Project News

Last week, the U_CAN project joined the vibrant community of citizen science practitioners, researchers and educators gathered for the ECSA2026 Conference . As part of the conference programme, the project was showcased at the Citizen Science Festival, an open public event that brought science into everyday spaces and invited citizens to actively engage with ideas for sustainable urban futures. Held at the Valkea shopping mall in Oulu, Finland on 6 March , the festival create

The U_CAN project  is thrilled to be part of the Citizen Science Festival  in Oulu, Finland. The Festival, organised by our consortium partner European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) , is a part of the ECSA2026 conference that brings together researchers, citizens, and organisations to explore how citizen science can drive sustainable solutions and strengthen communities. Learn more about the festival here: https://www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-science-festival/ At our interac

From 3 - 5 February 2026, the University of Strasbourg hosted an Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) titled “Science for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.” The workshop was co-directed by researchers from the University of Maryland and the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (ISKPI, member of the U_CAN Consortium). The co-directors of the workshop, Sergii Skakun and Andrii Shelestov, kindly offered the U_CAN project the opportunity to

On January 29–30, 2026, a workshop titled “The role of green innovations in implementing a climate-neutral state policy for the development of urbanised territories” was held at Khmelnytskyi Centre for Support of Local Policies in the Field of Developing Climate Neutrality and Energy  within the framework of the U_CAN project. The event focused on modern scientific and practical approaches to the development of urbanised territories, with particular attention given to mechan