27th October 2025
Our testing kit enables everyone to test the water quality of their local rivers, streams, lakes and ponds. You can help to measure your local water quality as part of...
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27th October 2025
Water pollution is a huge challenge for freshwater in the UK, impacting our rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and the wildlife that call them home. In September 2025, over 6,000 people...
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31st October 2024
Last month, I had the honour of hosting a sold-out workshop representing Earthwatch Europe at the annual British Science Festival in London! As the longest-running science festival in the UK,...
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29th August 2024
Across the UK, our waterways are in crisis. Pollution from farming, sewage, industrial and domestic waste, and more, is turning our rivers toxic - harming people and wildlife. The question...
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15th April 2024
Our Director of Science and Policy, Dr Sasha Woods, shares some key insights from the ECSA conference and reflects on how citizen science projects can hold the power to influence...
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11th February 2024
Earthwatch Senior Researcher, Dr Sasha Woods, looks at how a new Horizon Europe project aims to address gender inequality issues of global water policy by actively involving women, considering gender...
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29th November 2023
With the Earth reeling from record-breaking temperatures—July was officially the hottest month on record and 2023 looks set to be the hottest year—the target to limit global warming to 1.5°C...
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30th October 2023
In June 2023, the world’s oceans hit their hottest ever recorded temperature. This ocean heating has serious implications as oceans are a vital climate regulator — soaking up heat, producing...
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17th June 2022
Citizen science is work undertaken by educators and scientists together with citizen communities to advance science, foster a broad scientific mentality, and/or encourage democratic engagement; allowing people in society to...
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