Objectif Sciences International

Camp de vacances Swiss TecLadies – Avenches, du 19 au 23 octobre 2026

Isabelle MILHOMME — 2026-08-14T12:19:00Z

Deuxième camp de vacances scientifiques Vacances Scientifiques La vulgarisation scientifiqueest au cœur de notre projet. En effet, c'est un moyen ludique et citoyen de compléter des travaux scientifiques.

Lors des différentes missions, nous regroupons les données que nous avons récoltées et les partageons avec le monde de la recherche. Cela permet à tous ceux qui sont intéressés par la recherche scientifique, sans pour autant avoir une implication directe dans la recherche, de s'informer des dernières avancées
Ainsi, les jeunes, les étudiants et les amateurs peuvent enrichir la science par la pratique.
Mais ils peuvent également s'approprier des textes scientifiques grâces aux partages d'articles sur des plateformes citoyennes, notamment les réseaux sociaux.
Votre action contribue donc à l'avancée de la science !

L'exercice de vulgarisation scientifique prend différentes formes. Il peut s'agir de l'observation de différentes espèces animales : oiseaux, insectes, reptiles et mammifères, afin de les répertorier. Cela peut également s'appliquer à la biodiversité marine. La vulgarisation peut également être appliquée à la géologie grâce au développement des technologies satellites qui se sont démocratisées grâce à l'essor du drone (géo-référencement), et même dans le domaine de l'astronomie par la cartographie du ciel (détection d'exoplanètes et d'objets géocroiseurs). Mais la liste ne s'arrête pas là : grâce à des sondes et des vidéoprojecteurs vous pourrez percer le secret de la fabrique de cristaux et donc de l'assemblage de la matière, vous pourrez dater pierres et ruines archéologiques, et apprendre les propriétés des matériaux ancestraux, tout comme dater et reconnaître les fossiles de dinosaures qui jonchent le sol et même réaliser des moulages.
Les possibilités sont nombreuses et ne demandent qu'à être saisies.

L'expérimentation des nouvelles technologies de collecte scientifique fait partie intégrante de nos séjours. L'utilisation de la photographie numérique, des Spectrophotomètres, ainsi que de microscopes et de drones font partie du matériel que nous mettons à disposition dans nos colonies de vacances.
Les séjours que nous proposons sont aussi variés que les outils scientifiques à notre portée : observation de l'éclipse totale aux Etats-Unis en 2017, suivi des cétacés à Tahiti, ou encore découverte de la somptueuse panthère des neiges au Kirghizstan sont au programme.

Pour plus de renseignements sur les séjours que nous proposons, rendez-vous sur notre page web : http://www.vacances-scientifiques.com/-Liste-des-Sejours-.html. en partenariat avec l'académie suisse des sciences et techniques (SATW) !

Au camp d'automne Swiss TecLadies, 40 filles de 12 à 15 ans pourront explorer l'impression 3D, la robotique et la modélisation d'instruments scientifiques — le tout dans une ambiance conviviale avec des sorties dans la nature et des jeux. Le camp se déroule dans un cadre sécurisé, avec hébergement en auberge de jeunesse privatisée et encadrement professionnel. Les inscriptions sont ouvertes à toutes jusqu'au 31 août, aucune connaissance préalable requise.

Informations et inscriptions : www.tecladies.ch/fr/camps

Réunion d'informations en ligne sur les séjours scientifiques d'OSI : S'immerger au cœur des écosystèmes

Monika MANDEK — 2026-08-12T13:36:31Z

Réunion d'informations en ligne sur les séjours scientifiques d'OSI : S'immerger au cœur des écosystèmes

Explorer le vivant, comprendre la planète et participer à la science de terrain

Forêts, rivières, océans, sols, montagnes… La planète est un immense réseau d'écosystèmes où chaque espèce, chaque milieu et chaque interaction joue un rôle essentiel.

Mais comment comprendre ces équilibres fragiles ? Comment observer la biodiversité autrement qu'à travers des livres ou des écrans ?

Avec ses séjours scientifiques et ses programmes de sciences participatives Sciences Participatives Les http://www.vacances-scientifiques.com/-Liste-des-Sejours-.html. , Objectif Sciences International (OSI) propose de vivre une expérience unique : s'immerger au cœur des milieux naturels, observer le vivant et participer à de véritables démarches scientifiques.

À travers la réunion d'information en ligne « S'immerger au cœur des écosystèmes », découvrez comment les participants explorent les grands environnements naturels, de la forêt aux milieux aquatiques, en passant par les sols, les paysages et l'histoire géologique de notre planète.

