March 16, 2026
Margaret Gold, PhD, is a senior researcher and coordinator of the Citizen Science Lab at Leiden University. Her research focuses on the science of citizen science with a particular interest in citizen observatories and their long-term impacts on policy formation, environmental governance, social innovation, and collective action.
In addition to running the Citizen Science Lab, a knowledge hub and project incubator for citizen science initiatives and new collaborations, Margaret is also the coordinator of the national Citizen Science Nederland network for citizen science practitioners.