Find Your Path
Choose your path and discover how you can make a difference. We need everyone, but most importantly this is a place for everyone. Whatever your journey has been, you are welcome here.
Advise & Consult
Help someone make better decisions and avoid dead ends
Teach & Train
Help people build skills they can repeat
Code
Build and improve tools people can actually use
Manage
Help projects move forward with clarity and coordination
Advise & Consult
IT Projects Consulting
What You'll Do
- Review an architecture plan or system design
- Sanity-check security approaches and point out holes
- Help someone pick the right tech stack for their problem
- Guide a team toward a safer, more reliable workflow
People Involved
Senior Tech Leads
DevOps Specialists
Solution Architects
Scientific Research Consulting
What You'll Do
- Review an experiment plan before someone invests time and materials
- Sanity-check results and help spot where things went sideways
- Peer review a manuscript or provide feedback on methods
- Guide someone toward better research tools or approaches
People Involved
PhD Researchers
Lab Directors
Data Scientists
Legal & Free Software Consulting
What You'll Do
- Help someone pick the right free software license
- Spot compliance issues before they become legal headaches
- Guide a project toward clearer governance and decision-making
- Advise on IP and copyright basics that actually matter
People Involved
Legal Experts
OSS Maintainers
Compliance Officers
Teach & Train
Schools & Universities
What You'll Do
- Run a short session that teaches a skill students can actually use
- Improve a lesson so it's clearer and more hands-on
- Coach someone through their first "this actually works" setup
- Mentor students through real projects, not just theory
People Involved
Teachers & Professors
Student Groups
Education Coordinators
Online Workshops
What You'll Do
- Record tutorials that show how, not just what
- Write guides people can follow without getting stuck
- Host live sessions where people build alongside you
- Create content that helps someone go from zero to working
People Involved
Content Creators
Technical Writers
Video Producers
Local Communities
What You'll Do
- Host local meetups where people actually build or learn together
- Run hands-on demos that show real tools and methods
- Organize events that connect local learners with mentors
- Build networks so knowledge spreads beyond one session
People Involved
Community Organizers
Local Volunteers
Event Coordinators
Code
3D Printing
What You'll Do
- Build features that make lab equipment printable and usable
- Fix rough edges in designs so others can print them reliably
- Write documentation people can follow to assemble the parts
- Coordinate work so design iterations turn into progress
People Involved
Makers & Designers
Mechanical Engineers
CAD Specialists
Environment & Sustainability
What You'll Do
- Build sensor tools that actually collect useful environmental data
- Fix bugs and add features so monitoring stays reliable
- Write guides that help labs adopt greener practices step-by-step
- Coordinate efforts so sustainability tools keep improving
People Involved
Ecologists
Hardware Hackers
Environmental Scientists
IT Development
What You'll Do
- Build features that make scientific software actually useful
- Fix bugs and rough edges so tools work reliably
- Write documentation people can follow without getting stuck
- Review code and help others ship solid work
People Involved
Software Developers
UI/UX Designers
QA Engineers
Manage
Ambassador & Project Management
What You'll Do
- Coordinate work so effort turns into progress, not chaos
- Help contributors stay unblocked and moving forward
- Make sure communication happens and decisions get made
- Promote projects and help new volunteers find their way in
People Involved
Project Managers
Community Ambassadors
Scrum Masters
Join Our Team
We are always looking for passionate individuals who want to contribute to our mission. Whether you're a researcher, developer, educator, or community organizer, there are many ways to get involved with Free Science Network.
Volunteer Opportunities
Contribute your skills and time to help us expand our impact.
- Content Creation: Write tutorials, documentation, and guides
- Community Support: Help users in our forums and Discord
- Tool Testing: Evaluate and review scientific tools
- Outreach: Promote our mission at conferences and events
- Teaching: Share knowledge and educate others
- Developing: Contribute code and build software solutions
- Helping to Build Projects: Assist in project development and implementation
Partnership Opportunities
Collaborate with us to expand access to scientific tools.
- Institutional Partners: Universities and research organizations
- Technology Partners: Free software projects and companies
- Funding Partners: Organizations supporting open science
- Media Partners: Journals and science communication platforms
You are ...