Sur le terrain, les participants apprennent à observer, analyser et mieux comprendre le vivant grâce à des approches scientifiques : suivi de la biodiversité, étude des interactions entre espèces, observations environnementales et collecte de données.

La science se vit sur le terrain

Chez OSI, la science ne se limite pas aux laboratoires ou aux manuels scolaires. Elle se construit au contact du vivant, dans une démarche collective où curiosité, exploration et recherche se rencontrent.

Les séjours scientifiques permettent aux participants de découvrir les méthodes utilisées par les scientifiques tout en développant un nouveau regard sur les milieux naturels qui les entourent.

Car mieux connaître les écosystèmes, c'est la première étape pour mieux les préserver.

Une rencontre pour découvrir l'univers scientifique d'OSI

Cette réunion en ligne sera l'occasion d'échanger avec l'équipe OSI, de découvrir les projets proposés et de comprendre comment chacun peut prendre part à une aventure scientifique autour de la biodiversité et des grands équilibres naturels.

Que vous soyez passionné de nature, enseignant, parent, jeune participant ou simplement curieux, venez découvrir une autre manière d'explorer le monde vivant : par l'observation, l'expérimentation et la participation.

📅 Mardi 22 septembre – de 18h à 19h30
💻 Réunion d'information en ligne : « S'immerger au cœur des écosystèmes »
✅ Participation gratuite sur inscription

Toutes les informations et inscriptions :

https://www.vacances-scientifiques.com/Reunion-d-information-en-ligne.html

Training for responsibility through Participatory Science: the educational approach of Objectif Sciences International

Thomas EGLI — 2026-07-06T09:14:01Z

A major educational question

As the 2026 high season for the scientific travel programs of the NGO Objectif Sciences International is in full swing, this is an opportunity to acknowledge the incredible work carried out every day by the teams in the field, the result of preparation renewed each year.

And thus to say THANK YOU to the entire team, everywhere in the world.

One of the major challenges of contemporary education lies in a simple but demanding question: how can we train people who are capable of taking action without trapping them in guilt, dependence, or heroic illusion?

On the one hand, ecological, social, health, climate, and democratic crises show that collective systems profoundly shape human situations. Individuals do not choose alone the conditions in which they grow up, learn, work, live, or imagine their future.

On the other hand, reducing every difficulty to an external system can also produce powerlessness. If everything is structure, if everything is collective, if everything is elsewhere, where does the ability to act begin? Where does personal responsibility begin? Where does concrete transformation begin?

Since 1992, the educational approach of Objectif Sciences International has been positioned precisely at this point: neither naive individualism nor abstract collectivism. It is based on a demanding articulation between the person, the group, the project, society, and the living world.

From this perspective, responsibility is not a moral weight placed on the shoulders of the child, young person, or adult. It is a skill that is built. It is the ability to position oneself within a system, to understand what exceeds us, to identify what we contribute to, to act where we have leverage, and to cooperate with others to transform what cannot be transformed alone.

The Educational Charter of Objectif Sciences International gives this approach a concrete framework: participatory research Participatory Research see : http://www.voyages-scientifiques.com , cooperation, quality, ecology, sustainable development, autonomy, empowerment, scientific rigor, non-violent education, respect for the living world, and training through practice.

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An epistemology of responsibility

Responsibility can be understood in several ways.

It can be reduced to fault: “Who is responsible?” then means “Who should be punished?” This conception produces fear, withdrawal, or defensiveness.

It can be diluted into the collective: “It's not me, it's the system.” This conception may be fair when it analyzes real power relations, but it becomes insufficient if it prevents each person from recognizing their own share of action.

Finally, it can be understood as a capacity: the capacity to respond, the capacity to discern, the capacity to contribute, the capacity to transform.

It is this third path that best represents OSI's Educational Charter.

Responsibility is not separated from knowledge. To be responsible, one must learn to see. To act rightly, one must learn to understand. To transform, one must learn to distinguish what belongs to oneself, what belongs to the group, what belongs to the environment, what belongs to the system, and what requires broader cooperation.

It is an epistemological approach because it concerns the way we construct our relationship with reality.

A participant learns that their impression is not yet data. That their intuition can become a hypothesis. That their hypothesis must be tested. That the result may contradict them. That contradiction is not humiliation, but an opportunity to move forward. That knowledge is not an opinion stronger than others, but a process.

This inner discipline is the foundation of solid responsibility. It avoids the arrogance of the savior, who believes they know for others. It also avoids the passivity of the person who waits for the collective to decide in their place. It teaches one to say: here is what I observe, here is what I understand, here is what I do not yet know, here is what I can test, here is what I can do with others.

