Our Projects
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Coercion-Free Psychiatry? A Discourse on Challenges and Future Perspectives in Managing Risks to Others
Conceptualization and implementation of a discourse project on the concept of “coercion-free psychiatry,” integrating the perspectives of people with mental health conditions, family members, victim protection organizations, and professionals. Acquisition of funding and project execution in cooperation with Ruhr University Bochum, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, 2025 – 2027.
Cooperation project “Düsseldorf Asks – Encouraging Participation”
Design, facilitation, and evaluation of five participatory stakeholder workshops with people in Düsseldorf who are affected by poverty. In cooperation with the Office for Social Affairs and Youth of the City of Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, and Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, 2025–2026.
Artificial Intelligence and Citizen Science
Design and implementation of a study on the role, framework conditions, and competencies related to artificial intelligence in citizen science projects on the platform mit:forschen! In cooperation with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. June 2025 – December 2025.
partX – Training Series on Participatory Research
Accompanying evaluation of the training series on participatory research for multipliers in citizen science projects of mit:forschen! September 2025 – December 2025.
Transdisciplinary Network Naturwissen
Design and implementation of a supportive evaluation for the transdisciplinary network Naturwissen at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Advisory services on impact assessment methods, selective accompaniment of events, analysis of existing data, and implementation and evaluation of qualitative interviews. Final report with recommendations for the further development of the network, January 2025 – December 2026.
Co-Creating Our City – Young People and City Leaders Building Next-Level Engagement
Design and implementation of a citizen science project focused on youth political participation, engaging young people and city decision-makers from Düsseldorf and Charlotte, USA, as co-researchers. In partnership with d|part – Think Tank for Political Participation, 2024 – 2025.
From XXA to XXX: Towards the recognition of statelessness in Germany
Consultation on strategy, recruitment, implementation, and formats within the scope of a citizen science project on statelessness by Statefree e.V., 2023 – 2024.
Auf die Plätze! Citizen Science in deiner Stadt
Development and production of the final publication for the citizen science competition “Auf die Plätze! Citizen Science in deiner Stadt” in collaboration with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, 2024.
Scientific and methodological consulting for the evaluation of the “Auf die Plätze! Citizen Science in deiner Stadt” competition by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, 2023 – 2024.
Collaborative Research Center “Machine Learning”
Strategic consulting on elements of science communication and citizen science for the application of a Collaborative Research Center in the field of "Machine Learning", led by the Institute for Language and Information at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 2023.
"Anna and Laura from SCI:MOVE supported my colleagues and me in preparing a DFG grant application for Public Engagement. We greatly benefited from their strategic guidance, ideas for citizen science, and the introduction of various evaluation tools for our planned activities. They were flexible in addressing the strengths and weaknesses of our preliminary work, tailoring two workshops with valuable inputs that we continue to use as a resource. At the same time, they provided us with ample space to collaborate creatively and lay the foundation for the concepts that ultimately enriched our grant proposal."
Dr. Laura Bechthold, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
"Laura and Anna are mentoring our participatory research project on statelessness. Since the project's inception, it has greatly benefited from their ideas, insights, and expertise. Anna and Laura engage with our specific project in a highly competent and proactive manner, offering valuable feedback and enriching the project with creative ideas and practical examples. The mentoring experience is incredibly enriching, and I can only highly recommend the wonderful work of Anna and Laura!"
Margarida Farinha, Statefree e.V.
"For the support in the accompanying research project for the competition 'Auf die Plätze! Citizen Science in Deiner Stadt' by the Museum of Natural History Berlin and Wissenschaft im Dialog, we sought experienced partners with expertise in social science research on citizen science. We found them in Anna and Laura from SCI:MOVE. Both of them provided excellent support throughout the entire research process with their extensive experience in using social science research methods and working on citizen science projects. They were flexible and always accommodated our needs based on the project's development stage. We thank SCI:MOVE for the outstanding all-inclusive package."
Gesine Heinrich, Museum of Natural History Berlin
SCI:MOVE - Science on the Move
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