We are a group of researchers seeking to increase the democratization of science. We investigate participatory research approaches such as citizen science, transdisciplinary science and science communication as well as issues of environmental pollution and procedural justice.
Collective
Tim Kiessling
Tim is a marine biologist and a plastic pollution and citizen science researcher. Tim develops ideas and research questions to make science more inclusive.
Klaus Reus
Klaus is a physical oceanographer and data analyst. Klaus screens, scrubs and stores data to make it available for environmental and procedural justice research.
We supported the following publications
Kiessling et al. 2025
Underrepresented developing States, marginalized communities, big business and procedural injustice – how equal were the UN INC-5.2 Global Plastic Treaty negotiations?
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
Kiessling et al. 2025
Plastic Pirates Nova Scotia 2024 dataset. Citizen science investigation of anthropogenic litter pollution of aquatic environments.
Data in Brief
Kiessling et al. 2025
How can we enable school students to learn and participate in science engagement initiatives? Roles and tasks of enablers.
Journal of Science Communication
Miczajka et al. 2025
Citizen Science für die Schule! Eine Orientierung für Lehrer*innen.
Wissenschaft im Dialog
Sprinks et al. 2025
Supporting the Upscaling of Citizen Science to Address Global Challenges.
Citizen Science: Theory and Practise
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Contact us at hi@directactionresearch.org