Participatory research Participatory Research see : http://www.voyages-scientifiques.com : learning to act in the real world

Objectif Sciences International has made a structuring choice: to conduct real scientific research projects, carried out by non-scientist participants, enabling research training through research, in the form of stays and trips (holidays, school trips, expeditions, family weekends, etc.).

This means that participants are not merely exposed to scientific content. They are connected to their lived experience, to a living process.

Depending on the stays, ages, levels, and programs, they may take part in naturalist observations, biodiversity monitoring, water sampling, robotics projects, research in paleontology, astronomy, geology, ecology, appropriate technologies, species monitoring, the marine environment, or other fields.

This participation changes everything.

The child or teenager is not simply “kept busy.” They contribute. They do not consume an activity. They take part in an investigation. They do not mechanically repeat a lesson. They discover that the world can be questioned methodically.

Participatory research Participatory Research see : http://www.voyages-scientifiques.com then becomes a school of responsibility, because it requires taking care of the quality of what one does.

Poorly collected data may lose its value. An undocumented observation may become unusable. A poorly followed protocol may prevent comparison. Poorly stored equipment may hinder the next group. A conclusion reached too quickly may mislead.

Scientific rigor thus becomes educational rigor.

It teaches that our actions have consequences. Not in a guilt-inducing logic, but in a logic of contribution. What I do matters. What I neglect also matters. My precision, my patience, my attention, my intellectual honesty, and my ability to acknowledge an error contribute to the quality of the shared project.

Train more in order to control less

One of the most powerful principles of OSI's Educational Charter is formulated as follows: train more in order to control less.

This principle reverses a very widespread logic.

In many educational settings, when fear increases, control increases. There is more supervision. Margins of freedom are reduced. Prohibitions multiply. Mistakes are prevented by preventing initiatives.

OSI proposes another logic: the more participants are trained, the more they can be involved in managing the stay, the project, the group, and the place. Autonomy is not given all at once. It is built, supported, secured, and made possible by a framework.

In the field, this translates into precise pedagogical choices: co-constructed rules of life, daily forums, progressive management of free time, participation in meal organization, room maintenance, cooperative evening activities, presentations by young people, and individual and collective self-assessment.

These gestures may seem ordinary. Yet they are decisive.

Making one's bed, putting away one's equipment, helping clear the table, preparing an outing, checking one's bag, respecting a natural site, listening to another participant, speaking in a forum, contributing to a presentation: these are all micro-experiences of responsibility.

Education for autonomy does not begin with grand speeches. It begins in the repetition of concrete gestures that build confidence in one's own ability to act.

Cooperation as educational infrastructure

Individual responsibility cannot be separated from cooperation.

A person can learn to act alone. But they cannot learn to transform the world sustainably without learning to cooperate.

OSI's Educational Charter places cooperation at the heart of its approach. It situates it within popular education, education for all, and the diversity of languages, cultures, origins, profiles, and abilities.

Cooperation is not merely a pleasant atmosphere. It is educational infrastructure.

It requires tools: forums, brainstorming, co-design of programs, conflict mediation, non-violent education, organization of roles, reviews, and evaluations. It requires a culture: tolerance, a sense of service, mutual aid, listening, complementarity of profiles, and constructive antagonisms. It also requires a purpose: enabling each person to become more capable.

This cooperation is particularly important in Participatory Science.

No field research depends solely on one individual. Observations must be distributed, perspectives crossed, documentation produced, comparisons made, rereading carried out, discussions held, hypotheses confronted, errors integrated, and results shared.

Participants thus discover that the collective is not an abstraction. It is a reality made up of behaviors, decisions, words, silences, efforts, misunderstandings, adjustments, and contributions.

Transforming the collective therefore requires transforming the way each person takes part in it.

Quality: taking care of the project, the group, and oneself

In OSI's Educational Charter, quality is not limited to scientific quality. It concerns the entire experience.

Quality means the rigor of the scientific project. But it also means quality of life, health, food, sleep, free time, the relationship with the group, the capacity for discernment, respect for rhythms, training of supervisors, and annual evaluation of practices.

This point is essential because it links responsibility to care.

Being responsible does not only mean producing more. It does not mean exhausting oneself to prove one's worth. It does not mean sacrificing oneself for a project. It means learning to contribute sustainably.

Care for oneself, the group, and the project are connected.

A participant who is tired, poorly fed, isolated, or stressed does not learn in the same way. A group without clear rules does not cooperate sustainably. A project without methodological quality does not produce reliable knowledge. Ecology without daily attention becomes a disconnected discourse.

