We provide four training courses and events for NGOs and non-profits working with citizen scientists and volunteers, to build trainee knowledge of river physical habitats, survey and assessment skills and experience, starting from basic MoRPh surveying up to becoming a MoRPh Citizen Science Co-ordinator:

• Introduction to MoRPh CSci (Part 1) – this 1-day in-person group training course provides you with the basic field survey training and a login to our MoRPh Citizen Science database, this foundation course explains how to conduct a MoRPh survey to give your local river a ‘physical habitats health check’, and explains the difference between single MoRPh modules and MoRPh10 subreach surveys.
• Have a field day with MoRPh CSci (Part 2) – this 0.5 day follow-on event allows those who have recently been trained in MoRPh to gain confidence in the field. This field training event is supported by a qualified trainer and is typically run at a local site of interest for the surveyors. In this way the event not only builds surveyor confidence but it illustrates how they can build time-stamped evidence of physical habitat quality and so monitor changes whether natural or induced by human actions (e.g. river restorations).
• Monitoring with MoRPh CSci (Part 3) – this 0.5 day on-line training course is for trained MoRPh surveyors who would like to know more about how to design an investigation using the MoRPh approach. The course focuses on how to design a MoRPh survey scheme to answer specific questions and how to interrogate and interpret the resulting MoRPh data. To attend this course you must have completed Introduction to MoRPh and conducted a minimum of 10 MoRPh surveys. ;
• Becoming a MoRPh Citizen Science Co-ordinator (Part 4) – this 0.5 day on-line course is aimed at experienced MoRPh CSci surveyors who want to run the MoRPh Citizen Science training courses, provide support for local MoRPh CSci applications and QA MoRPh data in their local area. Once trained you will be linked to a local MoRPh team comprised of surveyors and including one or more co-ordinators, enabling you to support the team. You will be able to train others in how to conduct a MoRPh survey, register your own volunteers on the MoRPh CSci database, run your own MoRPh field days, and check and approve surveys created by MoRPh CSci surveyors in your team.: To attend this course you must have completed Introduction to MoRPh and conducted a minimum of 30 MoRPh surveys on at least three different river environments that are representative of river conditions in the area where you will be a co-ordinator.

Introduction to MoRPh CSci (Part 1) and Have a Field day with MoRPh CSci (Part 2) are not routinely advertised but are arranged by appointment on dates and at venues to suit you. We aim to work with groups of up to 10 surveyors on each occasion and we are very happy to provide more information on request.

Monitoring with MoRPh (Part 3) and Becoming a MoRPh Citizen Science Co-ordinator (Part 4) are run on-line and are advertised in our Newsletter, so please sign up or contact us to find out when the next course is running.

You may also be able to join Introduction to MoRPh courses being offered by third parties in your home area. Get in touch to find out which groups are operating near you:

Terms and Conditions

Modular River Survey training courses, including the Citizen Science course, are run by Cartographer Studios under their Training Terms.