A long time ago, when I walked into the Ministry of Education building in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) to inquire about offering an earthquake education workshop in a public school, I had no research agenda, let alone thinking about publishing it one day. All I wanted was to do something useful: sharing earthquake science with school children. …[Read More]
We are already half way through April and that means that this year’s EGU General Assembly (GA) is just around the corner. Whether this will be your first, second or seventh EGU GA, you are probably still overwhelmed by the jungle of opportunities there are – courses, medal lectures, talks, discussions, poster sessions – no? …[Read More]
It’s this time of the year again when we all try to meet up in Vienna and talk about our latest scientific results and more importantly network with old and new colleagues. The EGU General Assembly (GA) will be a hybrid meeting this year again: (v)EGU23. There will be scientific sessions with the usual oral …[Read More]
Every year at the General Assembly hundreds of students present their research with a lot of time and effort going into preparing these presentations. With the aim to further improve the overall quality of poster presentations and more importantly, to encourage Early Career Scientists to present their work in the form of a poster, the …[Read More]
The General Assembly is around the corner, and we would like to advertise the events the early-career scientist (ECS) Team of our Division have been preparing to create networking opportunities for ECSs. Joint picnic for ST/PS/AS/EMRP ECSs (in-person only) When? Monday 24 April, 12:30–13:45 CEST Where? Meeting near the main entrance of the Austrian Center Vienna (ACV), before …[Read More]
Can you hear that? That’s the countdown to Europe’s largest geoscience conference – now a little over a week away! EGU’s General Assembly #EGU23 is taking place between 23 and 28 April 2023, both onsite in Vienna and virtually. As we ready our calendars to make the most of the conference week, we’d like to …[Read More]
How can we ensure a greener and more equitable future for everyone in the forthcoming years? In this week’s blog, Professor Monica Sanders from Georgetown University and Tulane University shares her thoughts on how and why we need to democratise climate information towards the general public and primarily to the divested communities that are being …[Read More]
EGU General Assembly 2023 is coming soon, 23–28 April 2023, with more than 16,000 presentations (orals, posters, and PICOs) that will be delivered and viewed both onsite in Vienna (Austria Center Vienna) and virtually (through Gather.Town). Great news this year: The poster sessions are back, and all formats (orals, posters and PICOs) will have a …[Read More]
For several years, EGU has committed – both in terms of resources and research – to help create a cleaner and greener environment. As our biggest event of the year (EGU23) soon approaches, nearly 14,000 people are expected to travel to Vienna for the week-long conference. An event of this scale can impact the environment …[Read More]
It is my pleasure to interview the 2023 EGU Sergey Soloviev Medalist Dr Peng Cui, Professor at the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Resources、Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), known for his work and commitment to understanding geohazards, especially earthquake-induced hazards. He has dedicated his life to understanding how to …[Read More]