OSI therefore articulates responsibility with health, balance, quality of life, and progression. It is embodied responsibility, not abstract responsibility.

Ecology and sustainable development: moving beyond educational anthropocentrism

OSI's Educational Charter explicitly links science to ecology, sustainable development (or even sustainable evolution), peace education, and the rights of nature.

This perspective gives a particular depth to education for responsibility.

It is not simply a matter of learning to “protect nature,” as if humans were outside the living world. It is about learning to position oneself differently within the ecosystemic circle.

Humans are not the center of an anthropocentric system. They are stakeholders. Their actions, needs, tools, waste, consumption, knowledge, and ignorance have effects.

OSI stays make this tangible.

Respect for a bivouac site, attention paid to an animal, understanding of a habitat, the value given to each object, the fight against waste, the choice of food that is at once good, ecological, balanced, and suited to the activities: all of this forms a lived ecology.

Environmental education then becomes more than awareness-raising. It becomes a way of perceiving, inhabiting, and acting.

The notion of “Being Nature,” present in OSI's pedagogical projects, expresses this ambition: learning to make peace with nature, to recognize the intrinsic value of the non-human, and to integrate points of view other than the human point of view alone into scientific and technical issues.

Not creating saviors: training contributors

A major contemporary challenge is to avoid placing an impossible mission on the shoulders of young people: saving the world.

The intention may seem noble, but it can produce anxiety, guilt, moral fatigue, or a heroic posture. The young person feels either crushed by the scale of the crises or invested with a disproportionate mission.

OSI's approach makes it possible to formulate something else.

It is not about creating saviors. It is about training competent, lucid, and cooperative contributors.

A contributor does not need to solve everything alone. They need to understand where they stand, what they can learn, what they can do, with whom they can act, how they can progress, and how their contribution fits into a broader chain.

This posture is healthier, but it is also more robust.

It teaches that sustainable commitment does not come from the illusion of omnipotence, but from the ability to hold one's place in a shared undertaking.

Not creating dependencies: training for the ability to act

The other educational risk is symmetrical: creating people who expect everything from the framework, the adult, the institution, or the activity.

In this case, the participant remains a consumer. They wait for others to organize for them, decide for them, solve things for them, and provide meaning for them.

OSI's Educational Charter seeks, on the contrary, to gradually move participants from “receiving an activity” to “taking part in an action.”

This progression is visible in the formula: leaving behind “providing an activity” in order to move toward “letting do,” through “having them do” and “doing with.”

It is a pedagogy of transition.

At the beginning, the adult (and, for trips with adult participants, the supervisor) secures, explains, demonstrates, and supports. Then they do things with the participant. Then they have the participant do them. Then they let the participant do more as they become capable. This autonomy remains framed, but it becomes real.

The purpose is clear: to support people toward the capacity to become actors in their own lives.

Summer as a privileged moment of transformation

Summer scientific stays and trips offer a particularly favorable framework for this transformation.

Time is different there. Participants step out of their routines. They discover a place, a group, a rhythm, and a mission. They share meals, observations, efforts, evening activities, successes, and unexpected events. They experience a rare relational and experiential density.

This intensity enables learning that school, family, or weekly activities cannot always offer in the same way.

A child may discover that they are capable of speaking up. A teenager may discover that they enjoy the rigor of a protocol. Another may understand that they have a valuable role in a group. A female participant may feel legitimate in science. A young person may experience surpassing themselves. An adult may rediscover their capacity to learn, to marvel, and to contribute.

These transformations cannot be decreed. They emerge from well-designed situations.

This is the whole purpose of an educational charter: to ensure that the experience is not only enjoyable or spectacular, but truly formative.

An education to help reality progress

Objectif Sciences International upholds a demanding conception of science education.

It does not separate science from everyday life. It does not separate knowledge from responsibility. It does not separate autonomy from cooperation. It does not separate ecology from relational quality. It does not separate the individual project from the collective project.

Training for research through research means training people who are capable of questioning the world with rigor.

Training for cooperation through cooperation means training people who are capable of acting with others.

Training for responsibility through the concrete exercise of responsibilities means training people who are capable of recognizing their share without denying what exceeds them.

This is perhaps one of the most valuable contributions of OSI's scientific stays and trips: showing that holidays for children, teenagers, and adults, as well as school trips, can be spaces of wonder, adventure, and joy, while becoming a true school of autonomy, discernment, cooperation, and commitment.

A more sustainable world will be built neither with isolated saviors nor with dependent spectators.

