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This citizen science research project, by researchers of the faculties of Geosciences and Law, Economics and Governance, engages children to research the public places where they play. The children will collect data about playgrounds, sports fields and hangouts, about how they use and value these places. They will also be involved in the analyses of the data, to optimise the use of their perspectives. This project will be in collaboration with the ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� Museum Utrecht and a soccer club in Overvecht. 

In close collaboration with a local village community, researchers and students of the Faculty of Geosciences aim to create climate awareness and active engagement by planting a Tiny Forest in South-Greenland – something that is only possible because of global warming. In a beautiful example of public engagement, the researchers and students collaborate and exchange knowledge and perspectives with teachers and parents of a local school, a local greenhouse that provides the tree saplings, the Danish Geological Survey, and the local heritage museum and tourist information. A press plan and integration in education ensures wider awareness of the implications and results of this project. 

This public engagement project by the Faculty of Social and Behaviourial Sciences on the relationship between mental health and poverty gives the steering wheel to young people and their parents. They are invited to advise and work on the research design, research questions, recruitment strategies for participants, methods for data collection, the readability of written materials and interpretation of results. This way, they experience how academic research works and they influence how they results can impact their lives. With their perspectives and lived experiences they will provide the researchers with invaluable knowledge.