Information about incidents concerning nuclear radiation usually takes around 3 days to reach citizens.

With GammaSense we hope to bring this down considerably. It is possible to measure gamma radiation with tools you probably already have today: any smartphone, laptop or tablet can basically do the trick!

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The Plaça del Sol in Barcelona is a town square that has historically suffered from the noise of drinking into the early hours of the morning by crowds drawn from near and far. Working with the Making Sense team in Barcelona, the neighbourhood association of the Plaça del Sol has been researching and measuring how high in relation to the norm are noise levels around the plaça, and what can be to improve the situation.

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The Making Sense Barcelona team collaborated with a group of 15 Kuwaiti students aged 9-14 years old to explore the potential of bringing an international perspective to understanding the effects of climate change in our local environment. Working with the Smart Kids Lab activity originally developed by our colleagues at Waag Society in Amsterdam, we investigated how going from analogue sensing to digital sensing could give us a clearer picture of how pollution can affect local bird species.

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The Smart Kids Lab makes it possible for children to map their environment in a playful way, by using modern technology and instruments. With the aid of small scale tests and self-made sensors they can hands-on monitor their direct surroundings at home, or at school.

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In Barcelona we are working with participants who are keener than most, to learn the methods for fabrication of technology, the data literacy to make sense of the information captured and the methods to develop future communities through co-creations and collaboration workshops.

We will to reach a level of robustness, in this novel technology, that is acceptable for future prospective participants, who are perhaps more technologically skeptical.

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Kosovo is one of the most polluted region in Europe.

The Science for Change Kosovo Movement is investigating the air pollution in Kosovo by empowering young people and affected communities and jointly break the institutional silence around the air pollution in Kosovo through evidence-based campaigns and actions.

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The Dutch environmental defense organisation Milieudefensie found that the Valkenburgerstraat and the Weesperstraat in the heart of Amsterdam are the most polluted streets of the city. We want to know more about the situation in this part of the city and will measure the air quality with the locals.

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We’re looking for communities in Amsterdam, Barcelona and Prishtina to run test projects with. Do you have a social or environmental issue you’re concerned about? Let’s talk about how we can make sense of this issue using citizen science!

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