It will be built with people capable of understanding, acting, cooperating, transforming themselves, and transforming with others the systems in which they participate.

This is the capacity that Objectif Sciences International's scientific stays cultivate, summer after summer, in the field.

Publication: Participatory Science for Ecological Transition

Thomas EGLI — 2026-05-16T15:11:09Z

A new article has just been published on the Training for Development website: Participatory Science for Ecological Transition.

It presents, in a comprehensive and educational way, how participatory science can become a concrete lever for supporting, generating, and accelerating ecological transitions. The article shows that citizen participation is not limited to awareness-raising or the collection of observations: it can enable participants to become data creators, co-producers of knowledge, actors in decisions, and initiators of local actions.

Drawing on concrete examples, educational situations, field projects, and collective exercises, the article explains how to move from simple ecological awareness to approaches capable of acting on the root causes of problems: biodiversity, water, climate, chemical pollution, heat islands, soils, oceans, and public policies.

It also proposes an operational method for designing participatory science projects with impact, by articulating scientific rigor, pedagogy, real participation, safety, accessibility, territorial grounding, and ecological transformation.

“Participatory science is not only a way to make people like science or raise ecological awareness. It can become a method for transforming territories.”

A reference article for all those who wish to understand how to connect science, citizenship, learning through action, and ecological transition :
www.training-for-development.com/Participatory-Science-for-Ecological-Transition?lang=en

Impact Participatory Research

Thomas EGLI — 2026-04-30T14:37:15Z

INTERACTIVE WEBINAR

Developing Participatory Research with Impact:
Tools and a practical roadmap: create jobs and sustain your projects over time.

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International webinar organized in French - Spanish - English.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
FREE
(see below for times according to your city)

Following the Ongoing Call for Proposals “Creation of a Participatory Research Project”, this international webinar offers a very concrete presentation–debate to help all stakeholders design, structure, and accelerate Participatory Research with Impact.
Drawing on the monograph of the projects and a practical roadmap, the session will highlight the levers for strengthening results, funding implementation, developing audiences, and creating sustainable jobs. Interactive and multilingual (French, Spanish, English), the webinar will allow everyone to ask their questions and leave with solutions that can be activated immediately.

Receive the link to the webinar

Co-organized by:

Geneva Forum × Objectif Sciences International × Terra Scientifica × Step & Go

Presentation–debate:

Methods and tools,
Intended for all stakeholders who want to start, structure, or accelerate a participatory research approach,
Building results (jobs, audiences, operations, research progress...)
By securing the continuity of projects over time.

The concrete and useful format of the session will enable all stakeholders present to get to know one another across the planet and introduce themselves to each other:

Agenda:

Opening and welcome
Monograph of the projects represented and mutual presentations (bringing together all projects resulting from the Ongoing Call for Proposals “Creation of a Participatory Research Project”.
Major strengths, structuring challenges, and possible acceleration levers depending on the projects
- methods,
- implementation formats,
- funding pathways,
- partnerships,
- dissemination,
- scaling up

The goal is for each participant to be able to position themselves, compare themselves, and leave with solutions that can be concretely activated immediately within the context of their situation and projects.

This is a rare and valuable opportunity: not only will many solutions be proposed, but the session will be highly interactive, with the possibility to ask all your questions and obtain directly actionable answers and guidance. Exchanges will be open to contributions in the language of your choice.

Languages: Français • Español • English (interactive webinar provided in all 3 languages)
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Duration: 3 hours

Geneva–Paris time: from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
New York time: from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT).
Santiago, Chile time: from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CLT).
Nairobi time: from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (EAT).
Cairo time: from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (EEST).
Bangkok time: from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (the next day) (ICT).
Tokyo time: from 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. (the next day) (JST).
Tahiti time: from 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. (TAHT).

Register: if you want to benefit from concrete solutions, it is essential to attend.

To go further

This webinar is preparing, in particular, two structuring events.

The Step One Participatory Science Hackathon, which will take place in August 2026 in Spain on the occasion of the total solar eclipse: https://www.training-for-development.com/In-August-Participatory-Science-Hackathon-ECLIPSE-Science-Climate-and-Humanity?lang=en
The Annual International Conference on Citizen Science and Fab Labs for Peace and Development, which will take place in December 2026 at the UN as part of the Geneva Forum: https://geneva-forum.com/Citizen-and-Participatory-Science.html (2026 dates: Wednesday, December 9, as part of the Geneva Forum 2026 from December 7 to 11, 2026)

Filling out a logical framework in 45 minutes: the free manual offered with the Geneva Forum

Thomas EGLI — 2026-04-11T09:54:55Z

Has a contact person, a donor, a funder, or a partner asked you to fill out your project's logical framework? Objectif Sciences International gives you free access, in partnership with the Geneva Forum, to a simple and powerful manual to help you define your project and complete this document in just 45 minutes.

