Citizen science and Flemish scientists: evolutions in knowledge, opinions, and attitudes

In a survey of 119 Flemish scientists, we asked about knowledge, opinions and attitudes about citizen science. We compared these results with an earlier study by the Young Academy (2015). This shows, among other things, that citizen science has become more widely known, that involvement in a citizen science project correlates positively with a positive appreciation of citizen science, but that scientists also have a great need for support when starting up their own citizen science project. We formulate a number of recommendations on this.