Field Work/Data Collection
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Safe feldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions
As a result of identity prejudice, certain individuals are more vulnerable to conflict and violence when they are in the field. It is paramount that all field workers be informed of the risks some colleagues may face, so that they can define best practice together: here we recommend strategies to minimize risk for all individuals conducting fieldwork.
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Field Operations Safety Manual - University of California
This guide is produced by University of California. While some of the content in this guide is specific to UC guidelines it can be a helpful template to reference if you are looking to create your own guide for field safety.
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ODK Collect Software
ODK lets you build powerful offline forms to collect the data you need wherever it is.
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FieldFutures - Workshops
At FieldFutures, our goal is to provide field teams, researchers, agencies, classes, and institutions with field-specific, evidence-based training.
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A guide for developing a field research safety manual that explicitly considers risks for marginalized identities in the sciences
Here we provide, from our perspectives as co-authors of a field safety manual for the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, United States, (A) background on risks and barriers that should be considered when planning and conducting field research and (B) suggestions on how to work as a collaborative team for developing an inclusive field safety manual.
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Best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusion during ecological fieldwork: Considering safety, cis/heteronormativity and structural barriers
To make science and fieldwork more accessible to LGBTQ+ people, we must consider safety and survival needs along with personal LGBTQ+ affirmation. In this paper, we discuss alleviating barriers to participation in field ecology, identify best practices for institutions and provide advice for LGBTQ+ field re-searchers and heterosexual advocates.
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Attracting Diverse Students to Field Experiences Requires Adequate Pay, Flexibility, and Inclusion
This papers findings provide important insights for attracting a diverse workforce to this critical stage in career advancement for students in ENR.
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Uwyo PiEE Field Gear Library
The Botany Department DEI Committee at Uwyo was recently awarded funds from VP Hall and the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion to purchase some safety equipment for field work to make it more accessible for all our researchers. You can see the list of available gear and instructions for reserving it on their website.