Tell us about yourself and discover how we can help
Startup
I am a small startup based on science and trying to make the world a better place and I need help with technology
NGO
I run a science-driven non-profit working to make the world better, and I need help with technology.
Other
I have a project or running a mission that would require your technical help
Startup
Architecture & tech decisions
- Clarify requirements and constraints
- Pick a stack that fits your team and timeline
- Identify risks before you build the wrong thing
Product / MVP build
- Turn your idea into a realistic MVP plan
- Build core features with a clean foundation
- Set you up to iterate fast without breaking everything
DevOps & deployment
- Deploy safely and repeatably
- Set up CI/CD, environments, and monitoring basics
- Reduce downtime and “it works on my machine” problems
Security review
- Spot common vulnerabilities and bad defaults
- Improve auth, secrets, and data handling
- Create a practical checklist your team can follow
Free software & licensing guidance
- Choose a license that matches your goals
- Set up contributions and governance basics
- Avoid compliance surprises later
3D Printing
- Design and optimize printable lab equipment and tools
- Fix and improve existing 3D designs for reliability
- Create documentation for assembly and use
- Coordinate design iterations and improvements
Sensors & Environmental Monitoring
- Build sensor tools that collect useful environmental data
- Fix bugs and add features for reliable monitoring
- Set up data collection and transmission systems
- Create guides for adopting greener practices
Data Analysis
- Analyze your data to extract meaningful insights
- Build data pipelines and processing workflows
- Create visualizations and reports
- Set up statistical analysis and modeling
IT Development
- Build features that make software actually useful
- Fix bugs and improve reliability
- Write clear documentation your team can follow
- Code review and quality assurance
Teaching & Mentoring
- Train your team on practical skills they can use
- Improve training materials for clarity and hands-on learning
- Coach team members through their first working setups
- Mentor through real projects, not just theory
Online Workshops
- Create tutorials that show how, not just what
- Write guides your team can follow without getting stuck
- Host live sessions where people build alongside experts
- Develop content that helps go from zero to working
Local Communities
- Organize local meetups where people build or learn together
- Run hands-on demos showing real tools and methods
- Connect local learners with mentors
- Build networks so knowledge spreads effectively
IT Projects Consulting
- Review architecture plans and system designs
- Sanity-check security approaches and identify vulnerabilities
- Help pick the right tech stack for your problem
- Guide teams toward safer, more reliable workflows
Scientific Research Consulting
- Review experiment plans before investing time and materials
- Sanity-check results and spot where things went wrong
- Peer review manuscripts or provide feedback on methods
- Guide toward better research tools and approaches
Legal & Free Software Consulting
- Help pick the right free software license
- Spot compliance issues before they become legal problems
- Guide projects toward clearer governance and decision-making
- Advise on IP and copyright basics that matter
Project Management
- Coordinate work so effort turns into progress
- Help teams stay unblocked and moving forward
- Ensure communication happens and decisions get made
- Promote projects and help volunteers find their way
NGO
Architecture & tech decisions
- Clarify requirements and constraints
- Pick a stack that fits your team and timeline
- Identify risks before you build the wrong thing
Product / MVP build
- Turn your idea into a realistic MVP plan
- Build core features with a clean foundation
- Set you up to iterate fast without breaking everything
DevOps & deployment
- Deploy safely and repeatably
- Set up CI/CD, environments, and monitoring basics
- Reduce downtime and “it works on my machine” problems
Security review
- Spot common vulnerabilities and bad defaults
- Improve auth, secrets, and data handling
- Create a practical checklist your team can follow
Free software & licensing guidance
- Choose a license that matches your goals
- Set up contributions and governance basics
- Avoid compliance surprises later
3D Printing
- Design and optimize printable lab equipment and tools
- Fix and improve existing 3D designs for reliability
- Create documentation for assembly and use
- Coordinate design iterations and improvements
Sensors & Environmental Monitoring
- Build sensor tools that collect useful environmental data
- Fix bugs and add features for reliable monitoring
- Set up data collection and transmission systems
- Create guides for adopting greener practices
Data Analysis
- Analyze your data to extract meaningful insights
- Build data pipelines and processing workflows
- Create visualizations and reports
- Set up statistical analysis and modeling
IT Development
