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On LGBTQIA+ Challenges and Allyship in STEM

November 21, 2025
On LGBTQIA+ Challenges and Allyship in STEM
Background image: Bernardo Cesare (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

During November, several important dates are recognised, including the International LGBTQIA+ in STEM Day on November 18. This month is also designated as Transgender Awareness Month, culminating in the recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance yesterday, November 20. In celebration of our LGBTQIA+ community, this blog highlights some of the activities we undertook throughout the last year. Be ...[Read More]

It’s more than just a date: Unpacking the importance of the International Day of LGBTQIA+ in STEM – Perspectives of a queer woman in science

November 18, 2025
It’s more than just a date: Unpacking the importance of the International Day of LGBTQIA+ in STEM – Perspectives of a queer woman in science
Photo by Kenny Eliason. Source: Unsplash

We cannot solve the world’s most complex problems, from climate change to curing disease, if we demand that our brilliant minds leave parts of themselves at the laboratory door. This is the fundamental truth we must acknowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The demand for conformity, the fear of judgment, and the reality of discrimination act as invisible barri ...[Read More]

Making earthquakes understandable: How “Near Me” search behavior can guide better risk communication

November 14, 2025
Making earthquakes understandable: How “Near Me” search behavior can guide better risk communication
When a tremor strikes, people instinctively turn to their phones — and to Google. Source: Bob Bateman

When a tremor shakes the ground, the first thing many people do isn’t check a scientific database: they reach for their phone. Within seconds, searches like “earthquake near me” surge across Google. This simple phrase captures something profound: a universal need not to understand seismic mechanics, but to know “Am I safe?” Over the past few years, this “near me” framing has quietly reshaped how t ...[Read More]

Three reasons why you should consider preprinting your research

November 7, 2025
Three reasons why you should consider preprinting your research

Preprints are scientific manuscripts posted online before or in parallel with submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Although the term ‘preprint’ may sound like it is just a preliminary version of a document that will eventually be published in an academic journal, this is not always the case. Not all preprints are intended for formal peer review, and some remain at the preprint stage indefinitely ...[Read More]