes/No) If yes, provide details of the different links with CS networks. A citizen science network can be formal (e.g. an association or organisation) or informal (a shared mailing list)	Yes (Participatory Mapping Institute, participatorymapping.org; GeoforAll)
1.3 Do researchers and students have established working collaborations with CS groups? (Yes/ No) If yes, state name of projects and type of collaboration with external CS groups or projects. External CS groups can be an existing organisations or ad-hoc nature observation club, or a group of people that are self-quantifying. It can also be a collaboration with an organisation that runs CS programmes such as Earthwatch.	Yes (Open Street Map community, Humanitarian Open street map activities, FOSS4G community, several local NGOs with community mapping activities)
1.4 Do researchers and students participation in national or international CS projects? (Yes, national; Yes, international; Yes, both national and international; No CS collaborations yet) If yes, provide a brief description of past and present cases. In some countries there are no official networks, such as the UK, but informal networks can run and be active	Yes, both national and international. HOTOSM actions, Resilience Academy, various projects (see CS projects)
2.1 Does the institution have training programmes on CS? (Yes, for students;Yes, for researchers; Yes, for citizen scientist; Yes, for different actors [state]; No, training programmes) If yes, provide a brief description of past and present training programmes	Yes (Resilience Academy)
2.2 Does the institution provide CS activities in both formal and informal education? (Yes, formal; Yes, informal; Yes, as part of a research project without a link to education; Yes, a mix of formal and informal[state]; No, no CS activities are organised). If yes, provide a brief description of past and present training programmes	Yes, mix of research and education, and as part of formal education and established research collaboration. Education at high schools and at the universities (Mapathons, MSc level courses in PGIS/PPGIS/community mapping)
2.3 Does the institution offer assistance for scientists and partners (recipients, stakeholders and groups of interest) regarding cooperative CS activities? (Yes, advice on participatory activities; Yes, courses and training; Yes, both participatory activities and courses and trainings; No, there is no assistante from the institution for CS activities) If yes, provide a brief description of activities.	Yes, support to launch CS projects, mainly for scientists and close societal collaboration actors
2.4 Does the institution have “CS champions” at the research level? (Yes, there is a point of contact in the institution; Yes, there is an unofficial champion (person that people get in touch with); Yes, there is a person who pushes citizen science in the institution and promote it; No, there is not such a thing as a CS Champion). If yes, please provide more details about the CS Champion.	Yes, Adjunct prof Nora Fagerholm and Prof Niina Käyhkö (Department of Geography and Geology)
2.5 Does the institution have more than one CS Champion? (Yes, there are different points of contact in different labs/research groups; Yes, there are different points of contact in different departments; Yes, other [list]; No, there are no more CS champions in the institution). If yes, please provide more details.	Yes, see above
2.6 Does the institution have “CS champions” at the student level? (Yes/No). If yes, please provide more details about department/projects with CS student champions.	Yes, through student NGO (www.egea.eu/entities/turku)
2.7 Does the institution offer information sessions on CS? (Yes, for researchers; Yes, for students; Yes, for management; No, no information sessions are provided). If yes, please provide more details.	No
2.8 Does the institution offer informal occasions for interactions with CS researchers? (Yes/ No). If yes, please provide more details.	No
2.9 Does the institution nurture “CS champions”? (Yes, at the management level; Yes, at the student level; Yes, at the researchers level; No, CS Champions don’t have any institutional recognition). If yes, please provide more details.	yes
2.10 Does the institution include CS into scientific research in university teaching programmes? (Yes, Undergrad 1 programme; Yes, Postgrad 1 programme; Yes, Undergrad multiple programmes; Yes, Postgrad multiple programmes; No, CS is not included in the teaching curricula). If yes, please provide more details.	Yes, postgrad 1 programme (https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/programme/17784?period=2020-2022)
3.1 Does the institution have an official strategic plan for advancing CS? (Yes, short [a year or less]; Yes, medium [between 1-3 years]; Yes, long term goals [4+ years]) . If yes, please provide more details.	yes, university strategy 2030 (https://www.utu.fi/en/university/university-strategy-2030) and its action programme
3.2 Does the institution promote and fund CS coordinators? (Yes/ No). If yes, please provide more details.	No
3.3 Does the institution promote and fund CS communicators? (Yes/ No). If yes, please provide more details.	No, unless externally funded
3.4 Do the CS projects at the institution receive any Short Term Funding (6-12 months) ? (Yes, full; Yes, partial; Yes, other; No, there are no short term funding options). If yes, please provide more details.	Yes, through external sources
3.5 Do the CS projects at the institution receive any Medium Term Funding (12-36 months)? (Yes, full; Yes, partial; Yes, other; No, there are no medium term funding options). If yes, please provide more details.	Yes, through external sources
3.6 Do the CS projects at the institution receive any Long Term Funding (Over 36 months)? (Yes, full; Yes, partial; Yes, other; No, there are no long term funding options). If yes, please provide more details.	Yes, through external sources
3.7 Does the institution have internal funds that can be used for CS initiatives?  (Yes, public engagement; Yes, science communication; Other, list; No, there are no internal funds available). If yes, please provide more details.	yes, through thematic profile at the strategic level
3.8 Has any of the CS initiatives in your institution received external funding (research national)? (Yes/ No) . If yes, please provide more details.	yes, see CS project list
3.9 Has any of the CS initiatives in your institution received external funding (research international)? (Yes/ No). If yes, please provide more details.	yes, see CS project list
3.10 Has any of the CS initiatives in your institution received external funding (Prestige funding [ERC, UKRI future research leaders and other high profile])? (Yes/ No). If yes, please provide more details.	yes, STN strategic funding (see CS projects)
3.11 Has any of the CS initiatives in your institution received external funding (Charity Funding)? (Yes/ No). If yes, please provide more details.	Yes (scientific foundations, see CS projects)
3.12 How many projects were funded in the institution over the past 5 years in the area of citizen science? (provide number)	>10
3.13 Does the institution offer the researchers adequate communication channels to reach relevant partners? (Yes, support for public communication; Yes, media relations department; Yes, community engagement expertise; No, there is no support to reach relevant partners). If yes, please provide more details.	yes, though graduate schools and communications department, and research services
3.14 Does the institution develop/ make available open and free tools or technical know how solutions that can be used in CS projects? (Yes/No). If yes, please provide more details.	No
4.1 Has the institution adopted explicit mission statements and strategies regarding CS? (Yes/No). If yes, please provide more details.	yes, strategy 2030 and open science policy https://www.utu.fi/en/research/open-science
4.2 Has the institution developed institutional norms, regulations, policies or agreements in support of CS? (Yes/No/Other). If yes or other, please provide more details.	yes, strategy 2030 and open science policy https://www.utu.fi/en/research/open-science
4.3 Has the institution developed or consider public engagement and CS contributions in the evaluation of researcher? (Yes/No). If yes, please provide more details.	No
4.4 Does the institution have a set of guidelines for collaboration agreements between institutionally-affiliated and independent CS partners? (Yes/No). If yes, please provide more details.	No