- Build features that make software actually useful
- Fix bugs and improve reliability
- Write clear documentation your team can follow
- Code review and quality assurance
Teaching & Mentoring
- Train your team on practical skills they can use
- Improve training materials for clarity and hands-on learning
- Coach team members through their first working setups
- Mentor through real projects, not just theory
Online Workshops
- Create tutorials that show how, not just what
- Write guides your team can follow without getting stuck
- Host live sessions where people build alongside experts
- Develop content that helps go from zero to working
Local Communities
- Organize local meetups where people build or learn together
- Run hands-on demos showing real tools and methods
- Connect local learners with mentors
- Build networks so knowledge spreads effectively
IT Projects Consulting
- Review architecture plans and system designs
- Sanity-check security approaches and identify vulnerabilities
- Help pick the right tech stack for your problem
- Guide teams toward safer, more reliable workflows
Scientific Research Consulting
- Review experiment plans before investing time and materials
- Sanity-check results and spot where things went wrong
- Peer review manuscripts or provide feedback on methods
- Guide toward better research tools and approaches
Legal & Free Software Consulting
- Help pick the right free software license
- Spot compliance issues before they become legal problems
- Guide projects toward clearer governance and decision-making
- Advise on IP and copyright basics that matter
Project Management
- Coordinate work so effort turns into progress
- Help teams stay unblocked and moving forward
- Ensure communication happens and decisions get made
- Promote projects and help volunteers find their way
Other
Architecture & tech decisions
- Clarify requirements and constraints
- Pick a stack that fits your team and timeline
- Identify risks before you build the wrong thing
Product / MVP build
- Turn your idea into a realistic MVP plan
- Build core features with a clean foundation
- Set you up to iterate fast without breaking everything
DevOps & deployment
- Deploy safely and repeatably
- Set up CI/CD, environments, and monitoring basics
- Reduce downtime and “it works on my machine” problems
Security review
- Spot common vulnerabilities and bad defaults
- Improve auth, secrets, and data handling
- Create a practical checklist your team can follow
Free software & licensing guidance
- Choose a license that matches your goals
- Set up contributions and governance basics
- Avoid compliance surprises later
3D Printing
- Design and optimize printable lab equipment and tools
- Fix and improve existing 3D designs for reliability
- Create documentation for assembly and use
- Coordinate design iterations and improvements
Sensors & Environmental Monitoring
- Build sensor tools that collect useful environmental data
- Fix bugs and add features for reliable monitoring
- Set up data collection and transmission systems
- Create guides for adopting greener practices
Data Analysis
- Analyze your data to extract meaningful insights
- Build data pipelines and processing workflows
- Create visualizations and reports
- Set up statistical analysis and modeling
IT Development
- Build features that make software actually useful
- Fix bugs and improve reliability
- Write clear documentation your team can follow
- Code review and quality assurance
Teaching & Mentoring
- Train your team on practical skills they can use
- Improve training materials for clarity and hands-on learning
- Coach team members through their first working setups
- Mentor through real projects, not just theory
Online Workshops
- Create tutorials that show how, not just what
- Write guides your team can follow without getting stuck
- Host live sessions where people build alongside experts
- Develop content that helps go from zero to working
Local Communities
- Organize local meetups where people build or learn together
- Run hands-on demos showing real tools and methods
- Connect local learners with mentors
- Build networks so knowledge spreads effectively
IT Projects Consulting
- Review architecture plans and system designs
- Sanity-check security approaches and identify vulnerabilities
- Help pick the right tech stack for your problem
- Guide teams toward safer, more reliable workflows
Scientific Research Consulting
- Review experiment plans before investing time and materials
- Sanity-check results and spot where things went wrong
- Peer review manuscripts or provide feedback on methods
- Guide toward better research tools and approaches
Legal & Free Software Consulting
- Help pick the right free software license
- Spot compliance issues before they become legal problems
- Guide projects toward clearer governance and decision-making
- Advise on IP and copyright basics that matter
Project Management
- Coordinate work so effort turns into progress
- Help teams stay unblocked and moving forward
- Ensure communication happens and decisions get made
- Promote projects and help volunteers find their way