It often happens that a project leader, an association, an NGO, a mission-driven organization, or even an institutional actor is asked to fill out a logical framework.

For many, this document seems long, technical, abstract, or reserved for specialists. Yet, when used properly, it can instead become a very useful tool for clarifying a project, making it understandable, managing it better, and communicating better with partners, funders, or support providers.

That is precisely why Objectif Sciences International is sharing with its more than 3,000 user accounts a free resource offered in partnership with the Geneva Forum.

This resource gives you access to a self-training manual and a simple method for filling out a logical framework in just 45 minutes.

The goal is not to trap you in yet another administrative exercise.

The goal is to help you:

better understand the logic of your project;
distinguish its Why, its What / Who, and its How;
turn an idea that is still vague into a clearer project;
produce a document that can be used with a contact person, a support provider, a donor, or a funder;
move more easily toward a stronger project outline.

This method was designed to be useful at different levels:

individual project;
association project;
NGO action;
impact-driven economic activity;
collective program;
public scheme;
large-scale project.

In other words, whenever a contact person asks you for a logical framework, you can rely on this method to save time, better structure your thinking, and make your project easier to understand.

The manual offered by the Geneva Forum was designed to focus on the essentials, with a simple, quick, and practical progression.

In 45 minutes, it helps you:

define your project;
identify its objectives;
clarify the expected results;
specify the activities and resources;
build a first coherent working basis.

If you are concerned by this request, you can access this resource for free here:

Access the free manual for filling out a logical framework in 45 minutes

Whether you are launching an initiative, structuring an existing action, responding to a donor's request, or preparing for an exchange with a partner, this resource can save you valuable time.

If you are asked for a logical framework, do not stay stuck. Rely on a simple, free, and proven method, and move more quickly toward a better-defined project.

Devenez mentore des Swiss TecLadies 2026-27 !

Isabelle MILHOMME — 2026-03-08T10:13:31Z

La SATW est partenaire d'OSI pour l'organisation d'un séjour de vacances scientifiques Vacances Scientifiques La vulgarisation scientifiqueest au cœur de notre projet. En effet, c'est un moyen ludique et citoyen de compléter des travaux scientifiques.

Lors des différentes missions, nous regroupons les données que nous avons récoltées et les partageons avec le monde de la recherche. Cela permet à tous ceux qui sont intéressés par la recherche scientifique, sans pour autant avoir une implication directe dans la recherche, de s'informer des dernières avancées
Ainsi, les jeunes, les étudiants et les amateurs peuvent enrichir la science par la pratique.
Mais ils peuvent également s'approprier des textes scientifiques grâces aux partages d'articles sur des plateformes citoyennes, notamment les réseaux sociaux.
Votre action contribue donc à l'avancée de la science !

L'exercice de vulgarisation scientifique prend différentes formes. Il peut s'agir de l'observation de différentes espèces animales : oiseaux, insectes, reptiles et mammifères, afin de les répertorier. Cela peut également s'appliquer à la biodiversité marine. La vulgarisation peut également être appliquée à la géologie grâce au développement des technologies satellites qui se sont démocratisées grâce à l'essor du drone (géo-référencement), et même dans le domaine de l'astronomie par la cartographie du ciel (détection d'exoplanètes et d'objets géocroiseurs). Mais la liste ne s'arrête pas là : grâce à des sondes et des vidéoprojecteurs vous pourrez percer le secret de la fabrique de cristaux et donc de l'assemblage de la matière, vous pourrez dater pierres et ruines archéologiques, et apprendre les propriétés des matériaux ancestraux, tout comme dater et reconnaître les fossiles de dinosaures qui jonchent le sol et même réaliser des moulages.
Les possibilités sont nombreuses et ne demandent qu'à être saisies.

L'expérimentation des nouvelles technologies de collecte scientifique fait partie intégrante de nos séjours. L'utilisation de la photographie numérique, des Spectrophotomètres, ainsi que de microscopes et de drones font partie du matériel que nous mettons à disposition dans nos colonies de vacances.
Les séjours que nous proposons sont aussi variés que les outils scientifiques à notre portée : observation de l'éclipse totale aux Etats-Unis en 2017, suivi des cétacés à Tahiti, ou encore découverte de la somptueuse panthère des neiges au Kirghizstan sont au programme.

