As Senior Project Manager – Citizen Science at The Open University (OU) Janice manages projects that use innovative, easily accessible web-based tools and resources to engage and help anyone participate and learn about science, including the award winning iSpot (www.iSpotnature.org) and Treezilla, the monster map of trees (www.treezilla.org).

An experienced STEM and environmental science communicator, Janice disseminate and shares best practice supporting the STEM Faculty's and University's citizen science, engagement, impact and related strategic activities. Her responsibilities also include supporting citizen science in teaching, wider OU public engagement, communications, outreach and open science initiatives (see: www.opensciencelab.ac.uk).