Outreach

GeoPolicy: Communicate Geoscience? Let’s do it!

Alexander Roesner November 29, 2019

Shaping EU Missions panel speakers (from left to right): Constantin Ciupagea (Head of Land Resources Unit, Joint Research Centre), Gesine Meißner (Member of the Mission Board for ‘Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters’) and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (President of the European Research Council)

This month’s GeoPolicy Column was written by Alexander Roesner, a researcher at MARUM (the Center for Marine Environmental Sciences) and the winner of the EGU’s 2019 ECS Policy Competition, which provides the winner with funding to attend the EGU’s science-policy event, Shaping EU Missions in Brussels. Roesner outlines his motivation for applying for the competition and reflects on his experience. ...[Read More]

Giving everyone a voice: EGU President on promoting diversity and inclusion at scientific meetings

Olivia Trani November 22, 2019

EGU Union Symposium. Credit: EGU / Keri McNamara

Conferences offer scientists the opportunity to share ideas, collaborate with peers, expand their networks and gain inspiration and fresh perspectives from other researchers and cutting-edge topics. These meetings bring scientists from around the world together for the purpose of advancing science, addressing societal and environmental challenges and strengthening the scientific community. However ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Introducing EGU’s new Head of Media, Communications and Outreach

Olivia Trani November 15, 2019

Introducing Terri Cook, EGU's new Head of Media, Communications, and Outreach! (Credit: Logan Abbott)

GeoTalk interviews usually feature the work of early career researchers, but this month we deviate from the standard format to speak to the newest member of the EGU office, Terri Cook. Terri is an award-winning science and travel writer who has a passion for geology and storytelling. You can find her work featured in a number of news outlets, including Scientific American, New Scientist, Eos, Lone ...[Read More]

EGU Members: have your say on the direction of the Union

Olivia Trani November 5, 2019

As EGU’s representatives and staff members, we work hard throughout the year to ensure the Union is serving its members, and we need your input to continue to do so,

The EGU is a member-led organisation with around 20,000 members from all over the world. To promote the Earth, planetary and space sciences, the EGU conducts many activities ranging from publishing open access journals and hosting geoscientific meetings to organising education and outreach initiatives. As EGU’s representatives and staff members, we work hard throughout the year to ensure the Union ...[Read More]