Running large online Citizen Science projects on the Zooniverse: my experience of setting up BashTheBug to help with our tuberculosis research
Please note this event will be held online, through Zoom. You can register here
About this event:
The Zooniverse is the world’s largest online platform for participatory research, allowing anyone to help scientists with their work.
In this webinar, Philip Fowler shares the story of BashTheBug, a project that enlisted public help to improve how we diagnose and treat bacterial infections. By showing volunteers images of tuberculosis samples, the project successfully crowdsourced over 4.7 million classifications from 46,000 volunteers.
Next steps and further information:
The webinar is taking place on 22nd May 2026 at 10am. You can register using the following link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YGXsklF5S8yrFQqQMExNKA#/registration
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The event lasts for 1 hour with a 30-minute presentation and 30 minutes allocated for Q&A.
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