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Hydrologists celebrate Earth Day 2022

, and April 22, 2022
Hydrologists celebrate Earth Day 2022
Ice and flowing water, by Daniele Penna, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy (Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2010; https://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/516/)

Today is Earth Day. As hydrologists, we work closely with what covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface: water! How do you feel when surrounded by Earth’s nature? How would you describe the contribution of your research on the water cycle to the wellbeing of our planet? If you should prepare a warning sign to join people marching in the streets on this special day, what would you write? ...[Read More]

International Day of Women & Girls in Science

February 11, 2022
International Day of Women & Girls in Science
Collage of Women in Geosciences

Today is the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We use the opportunity to simply show you who we are and how we work. How do you picture a scientist? The GeoLog publishes a selection of interviews with women scientists.       Links to other related EGU Blog entries: 2021 GFGD Blog on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2020 HS Blog on How Do You Pic ...[Read More]

On talking about hydrology at non-academic events

December 1, 2021
On talking about hydrology at non-academic events

Many of us have given talks (or are preparing their first one coming soon) at academic and non-academic events. What are the differences and what should we expect from both types of events? How can early career scientists (ECS) navigate through these two types of events? I wrote this blog post as an attempt to encourage more ECS talks in non-academic events and share my experiences, hoping that it ...[Read More]

How do you picture female scientists?

March 31, 2021
How do you picture female scientists?
Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

You might have heard about the film “Picture a scientist” by Sharon Shattuck & Ian Cheney. It shows the personal struggle of three women to overcome gender barriers in science. In doing so, it highlights three key issues: prejudices and biases against women related directly to the history of the university that have never been challenged (this part of the film is subtly underlined by the histo ...[Read More]