Pour plus de renseignements sur les séjours que nous proposons, rendez-vous sur notre page web : http://www.vacances-scientifiques.com/-Liste-des-Sejours-.html. dédiées aux jeunes femmes.
Les éducatrices scientifiques avec OSI sont invitées à répondre à l'appel à candidature du programme de mentorat Swiss TecLadies !

Swiss TecLadies est une initiative nationale de l'Académie suisse des sciences techniques (SATW) qui encourage les jeunes femmes âgées de 14 à 19 ans à explorer les sciences et les technologies grâce à des ateliers pratiques, des visites d'entreprises et un accompagnement personnalisé par des mentores expérimentées.
Le programme se déroule dans toute la Suisse, de septembre 2026 à avril 2027.

Les candidatures sont ouvertes jusqu'au 31 mars 2026 via le formulaire en ligne.

Plus d'information sur le site internet de Swiss TecLadies.

https://www.tecladies.ch/fr/mentorat/a-propos-du-mentorat.

Training-Hackathon Participatory Science this March 6-7-8, 2026 – 20 years of OSI St1 Hackathons

Thomas EGLI — 2026-02-27T18:12:41Z

Let's invent together the scientific journeys of tomorrow!

In March 2026, the Participatory Science Hackathon for Scientific Travel celebrates its 20^th anniversary.

Since February 2005, the Training-Hackathons led by the network Objectif Sciences International have enabled hundreds of participants – students, researchers, educators, entrepreneurs, engineers, NGO members – to design concrete projects combining science, world exploration, and societal impact.

All members of the Objectif Sciences International network who wish to take part in this anniversary edition are welcome.

Registration is open here:
https://www.training-for-development.com/March-in-Paris-Hackathon-Participatory-Science-for-Scientific-Travel?lang=en

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In March in Paris – from March 6 to 8, 2026

A 3-day immersive Hackathon (with accommodation), special Animation & Teaching.

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Why participate?

During 3 days or one intense and inspiring week:

Imagine an innovative solution
Build your project from A to Z
Respond to challenges launched by major stakeholders
Benefit from expert mentoring
Present your project during a final pitch

This Hackathon is hands-on training:
you develop your skills while truly bringing your ideas to life.

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Participatory Science & Scientific Travel

The objective: to design scientific travel experiences that:

combine exploration, data collection, and knowledge production,
contribute to planetary resilience,
promote smarter, more sustainable and environmentally respectful tourism,
make research accessible to as many people as possible.

Astronomy, geology, biodiversity, climatology, anthropology, environmental law, ecological engineering, technological innovation, sustainable economics, education…

All disciplines can contribute.

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For whom?

This Hackathon is open to:

Students and young professionals
Researchers and teachers
Engineers and innovators
NGO members
Public decision-makers
Entrepreneurs
Field practitioners
Residents of the City of Paris and beyond

Whether you are an active member of the OSI network or wish to become more involved, your contribution is welcome.

Number of participants: 20 to 40 people

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Dates & Locations

Animation + Teaching Session
From Thursday evening, March 5, 2026 to Sunday, March 8, 2026 – 5:00 PM
With accommodation at Gîte La Donaclaudre (Seine-et-Marne)

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What you will gain

Project design and scaling
Interdisciplinary teamwork
Complex problem-solving
Strategic networking
Creativity & innovation
Communication & pitching
Knowledge in participatory research Participatory Research see : http://www.voyages-scientifiques.com
Official certificate of participation

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After the Hackathon

You will be able to:

Deploy your project within the framework of Objectif Sciences International activities
Develop your own activity
Contribute to impact-driven projects at national and international levels
Propose your projects to UNESCO member countries within the framework of climate, ecological, and social objectives

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Registration

Members and friends of the Objectif Sciences International network are invited to register now:

https://www.training-for-development.com/March-in-Paris-Hackathon-Participatory-Science-for-Scientific-Travel?lang=en

Provide your email address to receive detailed information (fees, conditions, registration form).

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20 years of innovation, cooperation, and Participatory Science

March 2026 will be a special edition.

Join us in Paris to write the next decade of Scientific Travel.

OSI x UNEP Working for People and the Planet

Isabelle MILHOMME — 2026-02-02T14:22:02Z

WEBINAR ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

Objectif Sciences International (OSI), launched in 1992, has held Special Consultative Status with the UN (ECOSOC) since 1992 and has been a Major Stakeholder of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since 2025. As such, the Programme is inviting us to attend this webinar aimed at understanding career opportunities within UNEP.

