GeoLog

EGU

GeoPolicy: Hazards, climate impacts, resources – Supporting science-based policy at EGU16

March 24, 2016
GeoPolicy: Hazards, climate impacts, resources – Supporting science-based policy at EGU16
Scientists have a responsibility to become less isolated and communicate their research more to the policy world. Solitude . Credit: Mario Hoppmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

As researchers, we spend a lot of time and energy trying to extend the limits of our scientific knowledge, but how much of our new findings can be translated into policies, and what are the best practices for doing this? A multitude of science-policy-related sessions are scheduled at this year’s general assembly (GA), spanning most of the EGU divisions. This month’s GeoPolicy post highlights a sel ...[Read More]

Communicate your Science Video Competition finalists 2016: time to get voting!

March 15, 2016

For the third year in a row we’re running the EGU Communicate Your Science Video Competition – the aim being for early career scientists to communicate their research in a short, sweet and public-friendly video. Our judges have now selected 3 fantastic finalists from the excellent entries we received this year and it’s time to find the best geoscience communication clip! The shortlisted videos wil ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Fishing meets science with waders and smartphones

February 29, 2016
GeoTalk: Fishing meets science with waders and smartphones
Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Dutch and American researchers have developed waders equipped with temperature sensors that enable fly-fishers to find the best fishing locations while collecting data to help scientists study streams. The research is published today (29 February) in Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems (GI), an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union. In this GeoTalk interview we t ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: An overview of EU funding for the Earth, atmosphere, and space sciences

January 13, 2016
GeoPolicy: An overview of EU funding for the Earth, atmosphere, and space sciences
Money makes europe go round! Credit: Martin (distributed via www.flickr.com)

Are you thinking of applying for funding? Or are you considering a career in academia and want to know where your research funding could come from? The European Union (EU) has large financial resources available for academic scientific research and innovation (R&I). This is in addition to national government funding bodies. This blog post, the 5th in the EGU’s GeoPolicy series, introduces R&am ...[Read More]