Less than one week to go for EGU’s General Assembly #EGU22, taking place between 23 and 27 May 2022! As we ready our calendars to make the most of the conference week, we’d like to remind our community that EGU is strongly committed to the principles of inclusivity and diversity and we require our members and attendees to treat each other with basic courtesy and respect. This is why yo ...[Read More]
This year for EGU22 we wanted to make participation in the Jobs and Careers events equally accesible whether you are participating remotely or on-site, so we added the ‘Ask me for my CV’ sticker that you can put in your profile to let people know that your CV is available. But what about the actual CV itself? Seismology Division Early Career Scientist Michaela Wenner, supported by the ...[Read More]
Now that our panel of judges has reduced the long list of hundreds of entries to just the top 10, it’s up to you to decide on which three photos will be our winners for 2022! The finalist photos are listed below and you can vote for them from Monday 23 May until Thursday, 26 May 2022 (voting closes at 18:00 CEST, 26 May). There are two ways that you can vote – the first is on-site in V ...[Read More]
Hello Jenny. Thanks for agreeing to this interview! To break the ice, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your career? Hello! ‘Break the ice’ is a relevant saying for me, as I started being involved with EGU through the Cryosphere division. I am originally from Birmingham in the UK, and moved to Lancaster for my undergraduate and masters degrees in physical geography and earth s ...[Read More]
It is true that academic gatherings like scientific conferences can offer great opportunities for career advancement, such as building stronger networks, highlighting your research, and finding new opportunities for collaboration. Unfortunately, many conferences are not equally inclusive to all (see the image below) and can pose as unsafe environments for presenters and participants. With EGU22 on ...[Read More]
This year’s Photo Competition judging panel did a fantastic job of narrowing down the outstanding photo submissions to the EGU’s Photo Competition to just 10 finalists! The finalist photos are listed below and on the Imaggeo website where you can vote for them from Monday 23 May until Thursday, 26 May 2022 – voting closes at 18:00 CEST. The three photos with the most votes will be ann ...[Read More]
Are you travelling to Vienna with your children to attend the EGU General Assembly EGU22? While it may sound stressful to have your kids around at a conference as you try to interact with other researchers, it can also be a fun experience – with a little preparation of course! I have attended two of EGU’s previous General Assemblies in the past with our son. This year our son and daughter will joi ...[Read More]
You’re an Early Career Scientist (ECS) attending the General Assembly (on-site, finally!) and looking to get the most out of Europe’s largest geoscience conference. Perhaps you want to grow your network of researchers and fellow science enthusiasts, or get a firmer grip on the many career options unfurling before you. Maybe it’s your first time and you don’t know where to s ...[Read More]
Organise, schedule, and promote your own event at this year’s General Assembly EGU22 using the Pop-up Networking Scheduler! Registered participants can now use the tool to book networking rooms in the conference centre, schedule networking meetings outside of the centre, and organise virtual events. All events organised using the Pop-up Networking Scheduler will appear on the conference prog ...[Read More]
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. At the center of the nebula lies the Crab Pulsar, a neutron star 28–30 kilometers across with a spin rate of 30.2 times per second, which emits pulses of radiation from gamma rays to radio waves. This photo was taken with Liverpool Telescope (Roque de los Mu ...[Read More]