The United Nations Environment Programme actively engages Major Stakeholders and other participants, including OSI as a Civil Society Organization, for their expertise, advocacy, and support. Their involvement in environmental policies and assessments enhances the legitimacy, public ownership, and effectiveness of actions for sustainable development. (read here: https://sbe22delft.com/major-groups-stakeholders.html)

UNEP is organizing a series of events showcasing projects carried out within the Organization. These sessions present career opportunities at UNEP and highlight the programmes the teams are working on to address the crises of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, land degradation, and chemical and waste pollution.

You are warmly invited to take part in the event and to discover initiatives related to biodiversity and the marine environment.

Date: February 4, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM (Nairobi Time)
Format: Online (Zoom)
Registration link:
https://un-org-unep.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1fkEFb7ISsyZGJjn-ShaIw#/registration

Importance of Participatory Science in 3 Panels of the 3rd United Nations Conference in Nice in June 2025

Thomas EGLI — 2025-10-06T14:18:00Z

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On the occasion of the 3^rd edition of the UNOC Conference, the city of Nice hosted actors from all over the world for a conference “focused on action.”
This event was the perfect opportunity to highlight participatory science and its contributions to sustainable development (SDG14) and the protection of the marine environment.

Three major agreements emerged from this conference. Objectif Sciences International welcomes these decisions, which will help strengthen participatory science projects.

The Agreement on Plastic Pollution

First, OSI welcomed the announcement of an agreement aspiring to adopt a global objective to reduce the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels.
This commitment was to be confirmed during negotiations held at the UN in Geneva from August 5 to 14, 2025, where OSI was present to bring forward the voice of participatory science.

However, the discussions of this “INC-5.2” session did not reach a consensus. States were divided on major issues such as limiting plastic production, including certain chemicals of concern, and financing arrangements.
The proposed text was ultimately deemed insufficient by several delegations, and no binding treaty could be adopted in Geneva. The negotiations therefore ended in a deadlock, with the only outcome being a “reflection note” prepared by the co-chairs to guide the next steps.

At this stage, the hoped-for global agreement has therefore not been formally confirmed. Negotiations will have to continue, and OSI will keep emphasizing the essential contribution of participatory science to document plastic pollution and mobilize civil society in support of a truly ambitious future treaty.

Enjeu: reducing plastic consumption
Participatory science, in addition to contributing to research, also has an educational and awareness-raising dimension aimed at civil society.
Multiplying participatory science initiatives over the long term can help raise public awareness, which in turn could support the objectives of reducing plastic consumption envisioned in this agreement.

Enjeu: reducing plastic production
Participatory Science also has an important role to play in reducing plastic production. Faced with the need to reduce plastic, research and participatory science could help identify alternative materials that are more environmentally respectful and less harmful (with minimal deleterious effects on ecosystems).

Governance of International Waters

This 3^rd edition of the United Nations Ocean Conference also enabled the acceleration of the entry into force of the High Seas Treaty or BBNJ (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction).
Signed on 20/06/2023, this treaty aims to combat the exploitation of the deep seabed and provide means to encourage scientific expeditions and initiatives.

This treaty is particularly important in the framework of UNOC and the pursuit of SDG14 because it should establish large-scale marine protected areas in the high seas, preventing the risk of these zones being appropriated by national powers.
These zones are extremely important in the fight against climate change and for marine biodiversity. This is why it is essential to counter national egoisms.

Olivier Poivre d'Arvor noted that “this is also a great victory for science.” Indeed, it contributes at the same time to strengthening participatory science by facilitating access for seafarers, fishers, navigators, divers, NGOs, citizens, and collaborative expeditions, thereby facilitating contributions to scientific research.

Regulation of Fishing

Finally, one of the major decisions taken at this conference concerns fishing regulation and the intensification of the fight against illegal fishing, with the ratification of the WTO “Fish 1” agreement, which bans illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Participatory science can also contribute here to the pursuit of these commitments.
Collaborative science projects could help design methods and devices to avoid overfishing practices. Indeed, it is known today that “for 1 target fish caught, 5 are discarded at sea.”

Conclusion

Following these discussions, OSI (Objectif Sciences International) was present in Geneva in August, at the follow-up conference of UNOC, to continue the work undertaken.

The recognition of the role of participatory science through the agreements adopted at this 3^rd edition marks an important turning point.
It heralds the opening of new pathways toward inclusive, transparent, and locally rooted ocean governance.

In this sense, OSI intends to continue its action by promoting the deployment of concrete projects, such as hackathons ans science camps, to sustain this dynamic and make participatory science an essential lever for achieving SDG14 objectives and a key tool for ocean preservation and conservation.