Media

Get the picture? How choosing the right photograph can add value to your science communication

Hazel Gibson August 13, 2021

Photo by Isaac Kerlow (from imaggeo)

If you are a scientist you probably know the value of a good, well designed image. The right graph or diagram can help the reader to really grasp the meaning of a complicated theory or process, help to illuminate a critical piece of data, or highlight a key finding. But whilst much advice exists about how to create effective, accessible images, what about photographs? In our early training, ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Your guide to science for policy at #vEGU21!

Chloe Hill April 8, 2021

An EU flag family photo: mother & child. Credit: European Parliament, distributed via Flickr

The EGU General Assembly is the largest geoscience meeting in Europe. It has a wide range of scientific sessions that you can attend to gain a greater understanding about specific topics both within and outside of your research area. Every year there are also numerous non-scientific sessions that can attend to expand your network, diversify your expertise, and develop new skills – including those ...[Read More]

vEGU21 GeoTalk: Meet the Communications Team!

Hazel Gibson March 26, 2021

This year for vEGU21 we are very excited to be welcoming three great people into our EGU Communications Team for the next month to help with social media, blogging and the press conferences. These interns and volunteer are going to be assisting EGU Communications Officer Hazel Gibson and Head of Media, Communications and Outreach Terri Cook, in the run up to, and during the General Assembly, so if ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Social media is influencing our political behaviour, democracies, and scientific communities

Chloe Hill March 19, 2021

Technology and Democracy: understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making

A recently published report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has found that our democracy is under pressure from the influence that social media has on our political opinions and our behaviours. What can be done to mitigate this and what could it mean for our democracy, society and scientific community? The pros and cons of living in an increasingly online world The COVID-19 pa ...[Read More]